Cleveland Orchestra Opens 2018-19 Artist Recital Series Sept. 21</h1> <article> <h1>Cleveland Orchestra Opens 2018-19 Artist Recital Series Sept. 21</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:01:03 +0000</p> <span>Cleveland Orchestra Opens 2018-19 Artist Recital Series Sept. 21</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-09-13T16:01:03-04:00" title="Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 16:01">Thu, 09/13/2018 - 16:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>At the dawn of its second century, the beloved Cleveland Orchestra continues an 91ֱ�� tradition forged in its earliest days: Since 1919, the ensemble has delighted audiences on campus more than 240 times.</p> <p>This year’s visit happens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 21, in 91ֱ��’s historic <a href="/node/3721" target="_blank">Finney Chapel</a>.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Alexandre Tharaud</figcaption> </figure> <p>Now in its 101st season, the orchestra will be led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst in a program that opens their concert season and includes piano soloist Alexandre Tharaud performing the otherworldly concerto <em>Left, alone</em>. The piece was written by Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen, whose cerebral palsy—limiting him to the use of only two fingers in his right hand—inspired him to create works exclusively for the left hand.</p> <p>The evening will begin with <em>Pantheon</em> for orchestra by assistant principal oboist Jeffrey Rathbun, commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra specially for the 2018-19 season. The program concludes with Tchaikovsky’s iconic Suite from <em>Swan Lake, </em>which has never before been performed in the 140-year history of the 91ֱ�� Artist Recital Series.</p> <p>"When you think about ballet, the first picture that comes to mind is a ballerina in a white tutu dancing to the music of Tchaikovsky’s <em>Swan Lake</em>," says Raphael Jiménez, 91ֱ��'s director of orchestras. "Tchaikovsky was a melodic genius, and his famous oboe tune sticks with us forever—one of those melodies in minor that puts us in a gloomy mood difficult to describe. Those who have not heard the ending of the ballet will be surprised by this famous melody coming back in major mode, with the full force of the entire orchestra celebrating the transcendent power of love."</p> <p>Tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra at 91ֱ�� are $35 ($30 for seniors, 91ֱ�� staff, and alumni), and all student tickets are just $10. Season ticket packages and Pick 3 options are also available. Learn more by calling 800-371-0178, stop by 91ֱ��’s Central Ticket Service (67 N. Main St.) from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays, or purchase through 91ֱ��'s <a href="/artsguide/artist-recitals">online arts guide</a>.</p> <p>The Artist Recital Series continues Sunday, October 14, with a 2:30 p.m. performance featuring Grammy Award-winning violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2018-09-13T12:00:00Z">Thu, 09/13/2018 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Program to feature Tchaikovsky's <em>Swan Lake</em> and piano soloist Alexandre Tharaud.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2400">Cleveland Orchestra</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Roger Mastroianni</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>91ֱ�� Welcomes The Cleveland Orchestra to Finney Chapel Oct. 3</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:21:56 +0000</p> <span>91ֱ�� Welcomes The Cleveland Orchestra to Finney Chapel Oct. 3</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-09-25T17:21:56-04:00" title="Monday, September 25, 2017 - 17:21">Mon, 09/25/2017 - 17:21</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Cleveland Orchestra turns 100 this season, and 91ֱ�� will host one of the beloved ensemble’s first anniversary celebrations.</p> <p>The orchestra will perform in Finney Chapel at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 3. Part of the Artist Recital Series at 91ֱ��, the program will feature three works by Beethoven: <em>Coriolan </em>Overture, Symphony No. 8 in F Major, and the iconic Symphony No. 5 in C Minor.</p> <p>The performance marks the return to 91ֱ�� of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, who will conduct on campus for the first time since the 2011-12 season.</p> <p>Immediately following the performance, all guests are invited to a reception in honor of the centennial.</p> <p>A cornerstone of the Artist Recital Series, the incomparable Cleveland Orchestra has performed in 91ֱ�� every year since 1919—some 240 concerts in all. The internationally celebrated ensemble traces its roots to the generosity of John Long Severance, an 1885 graduate of 91ֱ�� College who created the Musical Arts Association, under which The Cleveland Orchestra was established in 1918.</p> <p>Tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra at 91ֱ�� are $35 ($30 for seniors, 91ֱ�� staff, and alumni), and all student tickets are just $10. Prorated season ticket packages and Pick 3 options are also available. Learn more by calling 800-371-0178, stop by 91ֱ��’s Central Ticket Service (67 N. Main St.) from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays, or visit the tickets page at <a href="http://www2.oberlin.edu/artsguide/tickets/">oberlin.edu</a>.</p> <p>The Artist Recital Series continues Sunday, November 12, with British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. For more information on the arts at 91ֱ��, please visit <a href="http://oberlin.edu/artsguide/">oberlin.edu/artsguide</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2017-09-25T12:00:00Z">Mon, 09/25/2017 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">By Erich Burnett</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Part of the Artist Recital Series, program celebrates the orchestra’s 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary with three pieces by Beethoven—and many pieces of cake.