Program   Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso / Camile Saint-Saens  Ying Chai, violin  Cello Concerto in E Minor, op. 85 / Edward Elgar  Olivia Blander, cello  Flute Concerto, FS 119 / Carl Nielsen  Elizabeth Alvarado, flute  Violin Concerto in D Minor, op. 47 / Jean Sibelius  Misha Vitenson, violinhttps://spiral.lynn.edu/conservatory_philharmonia/1131/thumbnail.jp

Alvarado, Elizabeth

Blander, Olivia

Chai, Ying

Lynn University Philharmonia

Vitenson, Misha

Weisberg, Arthur

English

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LYNN UNIVERSITY Harid Conservatory School of Music The Harid Philharmonia CONCERTO CONCERT Tonight's concert is made possible by Dr. Elizabeth Force Arthur Weisberg, conductor with Ying Chai, violin Olivia Blander, cello Elizabeth Alvarado, flute . Misha Vitenson, violin 7 :30 p.m. March 24, 2000 Spanish River Church Program Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso ...... Saint-Saens Ying Chai, violin (1835-1921) Cello Concerto in e minor, op. 8 5 .......... Elgar Allegro -Moderato (1857-1934) Lento - Allegro molto Adagio Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo Olivia Blander, cello Intermission Flute Concerto, FS 119 .......... ............. .. .. Nielsen Allegro moderato (1865-1931) Allegretto - Tempo di marcia Elizabeth Alvarado, flute Violin Concerto ind minor, op. 47 ........ Sibelius Allegro moderato (1865-1957) Adagio di molto Allegro, ma non troppo Misha Vitenson, violin Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 7:30 p.m. Saturday April22,2000 At Olympic Heights 20101 Lyons Rd (just north of Glades Road) $18 The Harid Philharmonia Arthur Weisberg, conductor Sergiu Schwartz, violin Weber Invitation to the Dance World Premiere Weisberg Violin Concerto Sergiu Schwartz, violin Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Music Of The South April 24, 2000 Student Showcase At Harid April 26, 2000 Faculty Recital At Harid April 28, 2000 Contemporary Music Ensemble At Lynn University's Green Center 7:30 p.m. each night This week-long music festival showcases works by living composers. The festival 's mission is to provide these composers with the opportunity ro hear their music performed in concert and bring the music before the public. Admission is free, with reservations required by calling the Music Ticket Office within two weeks of each concert. Ticket Office 561-999-4386 tickets@lynn.edu UPCOMING PERFORMANCES 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 Student Spotlight Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 (arranged for 2 pianos) Brahms Clarinet Quimet and more featuring Harid's finest students by faculty selection At Morikami Museum $15 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 Harid Chamber Strings Sergiu Schwartz, violin/conductor Program includes: Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 Violins and Orchestra Grieg's Holberg Suire Ac Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center $18-$25 proceeds benefit the Conservatory at Lynn University and the }CC 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 3 "American Classics" Paul Green, clarinet Clarinet sonatas by Bernstein and Copland. At Harid $15 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5 Evening of Music & Conversation "Schumann: The Wild Romantic" Phillip Evans, piano features Schumann's great Fantasy in C At Harid $10 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7 Studio Series "Chopin and the Irish Master" From the studio of Roberta Rust, pianists perform favorite music by Frederic Chopin and nocturnes by John Field. At Harid $15 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Discovering Great Music "The Century's Piano Giants" Part 2 Abram I<reeger, lecturer Features Horowitz, Rubinstein, Gilels, Richter, and others. At Harid $10 """'-Ticket Office 561-999-4386 tickets@lynn.edu ARTHUR WEISBERG Conductor Arthur Weisberg is considered to be among the world's leading bassoonists . He has played with the Houston, Baltimore, and Cleveland Orchestras, as well as with the Symphony of the Air and the New York Woodwind Quintet. As a music director, Mr. Weisberg has worked wich the New Chamber Orchestra of Westchester, Orchestra da Camera (of Long Island, New York), Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Orchestra of the 20th Century, Stony Brook Symphony, Iceland Symphony, and Ensemble 21. With these various ensembles, he has toured around che world, performing over 100 world premieres and making numerous recordings. He has guest conducted such world-renowned orchestras as che New York Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Orchestra, Basel Radio Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony (Denmark), Symphony Orchestra of Copenhagen, Milwaukee Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and Santa Cruz Symphony. Mr. Weisberg has composed 50 works that have been published by the American Composers Alliance and Bassoon Heritage Editions, and has had several works commissioned, including a work for the Library of Congress. Kalmus has taken on several of his larger wind and orchestral works. He has also written Twentieth Century Performing Practices for Conductors and Performers, published by Yale Press; The Art of Wind Playing, published by G. Schirmer; and several editions of bassoon literature. Mr. Weisberg has made appearances on National Educational Television performing the music of Edgar Varese and George Crumb. He has made recordings with the New York Philharmonic, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, New York Woodwind Quintet, and Ensemble 21. He can be heard on Nonesuch, DG, New World Records, Composers Recordings, and Summit Records labels. Several of his recordings have won prizes and two have been nominated for the Grammy award. YING CHAI Violin Born in Shengyang, China into a musical family, violinist Ying Chai began her musical studies at che age of five. At the age of twelve, she was admitted to the Music Middle School of the Shanghai Conservatory. While pursuing her studies at che Shanghai Conservatory, she also won prizes in local and