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Composer Profile: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed to commemorate the Battle was born on May 7, of Borodino, fought in September 1812, F Tchaikovsky called his own work “very 1840, in Vyatka, Russia. loud and noisy and completely without THE A 4 1 artistic merit, obviously written without Tchaikovsky died in St. CTS warmth or love”. Petersburg on First performed in 1877, Swan Lake November 6, 1893. was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet score. 2 Considering its success today, it's Tchaikovsky is most celebrated hard to believe that it wasn’t an for his ballets, specifically Swan immediate hit – but the story of Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Odette, a princess turned into a The Nutcracker. 5 swan by an evil sorcerer's curse, was 3 an initial box office failure. Notable pieces: To support his early musical 1812 Overture career, Tchaikovsky took work as a music critic. Among the The Nutcracker Ballet targets of his critical ire were Swan Lake Schumann, who he thought Piano Concerto No. 1 was a poor orchestrator, and Symphony No. 5 Brahms. “Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” –Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky was a composer I'mPy oOtrne! during the Romantic period Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky trained for, and became a civil servant in Russia. At Because of the unique time the time, a musical profession period in which he didn’t convey the sort of social composed, and his unique status that was acceptable to his ability to merge Western family’s respected position. Music music concepts with instructors and chamber musicians traditional Russian ones, it were looked down upon, so in 1859 was difficult for him to he embarked on his public service Throughout his career he receive unanimous praise. -
Elizabeth Joy Roe, Piano
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN , Chairman MICHAEL M. KAISER , President TERRACE THEATER Saturday Evening, October 31, 2009, at 7:30 presents Elizabeth Joy Roe, Piano BACH/SILOTI Prelude in B minor CORIGLIANO Etude Fantasy (1976) For the Left Hand Alone Legato Fifths to Thirds Ornaments Melody CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1 WAGNER/LISZT Isoldens Liebestod RAVEL La Valse Intermission MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade The Gnome Promenade The Old Castle Promenade Tuileries The Ox-Cart Promenade Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle Promenade The Market at Limoges (The Great News) The Catacombs With the Dead in a Dead Language Baba-Yaga’s Hut The Great Gate of Kiev Elizabeth Joy Roe is a Steinway Artist Patrons are requested to turn off pagers, cellular phones, and signal watches during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in this auditorium. Notes on the Program By Elizabeth Joy Roe Prelude in B minor Liszt and Debussy. Yet Corigliano’s etudes JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ( 1685 –1750) are distinctive in their effective synthesis of trans. ALEXANDER SILOTI (1863 –1945) stark dissonance and an expressive landscape grounded in Romanticism. Alexander Siloti, the legendary Russian pianist, The interval of a second—and its inversion composer, conductor, teacher, and impresario, and expansion to sevenths and ninths—is the was the bearer of an impressive musical lineage. connective thread between the etudes; its per - He studied with Franz Liszt and was the cousin mutations supply the foundation for the work’s and mentor of Sergei Rachmaninoff. -
SWAN LAKE Dear Educators in the Winter Show of Oregon Ballet Theatre’S Student Performance Series (SPS) Students Will Be Treated to an Excerpt from Swan Lake
STUDENT PERFORMANCE SERIES STUDY GUIDE / Feburary 21, 2013 / Keller Auditorium / Noon - 1:00 pm, doors open at 11:30am SWAN LAKE Dear Educators In the winter show of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Student Performance Series (SPS) students will be treated to an excerpt from Swan Lake. It is a quintessential ballet based on a heart-wrenching fable of true love heroically won and tragically Photo by Joni Kabana by Photo squandered. With virtuoso solos and an achingly beautiful score, it is emblematic of the opulent grandeur of the greatest of all 19th-Century story ballets. This study guide is designed to help teachers prepare students for their trip to the theatre where they will see Swan Lake Act III. In this Study Guide we will: • Provide the entire synopsis for Christopher Stowell’sSwan Lake, consider some of the stories that inspired the ballet, Principal Dancer Yuka Iino and Guest Artist Ruben Martin in Christopher and touch on its history Stowell’s Swan Lake. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert. • Look closely at Act III • Learn some facts about the music for Swan Lake • Consider the way great dances are passed on to future generations and compare that to how students come to know other great works of art or literature • Describe some ballet vocabulary, steps and choreographic elements seen in Swan Lake • Include internet links to articles and video that will enhance learning At the theatre: • While seating takes place, the audience will enjoy a “behind the scenes” look at the scenic transformation of the stage • Oregon Ballet Theatre will perform Act III from Christopher Stowell’s Swan Lake where Odile’s evil double tricks the Prince into breaking his vow of love for the Swan Queen. -
