Friday, August 15, 2014 7:30 P.M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts University of Florida UF CELEBRATES the PANAMA CANAL CENTENNIAL August 15-17, 2014
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Friday, August 15, 2014 7:30 p.m. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts University of Florida UF CELEBRATES THE PANAMA CANAL CENTENNIAL August 15-17, 2014 SATURDAY 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. • Panama Canal Zone Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History Includes a variety of family friendly entertainment and the opportunity to enjoy exhibits, traditional pollera dancing, story-telling, butterflies, art activities and more. SUNDAY 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. • “The MOLA: Traditional Kuna Textile Art” lecture by author Edith Crouch with reception and book signing to follow at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. Accompanying exhibit: Patterns Past and Present: Arts of Panama, open through June 7, 2015. • Multiple exhibits across campus will display select items from the Smathers Libraries, including the Panama Canal Museum Collection, relating to the planning, construction and evolution of the Canal and its surrounding areas. All events and exhibits are free and open to the public This performance is a featured event of the University of Florida celebration of the Panama Canal Centennial Friday, August 15, 2014 7:30 p.m. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts University of Florida http://library.ufl.edu/PanamaCanalCentennial Symphony of the Americas INTERMISSION presents Presentiments Lorenzo Turchi-Floris Summerfest 2014 World Premier Mission Chamber Orchestra of Rome Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, Conductor Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, Music Director & Summerfest Composer in Residence Habanera, Op. 21, No.2 Pablo de Sarasate Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese, Conductor and Summerfest Artistic Director Arranged by Marilyn Maingart Joined in Cultural Exchange by Musicians of the Symphony of the Americas Marilyn Maingart, Flute Anitra’s Dance Edvard Grieg University of Florida Program from Peer Gynt Suite, No.1 Concerto da Chiesa, Op. 2 No. 4 E.F. Dall’Abaco La Bella Cubana Jose White Allegro Orlando Forte, Violin Arranged by Orlando Forte Largo Svetlana Forte, Violin Presto Rapsodia del Canal de Panama Juan Castillo Le Cygne, from Carnival of the Animals C. Saint-Saens World Premier Jürg Eichenberger, Cello Juan Castillo, Oboe Marilyn Maingart, Flute Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43 C. Saint-Saens Jürg Eichenberger, Cello “Summer” from the Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi Dr. James A. Brooks-Bruzzese Allegro Artistic Director/Conductor Adagio Symphony of the Americas Presto Aleksandre Tigishvili, Violin Carnival of Venice Herbert L. Clarke Introduction Arranged by Marilyn Maingart Variation I: Carnival Variation II: Tango Variation III: Lullaby Variation IV: Jazz Variation V: Finale Marilyn Maingart, Flute Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese Poland, Italy , Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Russia, Austria, South Africa, Artistic Director Guatemala, Uruguay, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Spain, Aruba, Turkey, Taiwan, Symphony of the Americas Korea, Hungary and Malaysia’s Mozart Festival. Maestro has served as Principal Guest Conductor of Mexico´s National Symphony of Xalapa. He Maestro of South Florida´s acclaimed Symphony is the first American to conduct the National Orchestra of Pleven, Bulgaria, of the Americas, Dr. James Brooks-Bruzzese, was receiving the official medal of the city. born in Panama in a bilingual home---his mother born in Colombia and his late father a member of In 2005, Maestro was honored at Washington´s Kennedy Center with the United States Armed Forces. He received his the Hispanic Heritage Foundation´s Award for the Arts in recognition of doctorate in Opera Conducting and Musicology his lifelong work as a world-renowned conductor and his dedication to from Washington University in St. Louis. Maestro coached in a master class promoting classical music to youth around the world. Maestro received the on the music of Bach under the baton of the great Pablo Casals. Additional Critics Choice Award at Brazil´s famed Villa Lobos Festival in Rio. He has been studies were with eminent conductors Leonard Slatkin of St. Louis Symphony recognized by heads of state and dignitaries all over the world – US President and the National Symphony Orchestra; Ignace Strassfogel of New York’s Ronald Reagan praised Maestro as an “Ambassador to Latin America for his Metropolitan Opera and Richard Karp of Pittsburgh Opera. Their mentorship exceptional musical talents and diplomatic skills.” is evident in Maestro’s founding of the Augusta Opera with singers from the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Opera and London´s Covent Garden, Brooks-Bruzzese´s twenty-nine compact disc recordings are with Pickwick receiving critical acclaim