Jon Robertson, Dean of Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music & Lynn Philharmonia Guest Conductor at Lynn University.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Lynn University has just released its 2012-2013 concert series, and there is something for everyone — and a lot of it:
“The talented students and extraordinary faculty of the Lynn University Conservatory of Music look forward to sharing the beautiful world of music during our third season in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, a world-class concert hall that enhances the musical offerings of our performing artists,” said Robertson. “Our 2012-2013 Season will present a broad variety of musical offerings designed to enrich the artistic spirit and nourish the soul. Please join us for a magnificent season of great music.”
Running from September 15, 2012 through May 4, 2013, most of the concerts will be held in either the Wold Performing Arts Center and the Armanick-Goldstein Concert Hall in the de Hoernle International Center, two comfortable and acoustically outstanding performance spaces that are located across from one another on Lynn University’s lovely Boca Raton campus. Additional concerts will be held at The First Presbyterian Church of Pompano and the Louis and Anne Green Center for the Expressive Arts.
In addition, the Lynn Philharmonia and Lynn String Orchestra have scheduled three off-campus concerts:
+ October 16: The Lynn String Orchestra, presented by Kretzer Piano Music for the Mind, at The Harriet Himmel Theater for Cultural and Performing Arts at CityPlace in West Palm Beach.
+ November 4: A Free Community Concert in the Mizner Park Amphitheatre.
+ December 10: The 10th annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert at the Boca Raton Resort and Club.
Lynn Philharmonia
The Lynn University Philharmonia sets the standard for conservatory level symphonic training. Now in its 20th season as a full symphony, the Philharmonia continues to present high-quality concerts with a wide range of repertoire. The Philharmonia is directed by Albert-George Schram, who is also resident conductor of the Columbus and Nashville Symphonies.
November 4 – 6 p.m. (Sunday)
Lynn Philharmonia at Mizner Park
A Celebration of Americana
Jon Robertson, Guest Conductor
The Lynn University Philharmonia honors its patrons with a free outdoor concert under the stars at the stunning Mizner Park Amphitheater. Please join us for an evening of spectacular music. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a free concert under the stars. Food and drinks available from onsite local vendors.
(Sponsored by the Len Chamber Charitable Trust — Sanford and Marion Goldstein Trustees)
Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Downtown Boca Raton
FREE
December 1 – 7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
December 2 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Lynn Philharmonia #1
Jon Robertson, Guest Conductor
Featuring winners of the annual Conservatory Concerto Competition
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Box: $50 / Orchestra: $40 / Mezzanine: $35
December 9 – 3 p.m. (Sunday)
GINGERBREAD HOLIDAY CONCERT
Sponsored by Bank of America
Presented by the Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory of Music
Children of all ages will enjoy the beloved music traditions of the holidays. Under the baton of Maestro Albert-George Schram, the Lynn University Philharmonia performs this much-anticipated community concert. Proceeds from the concert benefit annual
Scholarships for Conservatory of Music students.
Boca Raton Resort and Club
Great Hall – 501 E. Camino Real in Boca Raton
Tickets: $35 general admission includes cost of the valet
(NOTE: Tickets must be presented at the door for admittance. No entry without a ticket.)
February 2 – 7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
February 3 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Lynn Philharmonia #2
Guillermo Figueroa, Guest Conductor
+ Berlioz / Overture to Le Corsair
+ Saint-Saens / Violin Concerto No. 3
with Elmar Oliveira, Violin
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Box: $50 / Orchestra: $40 / Mezzanine: $35
February 23 – 7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
February 24 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Lynn Philharmonia #3
Jon Robertson, Guest Conductor
+ Debussy / Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
+ Tchaikovsky / Overture to Romeo and Juliet
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Box: $50 / Orchestra: $40 / Mezzanine: $35
April 12 – 7:30 p.m. (Friday)
April 14 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
An Opera by Benjamin Britten
Featuring members of the Lynn Philharmonia and Palm Beach Opera’s talented Young Artists
Based on the Henry James novel, this haunting ghost story tells the tale of a governess who accepts a job caring for two young children in the country. When the ghosts begin to appear, their bucolic simplicity turns into a chilling struggle for the lives of the children. Hear Palm Beach Opera’s talented Young Artists in the lead roles accompanied by the Lynn Philharmonia Orchestra for this exciting collaborative production.