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti Zell Music Director
PROGRAM ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti Zell Music Director Pierre Boulez Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus Yo-Yo Ma Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Global Sponsor of the CSO Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 8:00 Friday, October 3, 2014, at 1:30 Saturday, October 4, 2014, at 8:30 Riccardo Muti Conductor Christopher Martin Trumpet Panufnik Concerto in modo antico (In one movement) CHRISTOPHER MARTIN First Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances Performed in honor of the centennial of Panufnik’s birth Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird Introduction and Dance of the Firebird Dance of the Princesses Infernal Dance of King Kashchei Berceuse— Finale INTERMISSION Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 (Polish) Introduction and Allegro—Moderato assai (Tempo marcia funebre) Alla tedesca: Allegro moderato e semplice Andante elegiaco Scherzo: Allegro vivo Finale: Allegro con fuoco (Tempo di polacca) The performance of Panufnik’s Concerto in modo antico is generously supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the Polska Music program. This program is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts. COMMENTS by Phillip Huscher Andrzej Panufnik Born September 24, 1914, Warsaw, Poland. Died October 27, 1991, London, England. Concerto in modo antico This music grew out of opus 1.” After graduation from the conserva- Andrzej Panufnik’s tory in 1936, Panufnik continued his studies in response to the rebirth of Vienna—he was eager to hear the works of the Warsaw, his birthplace, Second Viennese School there, but found to his which had been devas- dismay that not one work by Schoenberg, Berg, tated during the uprising or Webern was played during his first year in at the end of the Second the city—and then in Paris and London. -
5Th Annual Classical Meets Pop Concert and Fireworks Display Featuring NPR from the Top Alumni Musicians Mount Vernon Community Center Th Saturday, July 4
5th Annual Classical Meets Pop Concert and Fireworks Display featuring NPR From the Top Alumni Musicians Mount Vernon Community Center th Saturday, July 4 On Saturday, July 4th at 7:30pm, four of America's most exciting musicians will perform a free concert in the Mount Vernon Community Center. Following the concert, there will be a fireworks display over Minnehonk Lake. Seating in the hall is on a first come, first serve basis. Guests are also encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and sit outside on the lawn to listen. Donations will be accepted in support of the 30 Mile River Watershed Association and the Parker Pond Association. FMI: http://www.30mileriver.org/ or http://www.parkerpond.org/ Bassist Michael Thurber, a Julliard graduate and New York City-based composer and performer, has created scores for clients such as Vanity Fair and BBC America and most recently, the music for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s and the Public Theater of New York’s production of Antony and Cleopatra. Michael is a co-founder and music-director of CDZA. http://www.michaelt.org/ Pianist Christopher Staknys from Falmouth, Maine is currently in his first year at Julliard. He has won numerous competitions, including the Bagaduce Young Composers and Music Without Limits Concerto. His original composition, Congo, was premiered by the Portland Symphony Orchestra in 2012. Flutist Emi Ferguson, a faculty member at Julliard, has performed as concerto soloist in concerts and festivals around the world and was a featured performer alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and James Taylor at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of 9/11 at Ground Zero, where her performance of Amazing Grace was televised worldwide. -
TARLEY, Violin Biography
HANNAH TARLEY, violin Biography American violinist Hannah Tarley began playing the violin at age two. A winner of the 2018 Astral National Auditions, Ms. Tarley has soloed with orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra, Kiev Soloists, Lynn Philharmonia Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Ms. Tarley has performed and worked with leading musicians and composers such as Itzhak Perlman, Jake Heggie, Mark Kaplan, Hsin-Yun Huang, Nobuko Imai, Shlomo Mintz, Itamar Zorman, Ralph Kirshbaum, and Shmuel Ashkenasi. She has participated in music festivals including the Perlman Music Program, Music@Menlo, International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, Olympic Music Festival, Kronberg Academy Masterclasses, Heifetz International Music Institute (Artist-in Residence), Seiji Ozawa Academy, and Aspen Music Festival and School. As both a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Tarley has debuted in some of the world’s most acclaimed concert halls, including Davies Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, The Kimmel Center, Wigmore Hall, Mozarteum, Royal Festival Hall, Gewandaus, and the Library of Congress. Photo: Ryan Brandenberg Ms. Tarley is the Founder and Artistic Director of Notes By The Bay Music Visit astralartists.org to download hi-res Festival, an exciting children's summer music program in California. Now in images of this artist. its 6th season, it is a one-of-a-kind classical music festival for young musicians that brings together the magic of music, poetry, and theater. Notes By The Bay focuses on cultivating individual creativity, sense of imagination, and the importance of self-expression through words and music. The festival features ensemble chamber music playing, workshops and masterclasses in music and theater, and free concerts for the San Francisco Bay Area community. -