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2400">Cleveland Orchestra</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Roger Mastroianni</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cleveland Orchestra Brings 91ֱ��'s Season to a Stirring Close April 21</h1> <p>eburnett — Fri, 26 May 2017 21:12:24 +0000</p> <span>Cleveland Orchestra Brings 91ֱ��'s Season to a Stirring Close April 21</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-05-26T17:12:24-04:00" title="Friday, May 26, 2017 - 17:12">Fri, 05/26/2017 - 17:12</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/artist_recital_series_cleveland_orchestra">The Cleveland Orchestra</a>, the world-renowned ensemble whose 99-year history is intertwined with that of 91ֱ�� College & Conservatory, will return to campus Friday, April 21, for a performance in Finney Chapel of works by Delius, Vaughan Williams, and Strauss.</p> <p>The 8 p.m. concert represents the 241st time The Cleveland Orchestra has performed at 91ֱ�� and marks the final date of 91ֱ��’s 2016-17 Artist Recital Series. Prior to the performance, the 2017-18 Artist Recital Series season lineup will be revealed, along with opportunities for subscribers to renew their seats for next year.</p> <p>The program opens with <i>Brigg Fair</i>, Frederick Delius’ joyful orchestration of an English folk song in which woodwinds perform the original choral parts.</p> <p>It will be followed by Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Concerto for Oboe and Strings, a pastoral and nostalgic piece written by the English composer amid the horrors of World War II. It features principal oboist Frank Rosenwein as soloist.</p> <p>The evening concludes with <i>Don Quixote</i>, Richard Strauss’ tone poem based on the Cervantes novel. The piece’s soloists, principal cellist Mark Kosower and violist Wesley Collins, represent the story’s titular protagonist and his companion, Sancho Panza, respectively.</p> <p>The performance will be conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.</p> <p>Led today by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by the Musical Arts Association, a key member of which was industrialist and 91ֱ�� alumnus John Long Severance (class of 1885). Years later, Severance made a pivotal donation for the construction of the symphony hall that bears his name and remains the orchestra’s home today. The Cleveland Orchestra will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2017-18. It has performed in 91ֱ�� every year since its formation.</p> <p>Tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra at 91ֱ�� are $35 ($30 for seniors, members of the military, and 91ֱ�� staff, faculty, and alumni), with $10 tickets available for all students. Purchase yours by calling 800-371-0178, visiting <a href="https://oberlinconservatory.secure.force.com/ticket/#sections_a0FE000000IytOJMAZ">oberlin.edu/artsguide</a>, or stopping by 91ֱ��’s Central Ticket service at Hall Auditorium (67 N. Main St.) from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays.</p> <p>For more information about spring events at 91ֱ��, please visit <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/calendar/month?event_types%5B%5D=19263">calendar.oberlin.edu</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2017-04-14T12:00:00Z">Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2400">Cleveland Orchestra</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The Cleveland Orchestra in 91ֱ��'s Finney Chapel.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Roger Mastroianni</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cleveland Orchestra Returns to 91ֱ�� April 17</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:01:35 +0000</p> <span>Cleveland Orchestra Returns to 91ֱ�� April 17</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:01:35-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:01">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>91ֱ�� and the Cleveland Orchestra share a history as old as the orchestra itself.</p> <p>The internationally celebrated ensemble traces its roots to the generosity of John Long Severance, an 1885 graduate of 91ֱ�� College who created the Musical Arts Association, under which the Cleveland Orchestra was established in 1918.</p> <p>Beginning in 1919 and continuing every year since, the Cleveland Orchestra has celebrated its bond with 91ֱ�� by performing in Finney Chapel—a tradition that numbers more than 200 concerts and counting.</p> <p>That tradition continues Sunday, April 17, when the Cleveland Orchestra concludes 91ֱ��’s 2015-16 Artist Recital Series season with a 4 p.m. performance in Finney Chapel, under the direction of Jane Glover.</p> <p>The performance will feature Haydn’s Symphony No. 6 in D Major (“Le Matin”) and two pieces by Mozart: the Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp, K. 299 and Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543.</p> <p>Prior to the performance, 91ֱ��’s 2016-17 Artist Recital Series schedule will be revealed.</p> <p>Mozart’s flute and harp concerto is one of only two true double concertos he wrote—and the only piece he ever created for harp. Its featured soloists will be Joshua Smith, principal flutist for the Cleveland Orchestra, and 91ֱ�� harp professor <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/strings/faculty_detail.dot?id=209190">Yolanda Kondonassis</a>. Frequent collaborators, Smith and Kondonassis paired up on the 2008 Telarc recording <i>Air</i>, for which they were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.</p> <p>Haydn’s early Symphony No. 6, "Le Matin," known for the stunning musical sunrise that opens the work, features extended solos for virtually every instrument in the orchestra—a nod to the concerto grosso of the previous era and an acknowledgment that Prince Esterházy’s earnest new hire was completely aware of the accomplishments of the musicians in his orchestra.