from Pittsburgh Post and Opera News Magazine. His Records in London under the Hallmark and Orchid labels as well as the musicianship is acclaimed as “Dynamic…exciting…and remarkable controlled, Symphony of the Americas own label. His recordings and broadcasts but simultaneously free spirited...” include legendary orchestras as the Hungarian Virtuosi, Budapest Chamber Orchestra, Natal Philharmonic and the Xalapa Symphony. His recordings Maestro founded the Florida Music Festival and Symphony´s Summerfest, feature a diversity of works from Crazy for Gershwin and Hollywood now in its 22nd summer season, bringing the fine artistic reputation of the Favourites, to Piazzolla tangos, and an extensive choice of inspiring string Symphony to diverse audiences in great cultural capitals of the world as well chamber music. as to rural areas, schools and conservatories to young people at home and abroad. This major music festival takes place in Europe, the eastern seaboard For more information on Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese and the of the United States, and the Americas. Summerfest outreach performances Symphony of the Americas visit www.symphonyoftheamericas.org have taken place in every country of Central America, four countries of South Contact information: America and five islands of the Caribbean. Email: [email protected] Office Telephone: 954-335-7002 The Berlin Symphony; Budapest’s famed Vigado Theater; the magnificent Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Capetown Opera Company of South Africa; Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires; Teatro Circulo and Salon Piazzolla in Argentina, and throughout the Soviet Union under the auspices of Gosconcert. It is in these “ARENAS” that Maestro Brooks performs his artistic mastery stirring audiences worldwide. A remarkable performance! Well balanced and of outstanding quality… which resulted in three standing ovations ! (NRD- Handelsbad, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam) Applause highlighting his work with orchestras and festivals on five continents has marked Maestro an outstanding conductor of the US. He has appeared with major orchestras in Panama, Nicaragua, Romania, Germany, Symphony of the Americas About Summerfest & Its Artists presents Summerfest 2014 The Symphony of the Americas, celebrating its 26th Anniversary in 2014, Mission Chamber Orchestra of Rome and designated as a Major Cultural Institution in South Florida’s Broward County, presents a Subscription Series in its performance home of the Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, Music Director & Summerfest Composer in Residence Broward Center for the Performing Arts featuring internationally acclaimed Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese, Conductor and Summerfest Artistic Director guest artists from around the globe. In addition, its myriad of outreach and Joined in Cultural Exchange by Musicians of the Symphony of the Americas educational programs throughout south Florida with full orchestra and ensembles enriches the lives of adults and children through the wonderful Violin I Cello power of live, orchestral music. Orlando Forte Jürg Eichenberger Concertmaster Principal Each year, the Symphony’s internationally renowned Summerfest hosts Symphony of the Americas USA Monika Eichenberger an internationally acclaimed foreign chamber orchestra joined by selected Aleksandre Tigishvili Rahel Eichenberger Symphony of the Americas musicians for concerts throughout Florida Giorgio Tentoni Dominique Eichenberger and the Americas under Maestro Brooks-Bruzzese’s baton. It is the longest Flavia Di Tomasso Ilaria Calabro running music festival event in Florida, and one of the highest rated cultural Clarissa Centurioni projects funded by Florida’s Division of Cultural Affairs Cultural Exchange String Bass Grant Program. The Symphony takes a leadership role in fostering cultural Violin II Roger Bustamante relations throughout Europe, the US and the Americas through these Svetlana Forte Principal musical exchanges with both European and American musicians in joint Principal Symphony of the Americas USA performance. Symphony of the Americas USA Rika Takaba Keyboard The Mission Chamber Orchestra, based in Rome, is an established Margherita Musto Renée LaBonte international musical ensemble - dynamic and alternative. During the past Sandy Riblett Symphony of the Americas USA 6 years, this artistic and humanitarian chamber orchestra formed by the Symphony of the Americas USA organization Musicfor, has been acclaimed throughout Europe. Its musicians Stage Manager are experienced professionals – graduates and faculty members of noted Viola Sandy Riblett European conservatories, devoted to presenting musical excellence and Nicola Narduzzi Symphony of the Americas USA organizing performances which are of high humanitarian importance. From Principal Baroque to Contemporary, the MCO offers innovative programs to provide Stefano Azzolina Soloists its audience with a wide range of musical choice - from Bach, to Beethoven, Lorenzo Sbaraglia Marilyn Maingart, flute to Bartok