Round VII Short Term Residencies:
· Atlanta Symphony/Michael Gandolfi
· Cincinnati Symphony/Charles Coleman
· Delaware Symphony/David Lang
· Kalamazoo (MI) Symphony/Eric Ewazen
· Milwaukee Youth Symphony/Jeffrey Mumford
· Puerto Rico Symphony/Roberto Sierra
· Stockton Symphony/Chris Brubeck
Atlanta Symphony/Michael Gandolfi 3 weeks
 Michael Gandolfi |
 Listen (excerpt):Michael Gandolfi's Vientos y Tangos (MP3) |
His music has been performed by many leading ensembles including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Regarded as one of the most excellent and creative orchestras in the country, the 95-member Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is complemented by the acclaimed ASO Choruses and the widely recognized Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Serving as the cornerstone for musical performance and training in an area extending far beyond the city's borders, the ASO reaches nearly half a million people through its concert series and its diverse initiatives in music education and outreach.
Music Director since 2001, Robert Spano has led an innovative period that has included a greater emphasis on living composers and contemporary repertoire. ASO recordings have drawn international praise, winning honors that include numerous Grammy Awards. The orchestra records principally for Telarc, with additional releases available on other labels.
The King Celebration concerts honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are broadcast internationally each January by National Public Radio. A regular participant in the National Black Arts Festival, the orchestra also treasures its relationships with area churches. Its innovative Talent Development Program identifies promising African-American and Latino musicians of school age and provides them with lessons, performing experience, and scholarships to summer music camps. Graduates are now studying at several nationally recognized conservatories and schools of music.
The ASO has launched outreach partnerships that take its players into the lives of children who otherwise would never meet a professional musician. Most of the ASO's members regularly volunteer their time for these activities at local school systems, arts centers, libraries, and other organizations.
Cincinnati Symphony/Charles Coleman 5 weeks
 Charles Coleman |
| Listen (excerpt): Charles Coleman's Streetscape (MP3) |
After a brief apprenticeship in musical composition at the Turtle Bay Music School he entered the Manhattan School of Music where he earned his Masters Degree studying with composers David Noon and Eric Lundborg. At Manhattan he met Kristjan Jarvi who, with Gene Pritsker, founded The Absolute Ensemble. Coleman was named composer-in-residence of the ensemble in 1997.
Founded in 1895, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is the fifth oldest symphony in the United States and the oldest orchestra in Ohio. Paavo Järvi, one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation, became the 12th Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in September 2001. His dynamic leadership on the Cincinnati podium has captured international attention, attracted new artists to Cincinnati's historic Music Hall and consistently won praise from critics.
Previous music directors over the years have included Leopold Stokowski, Eugène Ysaÿe, Fritz Reiner, Max Rudolf, Thomas Schippers and Jesús López-Cobos. The CSO has been home to the American premieres of works by composers such as Debussy, Ravel and Bartók, and has commissioned works that have become mainstays of the classical repertoire, including Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra tours nationally and internationally and has a recording contract with the Grammy Award-winning Telarc label. The CSO is the umbrella institution that includes the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, Conductor. Kunzel, celebrating his 40th anniversary with the CSO in 2005-06, continues to lead the Pops today.
The CSO is the official orchestra for the Cincinnati May Festival and Cincinnati Opera and owns Riverbend Music Center, the summer home it opened in 1984 on the banks of the Ohio River. An estimated 27 million people have viewed national telecasts of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra on PBS, including Paavo Järvi's inaugural concert as Music Director of the CSO, aired nationally on PBS in June 2003.
Delaware Symphony/David Lang 2 weeks
 David Lang photo: Robert Lewis |
| Listen (excerpt): David Lang's Sweet Air (MP3) (1999) |
His works are performed with regularity throughout the world by such organizations as the Kronos Quartet, the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic; at Tanglewood, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Almeida, Holland, Berlin and Huddersfield Festivals; in theater productions in New York, San Francisco and London; in the choreography of Twyla Tharp and Margaret Jenkins; and at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and the South Bank Center.