(NOTE: Sung in English)
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Box: $65 / Orchestra: $50 / Mezzanine: $45
April 20 – 7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
April 21 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Lynn Philharmonia #4
Albert-George Schram, Music Director & Conductor
+ Mendelssohn / Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
+ Koussevitzky / Double Bass Concerto
with Timothy Cobb, Double Bass
+ Rimsky-Korsakov / Scheherazade
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Box: $50 / Orchestra: $40 / Mezzanine: $35
Mostly Music Series
Mostly Music is a unique concert series whose purpose is to better acquaint audiences not only with the music, but also with the lives and artistic development of the Western world's greatest composers. Between musical compositions, actors read excerpts of personal letters written by the featured composers around the same period
as the music to be performed. These composers were geniuses but they too lived with all the joys, frailties and frustrations common to humanity. The concerts feature Lynn Conservatory’s faculty members, students and guest artists. Mostly Music is conceived and hosted by Marshall Turkin and staged by Director of Theatre Arts Jan McArt.
November 15 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Mostly Music: Mid-Europa/USA Connection
People are familiar with famous names such as Mozart and Beethoven, but there were other European composers such as Smetena and Dohnanyi who, while less well-known, wrote masterworks and were among Europeans who influenced generations of American composers, whose works will also be featured. Concert repertoire includes Dohnanyi’s Serenade op. 10. Carol Cole (violin), Ralph Fielding (viola), David Cole (cello) and conservatory students from the studio of Roberta Rust who will perform works for two pianos, eight-hands: the one movement Sonata in E minor and the delightful Rondo in C by Smetana.
Amarnick‐Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
January 24 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Mostly Music: Debussy
A crucial figure in the transition to the modern era in Western music, Cla
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ins one of the most famous and influential of all composers. He was the most prominent figure in developing “impressionistic” music although he intensely disliked the term when applied to his own music, which often reflected the activities and turbulence in his life in French literary circles. The concert includes Debussy’s Petite Suite: Phillip Evans and Roberta Rust, piano.Amarnick‐Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
February 21 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Mostly Music: Mozart
From his prodigy years performing for the royal families of Europe to his many masterworks composed in his brief 36 years of life, one of the greatest geniuses in music was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Hearing Mozart’s letters read, in addition to performances of his music (including his Fantasy in D minor, K. 397 and Adagio in B minor, K. 540 performed by Roberta Rust, piano), the concert will offer a revealing and poignant insight into the man and his very difficult adult life.
Amarnick‐Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
Student Performances
DEAN’S SHOWCASE CONCERTS
An exposition of various delightful solo and chamber works performed exclusively by the Conservatory of Music’s finest young musicians, all chosen by faculty recommendation and guaranteed to impress and inspire.