Rehearing Beethoven Festival Program, Complete, November-December 2020
CONCERTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 2020-2021 Friends of Music The Da Capo Fund in the Library of Congress The Anne Adlum Hull and William Remsen Strickland Fund in the Library of Congress (RE)HEARING BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL November 20 - December 17, 2020 The Library of Congress Virtual Events We are grateful to the thoughtful FRIENDS OF MUSIC donors who have made the (Re)Hearing Beethoven festival possible. Our warm thanks go to Allan Reiter and to two anonymous benefactors for their generous gifts supporting this project. The DA CAPO FUND, established by an anonymous donor in 1978, supports concerts, lectures, publications, seminars and other activities which enrich scholarly research in music using items from the collections of the Music Division. The Anne Adlum Hull and William Remsen Strickland Fund in the Library of Congress was created in 1992 by William Remsen Strickland, noted American conductor, for the promotion and advancement of American music through lectures, publications, commissions, concerts of chamber music, radio broadcasts, and recordings, Mr. Strickland taught at the Juilliard School of Music and served as music director of the Oratorio Society of New York, which he conducted at the inaugural concert to raise funds for saving Carnegie Hall. A friend of Mr. Strickland and a piano teacher, Ms. Hull studied at the Peabody Conservatory and was best known for her duets with Mary Howe. Interviews, Curator Talks, Lectures and More Resources Dig deeper into Beethoven's music by exploring our series of interviews, lectures, curator talks, finding guides and extra resources by visiting https://loc.gov/concerts/beethoven.html How to Watch Concerts from the Library of Congress Virtual Events 1) See each individual event page at loc.gov/concerts 2) Watch on the Library's YouTube channel: youtube.com/loc Some videos will only be accessible for a limited period of time. -
Walton - a List of Works & Discography
SIR WILLIAM WALTON - A LIST OF WORKS & DISCOGRAPHY Compiled by Martin Rutherford, Penang 2009 See end for sources and legend. Recording Venue Time Date Orchestra Conductor Performers No. Coy Co Catalogue No F'mat St Rel A BIRTHDAY FANFARE Description For Seven Trumpets and Percussion Completion 1981, Ischia Dedication For Karl-Friedrich Still, a neighbour on Ischia, on his 70th birthday First Performances Type Date Orchestra Conductor Performers Recklinghausen First 10-Oct-81 Westphalia SO Karl Rickenbacher Royal Albert Hall L'don 7-Jun-82 Kneller Hall G E Evans A LITANY - ORIGINAL VERSION Description For Unaccompanied Mixed Voices Completion Easter, 1916 Oxford First Performances Type Date Orchestra Conductor Performers Unknown Recording Venue Time Date Orchestra Conductor Performers No. Coy Co Cat No F'mat St Rel Hereford Cathedral 3.03 4-Jan-02 Stephen Layton Polyphony 01a HYP CDA 67330 CD S Jun-02 A LITANY - FIRST REVISION Description First revision by the Composer Completion 1917 First Performances Type Date Orchestra Conductor Performers Unknown Recording Venue Time Date Orchestra Conductor Performers No. Coy Co Cat No F'mat St Rel Hereford Cathedral 3.14 4-Jan-02 Stephen Layton Polyphony 01a HYP CDA 67330 CD S Jun-02 A LITANY - SECOND REVISION Description Second revision by the Composer Completion 1930 First Performances Type Date Orchestra Conductor Performers Unknown Recording Venue Time Date Orchestra Conductor Performers No. Coy Co Cat No F'mat St Rel St Johns, Cambridge ? Jan-62 George Guest St Johns, Cambridge 01a ARG ZRG -
Swan Lake Audience Guide
February 16 - 25, 2018 Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Staging: Terrence S. Orr Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Sponsors: The Benter Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Eden Hall Foundation, Anonymous Donor February 16 - 25, 2018 Benedum Center for the Performing Arts | Pittsburgh, PA PBT gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their commitment to our education programming: Allegheny Regional Asset District Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable Foundation Trust BNY Mellon Foundation Highmark Foundation Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Peoples Natural Gas Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Pennsylvania Department of Community ESB Bank and Economic Development Giant Eagle Foundation PNC Bank Grow up Great The Grable Foundation PPG Industries, Inc. Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Richard King Mellon Foundation James M. The Heinz Endowments and Lucy K. Schoonmaker Cover Photo: Duane Rieder Artist: Amanda Cochrane 1 3 The Setting and Characters 3 The Synopsis 5 About Swan Lake 6 The Origins of the Swan Lake Story 6 Swan Lake Timeline 7 The Music 8 The Choreography 9 The Dual Role of Odette + Odile 9 Acts 1 & 3 10 Spotlight on the Black Swan Pas de Deux 10 The Grand Pas Explained 11 What’s a fouette? 11 Acts 2 & 4 12 Dance of the Little Swans 13 The White Act 13 Costumes and Scenic Design 13 Costumes By the Numbers 14 The Tutus 14 A Few Costume Tidbits! 15 Did You Know? Before She was the Black Swan 16 Programs at the Theater 17 Accessibility 2 The Setting The ballet takes place in and near the European castle of Prince Siegfried, long ago. -