</p> <p>Completing the program is Mozart’s Symphony No. 39. It’s widely known that Mozart composed at a breakneck speed. This work was the first in a series of three symphonies that were the last he composed. And he completed all three in about nine weeks. While No. 39 is not as well known to audiences as Nos. 40 or 41, it is distinguished in part by its relatively rare slow introduction, a memorable and boisterous minuet and trio whose melody is derived from a popular Viennese drinking song, and a single-theme finale—a fitting companion for the Haydn symphony.</p> <p>Tickets for the Cleveland Orchestra’s 2016 performance at 91ֱ�� are $35 ($30 for seniors, 91ֱ�� staff, and alumni), and all student tickets are just $10.</p> <p>For more information on the arts at 91ֱ��, visit the <a href="http://oberlin.edu/artsguide/">online arts guide</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2016-04-07T12:00:00Z">Thu, 04/07/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Erich Burnett</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2400">Cleveland Orchestra</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Roger Mastroianni</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Horn of Plenty</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:02:04 +0000</p> <span>Horn of Plenty</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:02:04-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:02">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>There was no Cleveland Orchestra when the 91ֱ�� Conservatory of Music opened 150 years ago.</p> <p>By the time the orchestra was founded in 1918—with pivotal support from 91ֱ��’s John Long Severance ’85—the conservatory was 53 years old and well into a phase of monumental growth. In 1919, the year-old orchestra performed for the first time in 91ֱ��’s Finney Chapel. It has returned to campus every year since—well over 200 performances and counting.</p> <p>Ninety-six seasons later, as the conservatory celebrates its 150th anniversary, it honors these extensive ties to the Cleveland Orchestra with the commission of a work for English horn by composer Bernard Rands. Rands’ English Horn Concerto will receive its <a href="http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/1516-concerts/1516-classical/week-06/?performanceNumber=13245">world premiere</a> at Severance Hall at 8 p.m. Friday, November 27. It will be performed by 91ֱ�� Professor of Oboe and English Horn <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/woodwinds-brass-and-percussion/faculty_detail.dot?id=27131">Robert Walters</a>, who is also solo English horn and an oboist in the orchestra.</p> <p>“It’s particularly meaningful to me to have one project combine both places that I live and love and work,” Walters says of the commission, which will receive repeat performances at 8 p.m. November 28 and 3 p.m. November 29. “I’m just beyond proud to be associated with 91ֱ�� and to have something like this to commemorate the conservatory’s anniversary.”</p> <p>The premiere is a key component of 91ֱ��’s sesquicentennial festivities throughout the 2015-16 academic year. In January, two student ensembles—the 91ֱ�� Orchestra and Contemporary Music Ensemble—will make their debut performances at Symphony Center and Roosevelt University in Chicago.</p> <p>The idea for an 91ֱ�� commission that would bridge Walters’ two professional lives originated with former Dean of the Conservatory David Stull. It was Stull’s successor, Andrea Kalyn, who envisioned the work as a celebration of 91ֱ��’s 150th anniversary. “She took that ball and ran even further with it,” Walters says.</p> <p>At the time, Walters had already been contacted by Rands, who wished to write a piece for him. A few years ago, Walters performed Rands’ Concertino for Oboe with 91ֱ��’s Contemporary Music Ensemble. “I knew that Robert’s name is synonymous with excellence in the double reed world,” Rands says. “I got a recording of his performance of my concertino, and sure enough, it was absolutely superb.”</p> <p>Rands’ admiration only grew when Walters recorded a work for English horn and strings by Rands’ wife, composer Augusta Read Thomas. “Hearing him play that, I said definitely, I’m going to write Robert and tell him I want to write for him,” the composer recollects.</p> <p>In crafting the concerto, Rands sought to highlight the idiosyncrasies and strengths of Walters’ playing. “He really wrote something that feels like it was written for me,” Walters says. “There’s a lot of high register playing, because I’m pretty comfortable in that range. Friends jokingly call the English horn the <i>anguish</i> horn because it often depicts slow, sad music. But the opening movement of this piece is athletic and fleet, while the second movement is mournful.”</p> <p>The third movement is an homage to Debussy, whom Rands calls “the most important composer to me.” It’s fitting, therefore, that the program opens with Debussy’s <i>Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun</i>. The evening is filled out by the <i>Symphonie fantastique</i> of Berlioz, another of Rands’ key influences.</p> <p>Both pieces also feature prominent English horn parts; indeed, Walters says that the <i>Symphonie fantastique</i> contains the first major English horn part in the symphonic repertoire. Asked if he would be playing the famous solo in the Berlioz in addition to his Rands concerto, Walters quickly exclaims: “Are you kidding? I wouldn’t pass that up!”</p> <p>That unbridled enthusiasm is part of what attracted Rands to Walters’ playing in the first place. “Robert is so intelligent and curious,” he says. “He brings an understanding at a deep level of what’s intended by the notes to music.”</p> <p>And Walters’ enthusiasm extends to 91ֱ�� too. “I feel like just the luckiest person ever to be teaching at this school.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-11-20T12:00:00Z">Fri, 11/20/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Daniel Hautzinger</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2400">Cleveland Orchestra</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2408">Conservatory 150th Anniversary</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>