November 29 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Dean’s Showcase No. 1
Amarnick‐Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10
(Sponsored by Margaret Westervelt)
February 28 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Dean’s Showcase No. 2
Amarnick‐Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10
(Sponsored by Margaret Westervelt)
April 18 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Dean’s Showcase No. 3
Spotlight on Chamber Music
Amarnick‐Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10
(Sponsored by Margaret Westervelt)
7th Annual NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
+ Donald Waxman, Composer-in-Residence
+ Lisa Leonard, Director
October 1 – 7:30 p.m. (Monday)
Spotlight 1: Young Composers
Few events are as exciting and inspiring as world premieres. The opening night of the seventh annual New Music Festival will feature the works of our extraordinary composition majors performed by the composers themselves and their peers. The program will also feature the winning work of the 2013 Florida State Music Teachers Association high school composition competition.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
October 3 – 7:30 p.m. (Wednesday)
Contemporary Music Forum
A highlight of past festivals, this lively performance lecture/forum will feature modern and avant‐garde works performed by Conservatory students. A panel led by composer‐in‐residence Donald Waxman will discuss various artistic and practical components of the music in addition to general philosophical issues of contemporary music.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
October 4 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Spotlight 2: Donald Waxman
Featuring the world premiere of the 2013 commissioned work, this program will showcase the diverse works of Donald Waxman who has written for almost every genre throughout his career spanning more than seventy-five years. A student of Elliott Carter and Bernard Wagenaar, he has been commissioned by the New York Composers Forum, Huntingdon Trio, Baltimore Chamber Music Society and the Gregg Smith Singers. His orchestral works have been performed by the Houston, St. Louis, Honolulu, and Seattle Symphony Orchestras and he is the recipient of the Gustav Klemm Prize, the Guggenheim Paris Fellowship and the Delius Society’s Grand Prize for American chamber music compositions. Mr. Waxman will work closely with Conservatory students in preparation for this special event.
Louis and Anne Green Center for the Expressive Arts
FREE
Additional On-Campus Student Performances
October 28 – 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Concerto Competition Final Round
Finalists will perform before judges Cynthia Phelps, viola (principal, New York Philharmonic) and Robert Ward, piano (director Concerto “Fest” Austria). Winners will perform as soloists with the Lynn Philharmonia conducted by Jon Robertson in our Concerto Winner’s Concerts on Dec. 1 and 2.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
December 1 – 10 a.m. (Saturday)
Preparatory School of Music Recital
This recital will feature students of all ages and levels from Lynn’s preparatory program as they share their accomplishments in voice,piano and a variety of other instruments.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
January 17 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
ICPP: Celebrating 1912; A Chamber Music Retrospective
The Instrumental Collaborative Piano Program in collaboration with the string and woodwind departments will present a sampling of the wonderfully diverse chamber works written one hundred years ago from Europe, North and South America.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10
January 27 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Romantic Revelry
From the Studio of Roberta Rust
Romantic piano music by Chopin, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Liszt and others, performed by spectacular Conservatory students. Rust contributes insightful commentary.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10
April 27 – 10 a.m. (Saturday)
Preparatory School of Music Recital
This recital will feature students of all ages and levels from our preparatory program as they share their accomplishments in voice, piano and a variety other instruments.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
May 2 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Class of 2013 In Concert
A salute to the graduating class as they captivate us one last time with a final serenade to the patrons who have supported them in their pursuit of musical mastery.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10
Off-Campus Student Performances
September 15 – 7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Lynn University Wind Ensemble
“On Hallowed Grounds”
Kenneth Amis, Music Director & Conductor
Hope, faith, reverence—expressions of the human condition that flow from the belief that humanity belies an existence greater than its physical form. For thousands of years, music, art and poetry have been a vehicle through which great artists have expressed their perception of the sublime. Join the Lynn University Wind Ensemble in a musical exploration of human spirituality through masterworks from Italy, Germany, America, France and Japan. Performance repertoire will include:
+ Camille DeNardis: The Universal Judgment
+ Richard Wagner: Trauermusik (WWV73)
+ Henri Tomasi: Fanfares Liturgiques
+ Vincent Persichetti: Psalm
+ Yasuhide Ito: Gloriosa
The First Presbyterian Church (“The Pink Church”)
2331 N.E. 26th Avenue in Pompano Beach
Tickets: $10 for adults; Free for students with ID
(NOTE: Cash only day of concert)
October 16 – 7 p.m. (Tuesday)
Lynn String Orchestra
Presented by Kretzer Piano “Music for the Mind” Concert Series
Jon Robertson, dean of the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, conducts the Conservatory’s String Orchestra. Some of the world’s greatest string orchestra literature will be performed by the conservatory’s virtuoso strings
The Harriett Himmel Theater for Cultural & Performing Arts
City Place
700 S. Rosemary Avenue in Wes Palm Beach
Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 for students *
(NOTE: Please call 866.449.2489 to order tickets.)