LET's TALK STRINGS an Insight Into the Purcell
CrescendoThe Official Magazine of The Purcell School for Young Musicians January 2019 INSIDE PURCELL: PRIDE & MUSIC THE PURCELL SCHOOL LET’S TALK STRINGS FEBRUARY 2019 OPEN MORNING An insight into The Purcell Showcasing and celebrating A massive thank you to the School’s Strings Department the contributions made by students and parents who led by Charles Sewart LGBT+ composers and artists offered their services! Also new to the department, INSIDE PURCELL: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (Violin), was born into a distinguished family of musicians in Moscow, LET’S TALK STRINGS and currently in great demand An insight into The Purcell School’s Strings as a soloist, recitalist and Department led by Charles Sewart chamber musician, receiving praise from critics about her The Strings Department at Dvarionaite, Aiste’s aunt, was performances around the Purcell has had success over a famous pianist, especially globe. At the age of two she many years with former in Poland, and her brother began her violin studies with students playing all across Justas is a pianist and the her parents, and at the age the globe following their time current Vice President of of nine she enrolled at the at the School. The past few EMCY (a network of over fifty Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, months have been an exciting international and national Finland, in the class of her time for the department; we European music competitions parents, Prof. Igor Bezrodny have recently seen the addition for young people). Aiste’s and Prof. Mari Tampere- of three new teachers and father Jurgis Dvarionas is a Bezrodny. -
Study Guide Table of Contents Pre-Performance Activities and Information
For Grades K - 12 STUDY GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS PRE-PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION TEKS Addressed 3 Attending a ballet performance 5 The story of The Nutcracker 6 The Science Behind The Snow 13 The Artists Who Created Nutcracker: Choreographers 16 The Artists Who Created Nutcracker: Composer 17 The Artists Who Created Nutcracker: Designer 18 Animals Around The World 19 Dancers From Around The World 21 Look Ma, No Words 22 Why Do They Wear That? 24 Ballet Basics: Fantastic Feet 25 Ballet Basics: All About Arms 26 Houston Ballet: 1955 To Today 27 Appendix A: Mood Cards 28 Appendix B: Set Design 29 Appendix C: Costume Design 30 Appendix D: Glossary 31 Program Evaluation 33 2 LEARNING OUTCOMES Students who attend the performance and utilize the study guide will be able to: • Identify different countries from around the world; • Describe the science behind the snow used in The Nutcracker; • Describe at least one dance from The Nutcracker in words or pictures; • Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior. TEKS ADDRESSED §112.11. SCIENCE, KINDERGARTEN (6) Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy, force, and motion are related and are a part of their everyday life §117.112. MUSIC, GRADE 3 (1) Foundations: music literacy. The student describes and analyzes musical sound. §117.109. MUSIC, GRADE 2 (1) Foundations: music literacy. The student describes and analyzes musical sound. (6) Critical evaluation and response. The student listens to, responds to, and evaluates music and musical performances. §117.106. MUSIC, ELEMENTARY (5) Historical and cultural relevance. The student examines music in relation to history and cultures. -
Swan-Lake-Study-Guide-2017-18.Pdf
Swan Lake Study Guide 2017---18-18 Presented By the Department of Community Engagement Table of Contents The Quintessential Ballet 3 Milwaukee Ballet’s Swan Lake 4 Choreographic Birds of a Feather – Petipa, Ivanov & Pink 5 Did You Know? – Matthew Bourne 14 Behind the Music – Pyotr Tchaikovsky 15 Appendix A: Being A Good Audience Member 16 Sources and Special Thanks 17 2 The Quintessential Ballet Welcome to the Study Guide for Swan Lake , perhaps the world’s most widely recognized ballet aside from The Nutcracker . It has been called the “quintessential ballet” (quintessential means the purest and most perfect or the embodiment of, in this case, ballet!) and is often the show that pops into people’s minds when the word ballet is mentioned. Since its premiere in Moscow, Russia, it has been presented in over 150 versions by more than 100 companies in at least 25 different countries. That’s a lot of swans! Swan Lake didn’t start out successfully – which is surprising, considering its fame today. It premiered on February 20, 1877, and although Tchaikovsky’s spectacular music was used from the beginning, the choreography, originally done by Julius Reisinger, was less than stellar. A critic who was at the performance wrote, "Mr. Reisinger’s dances are weak in the extreme.... Incoherent waving of the legs that continued through the course of four hours - is this not torture? The corps de ballet stamp up and down in the same place, waving their arms like a windmill’s vanes - and the soloists jump about the stage in gymnastic steps." Ouch! Unfortunately Reisinger failed to mesh his choreography with the psychological, beautiful music Tchaikovsky created.