The 10th annual Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey s Summer Music Festival will be filled with the great music of four centuries and will feature an array of familiar composers and compositions as well as rarely heard masterpieces and brand new musical treasures. The festival opens at 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, at Dolan Performance Hall, The Annunciation Center, The…
The Glories of Venice Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Vivaldi FEATURED SOLOISTS CYNTHIA MILLER FREIVOGEL violin-leader STACEY BRADY violin DANIEL ZULUAGA theorbo FRANK NOWELL organ Singular beauty and passionate virtuosity combine in the alluring music of Baroque Venice, with works by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Fontana, and Vivaldi. Vocal ensemble and soloists to be announced…
As students filtered into their afternoon rehearsal on a Wednesday afternoon in April, Michael Pratt sat stoically at the front of the stage in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. Pratt, a student-proclaimed legend within Princeton’s Department of Music, has been Princeton University Orchestra’s conductor for 40 years. During his tenure, Pratt has nurtured…
The award-winning Oregon Sinfonietta, now in its 45th season and conducted by Dr. Donald L. Appert, is a full symphony orchestra of about sixty musicians that draws together community musicians from the greater Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington metropolitan area. The orchestra performs four free concerts per season at the Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist…
As a member of the Conservatory Orchestra, you’ll experience firsthand the advantages of playing in a large ensemble. You’ll also get a complete overview of orchestral repertoire, and that begins with examining both masterworks and lesser-known pieces of every era. The symphony orchestra has a large repertoire, and each stylistic period deserves attention. Do…
The orchestra offers more than 220 concerts and other presentations annually, reaching audiences of nearly 600, locally and through its tours. Highlights of Tilson Thomas tenure include a highly successful campaign to raise the orchestra s profile in San Francisco; a busy schedule of tours of U.S. cities, Europe, and Asia, including the group s first trip to…