The Delaware Symphony Orchestra seeks to enrich the quality of life through live orchestral music. The Delaware Symphony Orchestra fulfills this mission by:
· Pursuing artistic excellence in symphonic and chamber music performances
· Cultivating a life-long love of orchestral music through education and community engagement programs
The Delaware Symphony Orchestra traces its earliest roots to Alfred I. du Pont's Tankopanicum Orchestra, which he organized in the late 19th Century. Through the last 100 years, the DSO has become an integral part of the civic and cultural life of Wilmington and across all of Delaware. The Delaware Symphony Orchestra brings symphonic music to more than 55,000 Delawareans through its Classical and Chamber concert series, special concerts, and its many education and community engagement programs each year. Music Director David Amado is currently leading his third full season and has been widely praised for his vision and artistry.
As the state's largest classical performing arts organization, we are second to none in the level of artistic quality and excellence. A passionate and engaged Board of Directors, a dedicated and talented staff, and loyal subscribers, volunteers and donors compliment our artistic strengths.
Kalamazoo (MI) Symphony/Eric Ewazen 2 weeks
 Eric Ewazen |
| Listen (excerpt): Eric Ewazen's Shadow Catcher (MP3) |
Founded in 1921, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is the third largest professional orchestra in Michigan and is recognized throughout the country as a regional orchestra of excellence. During the 2005-2006 season the orchestra will perform more than 30 concerts, reaching over 100,000 people in eight counties of southwest Michigan, and make 300 educational and community engagement appearances.
The season includes seven Symphonic Series concerts at Miller Auditorium, The World of… series at Kalamazoo College, the Family Discovery series at Chenery Auditorium, the Epic Evenings featuring the KSO's Burdick-Thorne String Quartet and Artists in Residence at the Epic Theatre, and the new KSO Pops @ Miller starring Bernadette Peters, the Empire Brass, and Jennifer Holliday.
Any history of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra must begin with its founder, Mrs. Leta G. Snow. From its conception until her retirement, Mrs. Snow was the prime force behind the orchestra. In the spring of 1921, she envisioned a Twin Cities Orchestra for Kalamazoo and Battle Creek and presented her idea to fifteen other musicians at a meeting in her home. The group organized the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Its first concert was on December 19, 1921, at the Masonic Temple under conductor Chester Z. Bronson.
The appointment of Raymond Harvey as Music Director in 1999 marked the beginning of a new era for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Under his leadership, the KSO is achieving artistic and institutional growth and excitement. What began as one woman's dream over 80 years ago has become, through the unwavering support of the community of Kalamazoo, an integral part of the cultural life of the community and the region.
Milwaukee Youth Symphony/Jeffrey Mumford 2 weeks
 Jeffrey Mumford |
| Listen (excerpt): Jeffrey Mumford's a distance of unfolding light (MP3) |
Established in 1956, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) has become one of the largest and most respected youth orchestra programs in the country. Providing comprehensive training in the finest techniques of orchestral and ensemble musicianship to nearly 800 students this year, MYSO offers opportunities to a diverse population of young musicians ages 8-18. MYSO is comprised of numerous large ensembles, including both the flagship Senior Symphony and an accomplished chamber orchestra, as well as an array of other groups. Additional opportunities include flute choirs, chamber ensembles, theory and composition instruction, community partnership concerts and national and international touring, along with an extensive schedule of rehearsals, formal appearances and enrichment activities.
Recent efforts, focused on reaching new populations and offering different genres of music, have resulted in the new MYSO Jazz Studies initiative, MYSO's award-winning Progressions string program-a high impact program directed toward 3rd and 4th graders from underserved populations-and a joint venture with the Boys & Girls Clubs. Programs on the drawing board include alumni rehearsal/performance opportunities and more focused contemporary music training.
While honing their instrumental skills through study of a broad range of repertoire, MYSO students-drawn from more than a dozen counties in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois-also develop essential life skills: focus, discipline, time management, character, self-esteem, teamwork, leadership and more.
Currently in its 50th season, MYSO looks forward to the next half century as an opportunity to reach new heights of excellence and service to the community. In January, 2005, MYSO opened the award-winning Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, a collaborative venture with First Stage Children's Theater.
