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CUMBERLAND ORCHESTRA FULL REPERTOIRE ANNOUNCEMENT

12:30 pm | Tuesday, Apr 16th
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Maestros Más-Arocas & Kilburn have officially announced the repertoire for the Cumberland Orchestra! 

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HAVE YOU APPLIED YET? APPLY HERE FOR A CHANCE TO HEAR THIS REPERTOIRE AND BE ON THE MOUNTAIN THIS SUMMER!

Week 1: Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Mlada, Act II

  1. Procession of the Nobles

Georges Bizet, L’arlesienne Suite No. 2

Week 2: Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas

Alan Hovhaness, And God Created Great Whales, Op. 229, No. 1

Sidney King, Entre Dos Luces (Soleá por Bulerías)

Howard Hanson, Merry Mount Suite

  1. Overture
  2. Children’s Dance
  3. Love Duet
  4. Prelude to Act II and Maypole Dance

Week 3: Maestro Katherine Kilburn

Ottorino Respighi, Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite, P. 177

  1. The Dream of Solomon
  2. The Dance of Belkis at Dawn
  3. War Dance
  4. Orgiasric Dance

Week 4: Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas

Jonathan Newman, Blow it Up, Start Again

Zoltán Kodály, Harry János Suite

  1. Vorspeil
  2. Weiner Glockenspiel
  3. Lied
  4. Schlacht und Niederlage Napoleons
  5. Intermezzo
  6. Einzug des Kaiserlichen Hofes

LIN HE, SSMF VIOLIN PROFESSOR INTERVIEWS WITH KPLC

3:36 pm | Thursday, Apr 11th
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Lin He, SSMF Violin professor recently did an interview with KPLC regarding the Lake Charles Symphony.

 

Apply here to work with this amazing professor!

http://www.sewaneemusicfestival.org/summer-study/admissions/application

SEWANEE SYMPHONY FULL REPERTOIRE ANNOUNCEMENT

2:02 pm | Wednesday, Apr 10th
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The prestigious guest conductors for the Sewanee Summer Music Festival have now released their full program for the upcoming 2013 season!

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Have you applied yet? Apply here for a chance to hear this repertoire and be on the Mountain this summer!

Week 1: Maestro Cristian Macelaru

 

Thomas Sleeper, Symphony No. 1

  1. Andante moso-agitato
  2. Misterioso
  3. Allegro energico

Dmitry Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

  1. Moderato
  2. Allegretto
  3. Largo
  4. Allegro non troppo

Week 2: Maestro Carl St.Clair

 

Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

  1. Reveries: Largo- Passions: Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
  2. Un Bal (Valse): Allegro non troppo
  3. Scene aux Champs: Adagio
  4. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo
  5. Songe d’une Nuit du Sabbat: Larghetto-Allegro

Week 3: Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas

 

Benjamin Britten, Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

  1. Lacrymosa
  2. Dies Irae
  3. Requiem aeternam

T.J. Cole, Conuenienter

 

Ottorino Respighi, Vetrate di chiesa

  1. La Fuga in Egitto (The Flight into Egypt)
  2. San Michele Arcangelo (St. Michael Archangel)
  3. Il Mattutino di Santa Chiara (The Matins of St. Clare)
  4. San Gregorio Magno (St. Gregory the Great)

Week 4: Maestro Christopher Warren-Green

 

Arvo Part, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

 

Igor Stravinsky, Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

 

 

REPERTOIRE ANNOUNCEMENT: RITE OF SPRING BY IGOR STRAVINSKY

6:40 pm | Friday, Mar 1st
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Repertoire Announcement for Week 4

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 The Sewanee Summer Music Festival is proud to announce that during week 4, the Sewanee Symphony, under the baton of Maestro Christopher Warren-Green will be performing:

The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky

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Read the program notes!

http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/Program_Notes/011410_ProgramNotes_Stravinsky_Rite.pdf

SSMF ALUMNI MEMORIES FROM 1962

9:57 am | Wednesday, Feb 27th
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The above photo was taken at Sewanee Summer Music Festival in 1962.
 
Stanley Yerlow, piano
Peggy Geschmay, violin
Rosemary Glyde, viola
James Kreger, cello
-The violinist, Peggy Geschmay Rubenstein played for many years in an  an Oregon Symphony, and raised a family.  
-The violist has passed away, but not before becoming well known in NYC as a violist and head of a violist society,  She received fame transcribing the Rachmaninoff Sonata 
for Cello and Piano to Viola and piano.  
-James Kreger, Cello has become world famous performing and recording all over the world.  Currently he is with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
-Stanley Yerlow, attended Eastman and received a DMA several years ago.  For the past 20 years he has been Regis Philbin’s Conductor and have appeared throughout the world 
with his own cruise show. In addition he has played Merkin Hall, and Carnegie Recital Hall for 10 years in a row and has taught at NYU, and Fordham Universities.  
 
