Classical Movements, Inc. PAXPAX MUSICAMUSICA 2015 Touring Year • Client Tour Stories Our New Opera and Orchestra Festival in Prague Prague Summer Nights makes a splash at Mozart’s Estates Theater In June 2015, Classical Movements The Opera launched Prague Summer Nights Young Gala Artists Music Festival, an international performance in the Estates opera festival designed to provide the Theatre ultimate performing and training experience during the for young musicians. Hundreds of young 2015 Prague Summer vocalists and instrumentalists from around Sherrill Milnes the globe auditioned for this month-long Nights Festival Cfestival, where they had the opportunity to live and perform in Prague, working with Participants an esteemed experienced a international wide array of faculty including performing the legendary opportunities American and instruction during the festival including daily workshops, baritone, lessons, chamber performances, art song recitals, concert Stars of Don Giovanni take a bow alongside Sherrill Milnes. performances and two fully-staged opera productions. conductor John Nardolillo and directors Sherrill Milnes and Maria Zouves Continued on page 17 Minnesota Orchestra Makes Historic Tour to Cuba Classical Movements secures high-level invitations and plans successful trip in 110 days Making headlines around the world, tour for a major Classical Movements arranged the professional Minnesota Orchestra’s historic tour orchestra are to Cuba in May, building the entire multiplied operation from the ground up in tenfold. With our just 110 days, and affirming its place eighteen years as the top concert touring company of experience in for travel to Cuba. The logistics Cuba, though, Msurrounding U.S. citizens visiting Cuba Classical are complicated, Movements The Minnesota Orchestra arrives in Cuba but those associated was uniquely with arranging a equipped to enable many firsts, including getting permission for the first ever entire concert broadcast live from Cuba. From obtaining visas and performance Minnesota Orchestra conductor Osmo permissions, to finding and reserving venues, and flying more than 160 people and Vänskä, photo: their valuable instruments on the largest passenger plane to ever fly direct from the Ann Marsden U.S. to Cuba, preparation was only the beginning. Continued on page 17 Classical Movements, Inc. www.ClassicalMovements.com 1 Yale and Juilliard Fill Premier Venues in England and France Yale makes rare appearance at Westminster Abbey On their tour to England and France performed several concerts individually while this spring, Yale Schola Cantorum joining together for others, including concerts and the historical performance at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor and Trinity ensemble Juilliard415, under the College Chapel in Cambridge. Both ensembles direction of esteemed British conductor also made an impression on the British media; David Hill, filled some of Europe’s Juilliard’s unique ensemble was featured in The most famous cathedrals and prestigious Guardian and Yale received a stellar review in Ovenues in London, Winchester, Winchester Today! The collective ensemble was Cambridge, Windsor, and Oxford, Yale Schola Cantorum and featured twice including Juilliard415 perform together in on BBC’s T a very rare Paris Radio 3, performance including at Westminster Abbey. once as a The ensembles formed lasting guest on connections with fellow students, musicians, the popular and their welcoming hosts. With a full itinerary afternoon of concerts from Choral Evensong services to program “In The collective ensemble performs as performing new commissions, the ensembles Tune,” before guests on BBC’s Radio 3 finishing their Poster for Yale Schola Cantorum’s concert at tour together in Paris. St. John’s Smith Square in London Vassar College Choir Performs with Japanese Taiko Drummers and Ugandan Dancers Classical Movements facilitates special cross-cultural partnership Partnering with the Ashinaga At Home in the World. This special Foundation, which supports musical collaboration was performed children all over the world who have in New York City and Washington, lost their parents, the Vassar College D.C., before moving on to Tokyo. Choir teamed up with students Directed by Tony Award winner John from the Foundation’s programs Caird, this incredible performance in Uganda and Japan to present melded the unique artistic talents from each country, featuring Vassar’s P American choral singing, taiko drumming performed by the Japanese students, and traditional songs and Ugandan children join in the festivities during At dances performed by the Ugandan Home in the World, photo: Ashinaga Foundation students. This year’s performance marked a continuation of the event’s successful 2014 debut in Japan. A collage of photos from At Home in Vassar College Choir performs with the World, photo: Vassar College Japanese and Ugandan students from the Ashinaga Foundation, photo: Vassar College 2 Classical Movements Opened Its Doors in 1992! Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Tours Europe Simon Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic musicians work with the orchestra Concerts in Prague, Pilsen, Berlin, Basel, Bern, Interlaken, and Lucerne receive lavish praise from European press The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performed a whirlwind European tour this “The Boston Philharmonic Youth summer under the baton of Artistic Director Orchestra’s 2015 European tour Benjamin Zander, with concerts in eight was a triumphant milestone prominent concert halls throughout Germany, in the organization’s history. the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. The Throughout our journey, ensemble presented sold-out concerts in the Classical Movements provided Berlin Philharmonie, Lucerne’s KKL, and impeccable support, allowing TPrague’s Smetana and Rudolfinum Halls. our musicians to experience new cultures amidst breathtaking performances. The experiences we had, and audiences we inspired, will serve as everlasting memories!” - BENJAMIN ZANDER, BPYO ARTISTIC Berlin Philharmonic brass section DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR joins BPYO rehearsal The tour also featured cultural exchanges with young Swiss musicians, Sir Simon Rattle addresses BPYO students hiking in the beautiful Swiss Alps, visits to the homes of some of classical music’s greatest composers, and a concert of the Berlin Philharmonic featuring a meet and greet with renowned conductor Sir Simon The BPYO Horns perform in Rattle. Interlaken, Switzerland “What an incredible 2.5 weeks! I am so grateful for all of the Full house at Berlin Philharmonie wonderful experiences we shared. This tour has challenged me musically, socially, and culturally; I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to visit and perform in the most beautiful concert halls in the world!” - CARLEY YANUCK BPYO rehearses with legendary cellist Natalia Gutman in Prague’s Smetana Hall “The concert is already so full of energy that many a professional ensemble should go pale with envy.” Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra prepares for their concert in Dvorak Hall - PROMINENT BERLIN NEWSPAPER DER TAGESSPIEGEL in Prague Classical Movements, Inc. www.ClassicalMovements.com 3 Leading Cuban Choirs tour the U.S.A. with Classical Movements International ensembles visit the United States Cuban Ensembles Tour the U.S. n addition to being the leading touring company to Cuba, Classical Movements Iis proud to bring talented Cuban ensembles to tour the U.S., demonstrating the depth of talent and mesmerizing energy present in Cuban musical traditions. This year, Coro Entrevoces with conductor Digna Guerra toured the East Coast in addition to performing in the Serenade! Washington, D.C. Choral Festival, while Camerata Vocale S Sine Nomine traveled extensively throughout the U.S. during their month-long tour, with stops in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Utah, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Camerata Vocale Sine Nomine performs for audiences at the Coro Entrevoces performs at the Kennedy Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C. Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, D.C. Serenade! Series Brings Global Talent Stateside “…An evening of music that lassical Movements has found incredible and interesting choral music around balanced emotional directness Cthe world. This year, we have created a unique forum, using our extensive with technical mastery.” international network to bring foreign choirs to the U.S. The Serenade! International -ANNE MIDGETTE, WASHINGTON POST Choral Series presents concerts featuring premier international choral ensembles REVIEW OF THE ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC to audiences in the Washington, D.C. area. This year, Serenade! Series audiences CHAMBER CHOIR CONCERT experienced the incredible energy that made Zimbabwean trio Insingizi crowd favorites as they toured throughout New York and Connecticut. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) and Artistic Director Tõnu Kaljuste presented an astounding program featuring works by Sibelius, Tormis and Pärt. Insingizi performs in New York The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir performs in Washington, D.C. 4 Visit Classical Movements’ New Website at www.ClassicalMovements.com and Learn About Its Great Passion for Outreach and Service Around the World! Six New Commissions for the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program in 2015 Classical Movements brings number of commissioned works to thirty Since founding the Eric Daniel Some of our past Helms New Music Program in commissioned composers: 2005, Classical Movements has commissioned numerous works as Americans