Faculty Concerts & Master Classes
November 1 – 7 p.m. (Thursday)
Violin Master Class with ELMAR OLIVEIRA
Elmar Oliveira, distinguished Artist in Residence at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, still the
only American violinist to have won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and one of the most distinguished violinists in the world today, has appeared with the Boston, Chicago Symphony and San Francisco Symphonies, the Helsinki, London, Buffalo, Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, the Buffalo and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the Zurich Tonhalle, to name a few. His wide-ranging recordings on Angel, SONY Masterworks, Vox, Delos, IMP, Naxos, Ondine, and Melodiya have earned him a Cannes Classical Award and a Grammy nomination, and have appeared on Gramophone's “Editor's Choice” and other “Best Recordings” worldwide. In addition, he has also launched his own recording label, Artek Recordings http://www.artekrecordings.com. He performs on a 1729/30 Guarneri del Gesu called the “Stretton,” and on several outstanding contemporary violins. Violin students performing in this master class are from the studios of Elmar Oliveira and Carol Cole.Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
November 14 – 2 p.m. (Wednesday)
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day returns to feature acclaimed Beethoven scholar Lewis Lockwood. Professor Lockwood has recently completed a major study of Beethoven's 'Eroica' sketchbook that will transform our understanding not only of the 'Eroica' symphony but also of the composer's entire middle period. He shares his scholarship and insights about Beethoven's ongoing importance for audiences and musicians today. As part of this exciting event, students will also perform Beethoven's piano and chamber music works.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
December 6 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Third Annual Collaborative Spotlight
Pianist Lisa Leonard will be joined by her extraordinary colleagues including Dean Jon Robertson in an all Brahms program celebrating the diversity of his chamber canon featuring works for duo piano, piano duet and the much loved Piano Quintet in F minor.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
January 10 – 7 p.m. (Thursday)
Piano Master Class with PHILLIP EVANS
Phillip Evans has given concerts and master classes throughout the world. Currently a member of the Lynn faculty, he has served on the faculties of the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools of Music. A recipient of the Loeb Award, as the ‘outstanding pianist’ of his graduating class at Juilliard, Evans also studied at the Cherubini Conservatory in Italy. He was awarded Fulbright and Rockefeller Foundation grants, won the Gold Medal at the Vercelli International Piano Competition, placed second in the Naumburg, and was appointed Artistic Ambassador for the United States. The New York Times reviewed him as follows: “Phillip Evans can be ranked among our major pianists….Deepest musical insights…in a word, masterful.” Students from the Conservatory piano studios, solo and collaborative, will perform in the class.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
January 31 – 7 p.m. (Thursday)
Violin Master Class with GUILLERMO FIGUEROA
Guillermo Figueroa is Music Director of both the New Mexico Symphony and the Music in the Mountains Festival in Colorado as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the Puerto Rico Symphony. A renowned violinist as well, Figueroa was Concertmaster of the New York City Ballet, and a Founding Member and Concertmaster of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, making over fifty recordings for Deutsche Grammophon. Figueroa has given the world premieres of four violin concertos written for him and is a regular performer at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Vineyards in California, and Music from Angel Fire. Violin students performing in the master class are from the studios of Elmar Oliveira and Carol Cole.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
February 7 – 7 p.m. (Thursday)
Violin Master Class with ELMAR OLIVEIRA
Elmar Oliveira, distinguished Artist in Residence at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, still the only American violinist to have won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and one of the most distinguished violinists in the world today, has appeared with the Boston, Chicago Symphony and San Francisco Symphonies, the Helsinki, London, Buffalo, Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, the Buffalo and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the Zurich Tonhalle, to name a few. His wide-ranging recordings on Angel, SONY Masterworks, Vox, Delos, IMP, Naxos, Ondine, and Melodiya have earned him a Cannes Classical Award and a Grammy nomination, and have appeared on Gramophone's “Editor's Choice” and other “Best Recordings” worldwide. In addition, he has also launched his own recording label, Artek Recordings http://www.artekrecordings.com. He performs on a 1729/30 Guarneri del Gesu called the “Stretton,” and on several outstanding contemporary violins. Violin students performing in this master class are from the studios of Elmar Oliveira and Carol Cole.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