Puerto Rico Symphony/Roberto Sierra 2 weeks
 Roberto Sierra |
| Listen (excerpt): Roberto Sierra's Con Madura, Metal y Cuero(MP3) (1999) |
His works have been performed by the orchestras of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Houston, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Dallas, Detroit, San Antonio and Phoenix, as well as by the American Composers Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Continuum, the Bronx Arts Ensemble, Voices of Change, England's BBC Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and at Wolf Trap, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Festival Casals, Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany, France's Festival de Lille, and others.
Puerto Rico Symphony is considered one of the most important orchestras in all of the Caribbean. Its history dates back to 1956 when Maestro Pablo Casals came to Puerto Rico for the first time. The Maestro spoke of his dream to create a symphony orchestra and the following year, while initializing the first Festival Casals, appointed Ernesto Ramos Antonini to present before the legislature a proposal for the creation of the orchestra. This project received the backing of all the legislatures and the population in general. It was signed and converted to law from the former Governor of Puerto Rico, Don Luis Munoz Marin.
The task of organizing and administering the symphony orchestra in Puerto Rico was appointed to the organization of Festival Casals, Inc. The inaugural concert of the first season was on Nov. 6 1958 in the city of Mayaguez, where Doña Pilar Defillò was born, mother of Casals. The famous Argentinian director/composer, Jual Jose Castro was nominated the first Music Director of the Orchestra. Maestro Castro was followed by famous figures like Vìctor Tevah, Sidney Harth, John Barnett, the Spanish Odòn Alonso, Karl Sollak and Eugene Kohn.
As the orchestra started developing, it gave birth to the various musicians that now compose. At the same time, the first Associate Music Director of the symphony, Puerto Rican-born Roselìn Pabòn was integrated. From August 2001, the orchestra had its first Puerto Rican Music Director, the outstanding violinist and director Guillermo Figueroa, son of Josè Figueroa.
Today, the Puerto Rico Symphony presents soloists of international fame and performs local educational concerts, family concerts, and "Pops" Concerts, and participates with opera and ballet as well. With the purpose of making music accessible to people with limited economic resources, the symphony also presents concerts in the small distinct towns under familiar programs like La Sinfonica en tu Pueblo, La Sinfonica en las Universidades and La Sinfonica en los Residenciales as part of the congressional quality of life.
Stockton Symphony/Chris Brubeck 5 weeks
 Christopher Brubeck |
| Listen (excerpt): Christopher Brubeck's Convergence (MP3) |
On stage, Mr. Brubeck's irrepressible enthusiasm is matched by his fluid command of jazz, blues, folk, funk, pop and classical musical styles. An award winning composer, he has composed and arranged for The Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the Aspen Wind Quintette and The Manhattan Choral Festival.
In its 79th season, the Stockton Symphony is the third oldest symphony orchestra in California and the only professional symphony in San Joaquin County. Since it was founded in 1926 by Manlio Silva, the orchestra has forged an enduring legacy.
In summer 1959, the Stockton Symphony Association-a non-profit corporation was founded. One of the board's first tasks was to find a new music director to lead the orchestra following Silva's resignation. The opening of Atherton Auditorium in 1978 with 1456 seats allowed the Symphony Association to expand the concert season. In the late-1970s and early 1980s, attendance grew to more than 2,650 season tickets, as people clamored to hear the orchestra, and a never-to-be duplicated array of soloists that included Itzhak Perlman, Robert Merrill, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Peter Serkin and many others.
Stockton Symphony's current Music Director Peter Jaffe has dedicated particular efforts to the education program. He initiated field trip performances for fourth and fifth graders and his own Meet the Maestro pre-concert discussions. In addition, he has committed the orchestra to performing at least one world premiere per season and often organized collaborative concerts with local groups such as the Stockton Chorale, University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, San Joaquin Delta College Music Department, Stockton Civic Theatre and Ballet San Joaquin.
Under the leadership of Peter Jaffe and executive director Philip West, the Symphony continues to work towards its mission to engage, educate and inspire the community through a commitment to excellence in performances and programs.
