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Meet The Artists |
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Stacey Tappan
Night at the Opera, part
2: October 11th
@ 8:00 pm
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"Stacey Tappan
is already
making it big
just about
everywhere she
sings." |
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- The Chicago
Tribune |
Stacey was a
member of the
Julliard Opera
Center and an
ensemble artist
with numerous
opera theatres
before making
her professional
debut with the
Houston Grand
Opera. Since
then she has
performed across
the country and
around the world
including
Michigan Opera
Theatre, Lyric
Opera of
Chicago, Bangkok
Opera, the
Springfield
Symphony, the
Elgin Symphony,
the Saginaw Bay
Symphony
Orchestra and
many more.
Website:
Stacey Tappan
Listen to "Rejoice Greatly"
from Messiah by Georg
Frideric Handel |
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Jessye Wright
Night at the Opera, part
2: October 11th
@ 8:00 pm
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". . . . a
dazzling
performance of "Una
voce poco fa." |
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- Fra Noi |
A past national
semi-finalist in
the Metropolitan
Opera National Council
Auditions, Jessye made her
European debut
as the feature
alto soloist at
the Festival
Internazionale
di Musica in
Tuscany, Italy.
She has also
performed with
Opera Theatre
North,
Chattanooga
Opera, New
Jersey Opera
Theatre, the
Northwest
Indiana Symphony
Orchestra, the
Illinois
Philharmonic and
Mobile Symphony,
the Saginaw Bay
Symphony
Orchestra, and
other orchestras
throughout the
country.
Website:
Jessye Wright
Listen to "O thou that
tellest good tidings" from
Messiah by Georg Frideric
Handel |
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Eric Ashcraft
Night at the Opera, part
2: October 11th
@ 8:00 pm
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"[He] held the
listeners
spellbound with
his. . .
glorious and
even tone." |
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- Springfield
Republican
Newspaper |
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Mr. Ashcraft was
a New York
District winner
of the
Metropolitan
Opera National
Council
Auditions and
made his debut
with the Wexford
Festival Opera.
Mr. Ashcraft's
most notable
performances
have been with
Pine Mountain
Opera, Erie
Opera Theatre,
Nevada Opera
Theater, and
Cleveland Opera.
He has also
performed with
the New York
City Opera,
Greater Buffalo
Opera, Dublin
Grand Opera and
Opera Northern
Ireland. |
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Scott MacLeod
Night at the Opera, part
2: October 11th
@ 8:00 pm
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"emotional. . .
equal parts
sweetness and
swagger." |
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- Mobile
Register |
A diverse and
exciting
performer,
baritone Scott
MacLeod has
garnered
critical praise
in opera houses
and concert
halls across the
nation. In
recent months,
he performed
with the North
Carolina
Symphony, the
National
Symphony of
Costa Rica,
Greensboro
Opera, and Long
Leaf Opera.
Upcoming
performances
include the
Brahms Requiem
with the Dallas
Highlander Park
Series, Vaughan
Williams' Dona
Nobis Pacem at
New York's
Riverside
Church, and A
Night at the
Opera with the
Saginaw Bay
Symphony
Orchestra.
Website:
Scott Macleod |
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Gregory H. Largent
An American Christmas:
December 9th
@ 8:00 pm
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"He conducts
with such joy
and enthusiasm
that it becomes
contagious - to
the performers
and to the
audience." |
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- Janet
Martineau of The
Saginaw News |
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Gregory H.
Largent is the
Director of
Music Ministries
at First
Presbyterian
Church in
Saginaw where he
directs and
oversees the
large music
program. The
choirs of First
Presbyterian
Church have made
two tours of
England and
Scotland.
Largent oversees
the critically
acclaimed
Concerts at
First
Presbyterian
Saginaw. He is
the immediate
Past Dean
of the Saginaw
Valley Chapter
of the American
Guild of
Organists. He
has served as
music director
for several Pit
& Balcony
productions. |
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Elizabeth Pitcairn
The Red Violin Returns:
February 14th
@ 8:00 pm
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"Her playing was
sweet of tone
but always
intense and
passionate." |
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- Gazette
Reviewer |
Celebrated
virtuoso
violinist
Elizabeth
Pitcairn is one
of America's
most beloved
soloists. She
has performed
concertos with
the New York
String Orchestra
at Lincoln
Center and the
Philadelphia
Orchestra at the
Academy of
Music. Elizabeth
Pitcairn
performs in
partnership with
the legendary
1720 "Red
Mendelssohn"
Stradivarius which
is said to have
inspired the
1999 Academy
Award-winning
film, "The Red
Violin."