February 9 – 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (Saturday)
Master Classes with ORY SHIHOR
Ory Shihor, an award-winning pianist, educator, and arts administrator, is director of the Colburn Academy and faculty member in the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. He studied with Jorge Bolet at the Curtis Institute of Music and later graduated from the Juilliard School, where he was a recipient of the prestigious Gina Bachauer Prize. He earned his Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California. Shihor is a winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, a prize winner at the 9th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition and was the first prize winner at the Washington International Piano Competition. Students from the Conservatory piano studios, solo and collaborative, will perform in the class.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
(Sponsored by Esther and Arnold Kossoff)
February 10 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
ORY SHIHOR In Recital:
Schubert & Mozart
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ory Shihor was a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships. His performances include recitals at the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. , the Chautauqua Music Festival, 92nd Street Y, and the Frick Collection in New York, and the Ravinia “Rising Star” Series and Newport Music Festival. He is the producer of the annual Colburn Piano Festival. In eight critically-acclaimed concerts, he performed the 32 Beethoven sonata cycle in Los Angeles. His international concerts have included appearances in Germany, Spain, Israel, the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and as soloist with the Liege Royal Philharmonic of Belgium on their 15-concert North American tour. Scheduled repertoire:
+ Mozart Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
+ Mozart Sonata in D Major K. 576
+ Mozart Sonata in A minor K. 310
+ Schubert Sonata in B flat D. 960
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
(Sponsored by Esther and Arnold Kossoff)
April 25 – 7 p.m. (Thursday)
Violin Master Class with ELMAR OLIVEIRA
Elmar Oliveira, distinguished Artist in Residence at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, still the only American violinist to have won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and one of the most distinguished violinists in the world today, has appeared with the Boston, Chicago Symphony and San Francisco Symphonies, the Helsinki, London, Buffalo, Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, the Buffalo and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the Zurich Tonhalle, to name a few. His wide-ranging recordings on Angel, SONY Masterworks, Vox, Delos, IMP, Naxos, Ondine, and Melodiya have earned him a Cannes Classical Award and a Grammy nomination, and have appeared on Gramophone's “Editor's Choice” and other “Best Recordings”
worldwide. In addition, he has also launched his own recording label, Artek Recordings http://www.artekrecordings.com. He performs on a 1729/30 Guarneri del Gesu called the “Stretton,” and on several outstanding contemporary violins. Violin students performing in this master class are from the studios of Elmar Oliveira and Carol Cole.Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE
How to Purchase Tickets:
Tickets are available for purchase at the Lynn University Box Office, located in the Wold Performing Arts Center at 3601 N. Military Trail. Tickets also may be purchased online at http://events.lynn.edu or by phone at 561.237.9000.
About Lynn University:
Founded in 1962 as Marymount College, Lynn University operates the Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Orchestra in Boca Raton. The conservatory has grown and earned international acclaim, attracting world-renowned faculty and gifted student-musicians. Its mission – “to provide high quality professional performance education for gifted young musicians, and to set a superior standard for music performance worldwide” – emphasizes its commitment to engaging the Palm Beach County cultural community. With the opening of the new Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center in April 2010, the Philharmonia now performs in its own concert hall on the Lynn campus.
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Jon Robertson
Dean of Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music & Lynn Philharmonia Guest Conductor