national competitions. In 1998, she was offered a full scholarship at che Mannes School of Music in New York, and upon auditioning successfully for Sergiu Schwartz's violin studio, she decided co continue her studies at Harid. A winner of the Harid Concerto Competition chis year, Ms. Chai also won First Prize in the 1999 Wallenstein Violin Competition in Miami, as well as top prizes at the 1999 Boca Symphonic Pops Scholarship and che 2000 National Society of Arcs and Letters Violin Competitions. Ms. Chai is also a recipient of the Lynn University's 2000 Joseph Gingold Award for Excellence. She has participated in the Shanghai Arcs Festival, che Aspen Music Festival, and the Bowdoin Music Festival, where she was both a teaching assistant and a solo performer. Ying Chai is a sophomore student studying with violin arcisc-faculcy, Sergiu Schwartz. OLIVIA BIANDER Cello Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Olivia Blander came to the Conservatory from Yale University's School of Music, where she had been awarded a scholarship to study with the renowned cellist Aldo Parisot. She became known in Canada in 1997 as a performer for the CBC radio "Debut Series" for promising young musicians, and has had several recitals broadcast in the Ottawa region. Ms. Blander has been a participant in several major summer festivals including master classes at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 1998, and the prestigious fellowship program of the Tanglewood Music Centre in 1997. This past summer (1999) she participated in the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival and performed in a string quintet with Pinchas Zukerman. She was awarded the National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary in 1995 and 1996, and received 1st prize in the Canadian Music Competition in 1994. Her early studies were with Pawel Szymczyk-Marjanovic in Ottawa and Antonio Lysy in Montreal. Ms. Blander is a senior student studying with cello artist-faculty, Johanne Perron. ELIZABETH ALVARADO Flute Born in El Paso, Texas, Elizabeth Alvarado is the youngest winner of this year's Concerto Competition. Ms. Alvarado was invited to participate in the Texas All-State Band and Orchestra for three years before arriving at Lynn University. She was also enrolled in the Junior Scholars Program at the University ofTexas at El Paso. Ms. Alvarado began studying flute with her uncle at the age of eight. Since then, she has attended several summer music festivals on scholarship, including The University ofTexas at Austin Music Camp, the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival in Maine, and the Baylor University Summer Music Camp. Ms. Alvarado is a freshman student studying with flute artist-faculty, Laura Gilbert. MISHA VITENSON Violin Originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Misha Vitenson is performing for the second time as one of the Concerto Competition winners. In 1996, he began studying with Sergiu Schwartz. Subsequently, he was awarded top prizes in major violin competitions in Italy and Spain. Mr. Vitenson also won the 1999 Aspen Summer Music Festival Concerto Competition and the 2000 National Society of Arts and Letters Violin Competition. He has been awarded the Joseph Gingold Award for Excellence in 1998 and 2000. Mr. Vitenson has appeared as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Rishon Letzion Chamber Orchestra, National Uzbekistan Orchestra, and has performed concerts throughout Israel and Russia. His concerts have been broadcast on classical radio in Israel. In addition, Mr. Vitenson was invited to the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall in 1995. Mr. Vitenson is a senior student studying with violin artist-faculty, Sergiu Schwartz. He has recently auditioned successfully in order to continue his studies with Dorothy Delay at Juilliard in New York. The Harid Philharmonia Violin I Cello (continued) Liana Koteva Olivia Blander (Concertmaster) Ana-Maria Achitei Cristian Mandu Victor Coo (Associate Concertmaster) Robin Peter Miller Ying Chai Xiao Le Zhan Viktor Dulguerov Irina Gruia Double Bass Angel Valchinov Michael Balderson Misha Vitenson Matthew Nelson Hideki Sunaga Violin II Cris[ina Vaszilcsin Oboe (Principal) Bethany Schoeff Yaira Maryakubova Matthew Siehr (Associate Principal) Heather Vassar Xin Chen Jin Shan Dai Clarinet Chung-Hyun Kim David Alfin Catherine Morris Viola Ming-Zhe Wang Dimitar Pe[kov (Principal) Flute Bartosz Bokun Elizabeth Alvarado Irena Momchilova Emi Hayashi Costin Rujoiu Cello Jessica Sherer Rebecca Wenham (Principal) Bassoon Martin Gueorguiev Yang Guan (Associate Principal) Jan Hana "First Voice Lesson!" All About Singing featuring Marjorie Gordon (who has performed with the New York City Opera & New York Philharmonic) 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Harid $10 tickets available beginning at 1: 15 p.m. Bassoon (continued) Alexander Plotkin Xiaohu Zhou French Horn Sharon Case Melissa Crews Nelly Juarez Tiffany Rice Michael Snyder Marian Tudor Trum12et Justin Emerich Matthew Laird Do rival Puccini Jeffrey Thomson Trombone Chao Li Grigory Khersonsky Bass Trombone Hong-Chen Ma Percussion Alex Aguilar David Cochran Matt Henderson Music Camp For children ages 6-14 includes 3 hours each day with distinguished music teachers no previous music background required three sessions: June 13 - June 30, 2000 July 3 - July 21, 2000 July 24 - August 11, 2000 Pine Tree Camps at Lynn University (561)237-7310 www.pinetreecamp.com Ticket Office (561) 999-4377 (phone) (561) 995-041 7 (fax) Ticket Office Hours (during concert season) I 0 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday Ticket Office Internet E-mail tickets@lynn .edu Mailing Address 3601 Nonh Military Trail Boca Raton , FL 33431 TICKET OFFICE & ADMINISTRATION Administration Phone & Fax (561) 999-4386 (phone) (561) 995-0417 (fax) Administration Hours 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Administration Internet E-mail music@lynn.edu Internet Web Site www. lynn .ed u/harid Check out our official web site! www.lynn.edu/harid 

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