From Mr. Yerlow:
We all have marvelous and lasting memories of our Summers in Sewanee, during the days of Julius Hegyi and Martha McCory.   What we learned at Sewanee has played and contributed a significant spiritual area in all of our careers and lives. Anyone with the good fortune to attend Sewanee will acquire life long memories to augment their musical careers.  I am please to see the celebration continue.

LIVE AUDITION AT LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY FOR THE SSMF

9:02 am | Wednesday, Feb 27th
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SSMF Conductor in Residence Octavio Más-Arocas will be hosting a live audition on Wednesday March 6, 2013 by appointment only. 

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Location:

Lawrence Conservatory of Music 
711 E. Boldt Way SPC 11,
Appleton, WI 54911
CON WEST Building Room 104
e-mail: octavio.masarocas@lawrence.edu

 

This live audition fulfills the audition requirement needed for students applying to the SSMF & for students seeking financial aid. If you would like to participate and save a lot of time as well as meet this fabulous conductor, please e mail the SSMF at ssmf@sewanee.edu to reserve a time. The application to the SSMF must be completed before the student can audition. In order to fulfill the audio upload requirement through the Musiccas system, please upload a file of your recorded voice saying what you are most looking forward to about the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. The most creative answer will win a prize. If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please do not hesitate to contact the SSMF office at any time (931-598-1225).

For more information about the admissions process, go to this link:

http://www.sewaneemusicfestival.org/summer-study/admissions/application

SSMF CONDUCTOR IN RESIDENCE OCTAVIO MÁS-AROCAS OPENS SEASON AT UNICAMP CASTRO MENDEZ IN BRAZIL

8:51 am | Wednesday, Feb 27th
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SSMF Conductor in Residence Octavio Más-Arocas begins his residency in Brazil at the Unicamp Castro Mendez School

Under Spanish baton of conductor Octavio Más-Arocas with two Brazilian soloists and a repertoire that combines classical to contemporary, from Unicamp Symphonic Orchestra (USO) debuts its 2013 season today at the Municipal Theater José de Castro Mendes. The OSU started the year by announcing a set of actions that aims to provide the interactivity of the public inside and outside the university. In the program, the contemporary pieces Igor Maia (graduate student at Unicamp) and classics Domenico Cimarosa and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Más-Arocas, who served as assistant conductor Kurt Masur, has conducted the OSU back in 2012 and now integrating the Artist in Residence program, a partnership between the Center for Integration, Documentation and Cultural Diffusion (Ciddic) Unicamp and the Department of Music Institute of Arts. ”Last year I was here for a few days. Now I was invited to return as Artist in Residence with the proposed rule ten concerts in five different programs, “he says. Programs, starting with this first concert, always have a contemporary piece, a soloist and with a work of the classical repertoire. ”In this concert we will present the work De Profundis, Igor Maia, a young Brazilian composer I met last year and that is very good, with the advanced language for their age. In the future, it will certainly be the best Brazilian composers, “he says. A second piece of the program is the Concerto for 2 Flutes, Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801), with solos and Roger Lucas Martinelli Peruchi of Lira. ”Both are flutists Symphony, a very young and one older,” says the maestro. Closing the program, the Symphony No. 7 in A major, Beethoven (1770-1827).”This is one of the composer’s most famous symphonies, a very energetic piece, considered the apotheosis of the dance, because calls to dance. It is a bold and iconic work for the first concert of the season, “he says. Inside the Artist in Residence program, the Spanish maestro will also act in the Music Department at Unicamp, in the field of orchestral conducting and orchestral practice in the discipline of the undergraduate Music. Under the new conductor of the OSU Cínthia Alireti, the Artist in Residence program is part of the set of actions for the restructuring of OSU, which aims to give visibility to the newest crop of best of contemporary production, and interact with students from schools and public networks individuals by means of open rehearsals. Guided acting, the conductor promises an attractive schedule this season, with popular classics.

http://correio.rac.com.br/_conteudo/2013/02/entretenimento/33778-orquestra-da-unicamp-abre-temporada-no-castro-mendes.html

SSMF SAXOPHONE STUDIO

12:51 pm | Tuesday, Feb 19th
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SSMF Program for Classical Saxophone Players

Sewanee Summer Music FestivalDid you know about the Saxophone studio?