Website:
Elizabeth Pitcairn
View Elizabeth Pitcairn playing "Sontas
in Red." |
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YouYou Zhang
Tchaikovsky Spectacular:
May 2nd @
8:00 pm
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"[She] managed
the furious
barrage of
notes. . . .
with abundant
style and
evident wit." |
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- The New York
Times |
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Recognized as
one of the most
outstanding
young pianists
today,
20-year-old
YouYou Zhang has
been studying in
the United
States since
1998. She has
performed
throughout
Europe and
China, including
at the
International
Music Festival
in Switzerland,
the
International
Music Academy,
the Mendelssohn
Concert Hall,
and the Franz
Liszt Concert
Hall in Germany.
Zhang has also
performed with
the New Artists
Philharmonic,
the North Penn
Symphony
Orchestra, the
Eastern
Connecticut
Symphony
Orchestra, and
the Dallas-Fort
Worth Symphony.
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World Renowned Guest Conductor,
Andre Raphel Smith / Wheeling Symphony
Orchestra
The Red Violin Returns:
February 14th
@ 8:00 pm
Andre Raphel Smith has established a
distinguished career through innovative
programming, a strong commitment to American
music and performances acclaimed by
audiences and critics alike. He is currently
in his sixth season as Music Director of the
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra in West
Virginia.
Andre Raphel Smith enjoys an active career
as a guest conductor and has appeared with
most of America's major orchestras,
including the New York Philharmonic, and the
Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestras, as well as many
international orchestras, Germany's
Neubrandenburger Philarmonie Orquesta
Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica and New
Zealand's Auckland Philharmonia.
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World Renowned Guest Conductor,
Darryl One / Victoria Symphony Orchestra
The Best of British:
Music & Beer:
March 28th
@ 8:00 pm
Enjoying a wide and varied career as a
professional conductor, Darryl One has
conducted a variety of orchestras
encompassing a wide scope of repertoire and
concert formats throughout the United
States.
One is currently Music Director of the
Victoria Symphony Orchestra in Texas. He has
appeared as guest conductor with major
orchestras such as the National Symphony,
Houston Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, and
the Teleman Orchestra of Osaka. One was also
regional orchestras such as the Alabama
Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Honolulu Symphony,
and Syracuse Symphony.
Over his tenure, he expanded subscription
doubles to triples, added a family series
set of concerts, founded the Modesto
Symphony Chorus, and began an annual local
talent search ("Symphony Idol") for
promising young musicians.
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World Renowned Guest Conductor,
Milen Nachev / Int. Symphonic Workshops,
Ltd.
Tchaikovsky Spectacular:
May 2nd @
8:00 pm
Acclaimed throughout Europe, North and South
America, Milen Nachev is well known for his
strong musicality, his excellent conducting
technique, his stylistic faithfulness, and
for the richness of his extensive
repertoire.
Milen Nachev is Artistic Director with
International Symphonic Workshops, Ltd. He
was also appointed Principal Conductor and
Philharmonia Bulgarica and Principal Guest
Conductor with the Romanian National Radio
Symphony Orchestra & Choir. Mr. Nachev was
the Principal Conductor of the Bulgarian
National Radio Symphony Orchestra (BNR) in
Sofia for eight years.
Nachev was also appointed as Music Director
and Principal Conductor of the Balkan
Philharmonic Orchestra composed of the best
musicians from eight Balkan Countries
including Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and
Serbia.
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In Memory Of
Patrick Flynn
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"A conductor to
treasure." |
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- The London
Daily Telegraph |
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British
Conductor
Patrick Flynn is
noted for his
vast repertoire
and enthusiastic
responses from
audiences all
over the world.
He is the Music
Director for the
Saginaw Bay
Symphony
Orchestra and
the Riverside
County
Philharmonic in
California.
Since 2003,
Maestro Flynn
has been a
regular guest
conductor for
the Finnish
National Opera
and the Holland
Symfonia. He has
also conducted
for the BBC
Concert
Orchestra, the
Paris Opera, and
the Australian
Opera.
Click Here For A
Message From
Patrick. |
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