The SSMF Saxophone Program, under the direction of Dr. Amy Griffiths, takes place from June 22 – July 6, 2013. This unique saxophone studio emphasizes chamber music, solo playing, and individual growth with opportunities to perform in the SSMF orchestra and to compete in the SSMF Concerto Competition. The daily schedule for saxophonists includes concentrated morning practice time, afternoon chamber ensemble rehearsals/coachings, and various masterclasses. Saxophonists will perform frequently throughout the 2-week session, both in chamber groups and as soloists. There will be additional classes on jazz focusing on style and improvisation, which will help beginning improvisers get going comfortably and also offer suitable challenges for experienced players. Contact Dr. Griffiths directly with any questions: amygriffiths.net.

Apply today to participate in this special studio!

The application can be completed at this link:
http://www.sewaneemusicfestival.org/summer-study/admissions/application

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LIVE AUDITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH

11:32 am | Tuesday, Feb 19th
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Live Auditions for the SSMF

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On Saturday, March 3, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., the Sewanee Summer Music Festival will be hosting live auditions at the University of the South: Sewanee. Auditions will be held in Guerry Auditorium.

Address: 735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: Guerry Auditorium in Guerry Hall

This live audition fulfills the audition requirement needed for students applying to the SSMF & for students seeking financial aid. If you would like to participate and save a lot of time as well as meet these fabulous musicians, please e mail the SSMF at ssmf@sewanee.edu to reserve a time.

For more information about the admissions process, go to this link: http://www.sewaneemusicfestival.org/summer-study/admissions/application

JOHN KILKENNY TO PERFORM NEW WORK FROM COMPOSER MCCULLOUGH

10:21 am | Monday, Feb 18th
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HANDEL CHOIR OF BALTIMORE FEATURES NEW WORK FROM NOTED AMERICAN CONDUCTOR, COMPOSER MCCULLOUGH IN MIDWINTER CONCERT

Sunday, February 24 at 3 p.m., Church of the Redeemer
5603 N. Charles St. at Melrose Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210

(Baltimore, MD) On February 24, 2013, Handel Choir of Baltimore presents Transcendence and Transformation, the Choir’s second subscription concert in the 2012-2013 season. Stirring arrangements of folk songs from British Isles and mystical modern works by Arvo Pärt and John Tavener provide elegant context for the première of Donald McCullough’s sumptuous canticle of love, Song of the Shulamite, a Handel Choir joint commission composed on Song of Solomon texts.

With guest performers: Diba Alvi soprano, Daniel Moody countertenor, John Kilkenny marimba and vibraphone, Marian Rian Hays harp. Also featured: Peter Drackley tenor, Jason Epps bass, Thomas Hetrick organ, Anthony Rivera conductor.

TICKETS: $35 premium, $25 standard, $10 student 410.366.6544 or handelchoir.org

Richard Giarusso, musicologist, conductor and singer, offers a lecture one hour before the concert. Tickets are available online at www.handelchoir.org or by calling Handel Choir at 410.366.6544.

THE MUSIC
The concert opens with folk songs arranged by Holst, Grainger, Ayres and Baltimore’s own Stephen Caracciolo (professor of voice and conducting at UMBC-Baltimore County), among others, followed by works ranging from Vaughan Williams and Berlioz. Tavener’s Magnificat and Song of Athene and Pärt’s My Heart’s in the Highlands, featuring countertenor Daniel Moody and organist Thomas Hetrick, offer evocative ancient melodies and harmonies in appealing modern settings. The concert culminates after intermission with McCullough’s 25-minute Song of the Shulamite, featuring guest soloists Diba Alvi, soprano; John Kilkenny, marimba and vibraphone; and Marian Rian Hays, harp.

“In my last year as conductor of Handel Choir, I wanted to perform music that I have long had an affinity for – in particular, folk music (I’m an “old folkie” from my youth), relatively new music that has a spine-tingling zing to it – music of Pärt and Tavener, and something absolutely brand new on text from the Old Testament,” said Melinda O’Neal, Artistic Director and Conductor. “I am thrilled Handel Choir will be presenting such a tantalizing and powerful variety of music, especially Song of the Shulamite, which we co-commissioned.”

The poetry in Song of the Shulamite, from the Song of Solomon, is ancient, and the language McCullough chose (adapted from the King James version) is the language of Shakespeare. The composer wanted the work to have a modern, fresh feel but also sought an antique, Middle Eastern aura. He used medieval modes to accomplish this as well as repetitive motifs, sure-footed tunefulness and wonderful, exotic coloration from the harp, marimba and vibraphone.

The text is in a loosely knit chronological order of events. It has been said the Song of Solomon message is allegorical – an expression of God’s love for Israel or Christ’s love for the church. But McCullough proposes no definitive interpretation of this Biblical mystery. The text here is a passionate expression of two people who are deeply in love and physically attracted to one another. Their love is not lustful, but comes from a place of deep commitment to one another.

THE ARTISTS
Soprano Diba Alvi has received critical acclaim for her operatic and concert performances. Operatic engagements include The Merry Widow and Un Ballo in Maschera with Palm Beach Opera, La Favorita and Les Huguenots with Opera Orchestra of New York, the American bi-coastal première of The Ring Saga with Long Beach Opera, and Orpheus and Euridice, Gianni Schicchi, Die Fledermaus, The Magic Flute, and Hansel and Gretel, among others, with the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. In April 2012, she worked with composer Dominick Argento, performing Songs about Spring for the Art of Argento festival at the University of Maryland. Dr. Alvi teaches at Peabody and the University of Maryland.

Harpist Marian Rian Hays has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico with Placido Domingo, Thomas Hampson and Broadway’s Robert Goulet and Richard Harris. She has appeared with La Jolla’s Summerfest and Tijuana International Chamber Music Festival and as principal harp at the opera festival in Graz, Austria. Hays appears on five Koch International Classics recordings and was soloist for the world première recording of Menotti’s Cantilena y Scherzo for harp and strings. She also performed on the recently released world première recording of Argento’s Love and Angels featuring soprano Elizabeth Futral. Hays is currently principal harpist with the Maryland Symphony and a freelance musician in Washington, D.C.

John Kilkenny is coordinator of percussion studies at George Mason University. Hailed by the Washington Post as a “particularly fine timpanist,” he enjoys a multi-faceted career that includes orchestral performances with the National Symphony, Washington National Opera and Ballet, Washington Concert Opera, Cathedral Choral Society, Washington Chorus, and Choral Arts Society. He has also performed chamber music with The Folger Consort, Bach Consort, Verge Ensemble, 21st Century Consort and Talujon Percussion, among others. Michael Daugherty’s UFO Percussion Concerto and the Washington, D.C. area première of Philip Glass’s Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Wind Symphony are among his recent concerto appearances.

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Countertenor Daniel Moody is a student of Ah Hong at Peabody. He performed the title role in Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto with Peabody Opera, and as a soloist with the Baltimore Consort, the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble, and the Peabody Consort. He sings in the National Cathedral Choir and he looks forward to being a Fellow in the Vocal Arts Program at Tanglewood this summer.

A composer and conductor who has achieved international success, Donald McCullough’s beautiful and profound compositions, from church anthems to full-scale symphonic works, have resonated with audiences across the United States, Canada, Europe and beyond. McCullough has explored the rich imagery of William Blake’s poetry in Contraries: The Human Condition; given voices to victims of the Holocaust with Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps; and explored the struggle of Antebellum slaves on their journey to freedom with Let My People Go: A Spiritual Journey along the Underground Railroad. McCullough founded the Virginia Symphony Chorus and Virginia Chorale, and served as music director of the Master Chorale of Washington for more than a decade. He is now director of the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus.

Melinda O’Neal was appointed Artistic Director & Conductor of Handel Choir of Baltimore in 2004. Praised for her “lucid and musical understanding of the score” and “moving and satisfying interpretations,” she is also professor of music at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, where she teaches conducting and music theory. O’Neal conducted Handel Society of Dartmouth College (1979–2004) and Dartmouth Chamber Singers (1979–1996), was visiting professor at Indiana University and University of Georgia and was guest conductor for the Seattle Symphony Chorale and New Hampshire Symphony. She holds masters and doctoral degrees in choral-orchestral conducting from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington. Now in her final season with Handel Choir, O’Neal will continue teaching at Dartmouth and write Experience Berlioz: A Listener’s Companion for Scarecrow Press.

Handel Choir of Baltimore is an oratorio ensemble presenting baroque, classic, and early romantic works with period instrument orchestras, as well as modern repertoire and commissioned works. Handel Choir and Chandos Singers, the Choir’s chamber vocal ensemble, are proud to collaborate with orchestras and opera companies in the Baltimore-Washington area including Baltimore Baroque Band, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Pro Musica Rara, Peabody Early Music and American Opera Theater. Tim Smith of The Baltimore Sun has praised the Choir’s “ripe, smoothly balanced sound, … admirable discipline [and] expressive fire” (April 2012). Handel Choir performs Handel’s Messiah annually, an uninterrupted 78-year tradition.

The Choir’s final concert of the year is Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) on April 14, 2013 at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, St. Paul and 20th Streets, Baltimore 21218, in collaboration with Camerata of University of Maryland Baltimore County and Orchestra of St. John’s. 

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