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The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra
presents
"Bring the Kids" Family Concert
SATURDAY, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m.
Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY
Snow date Sun. Jan. 10, 3 p.m.
Featuring
Ravel's Mother Goose with Peter Muir, narrator
Stölzel's Concerto for Piccolo Trumpet with Stephen Luck, piccolo trumpet
Khachaturian's Dances from Ballet Gayane with Christopher Clarino, drum
and Frank Petrocelli, alto saxophone
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, directed by Woomyung Choe, invites you to a "Bring the Kids" Concert sure to delight the entire family on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m., Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY. Four exciting guest artists--Peter Muir, commentator and narrator; Stephen Luck, piccolo trumpet; Christopher Clarino, drum; and Frank Petrocelli, alto saxophone--will be performing crowd-pleasing selections from Ravel, Stözel, and Khachaturian. All that, and Wagner too, before the concert concludes with everyone's favorite music from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. [The snow date is Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.]
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), little taller than most children, originally composed Mother Goose, a suite based on five fairy tales, as piano pieces for a friend's children, Mimie and Jean. The French composer loved children and, although he had none of his own, had the ability to see the world through a child's eyes. Peter Muir will tell the stories. Muir is not only an international pianist and recording artist, he is a composer, choral and orchestral director, arranger, author and musicologist. Dr. Muir, guided by a belief in the fundamental beneficial power of music, founded and is, with his clarinetist wife Judith, co-director of the Center for Personal Development through Music in Verbank, NY, a nationally recognized center pioneering the use of music for well-being (www.cpdmusic.com).
Concerto for Piccolo Trumpet in D Major was written by the prolific German composer Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690-1749). He enjoyed an outstanding reputation during his lifetime, but half of his
output was never engraved--one of the saddest losses in baroque music. GNSO's own Principal Trumpet Stephen Luck will perform this impressive concerto. Luck joined the United States Military Academy Band in 1984. He is a member of the Concert Band at West Point and founder of the Heritage Brass Quintet. Stephen is an original member of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. A native of Poughkeepsie, he has performed extensively throughout the Hudson Valley.
Leading 20th Century Russian-born Armenian composer Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (1903-1978) enjoyed a substantial hit with the colorful folk ballet Gayane, and three of the 13 dances will be performed this evening with Newburgh native Christopher Clarino on the drum and Frank Petrocelli on the alto saxophone. The most recognizable of the dances, Sabre Dance with its driving melody and rhythmic sizzle, soon developed a life of its own from TV commercials to football halftime shows.
Christopher Clarino is a junior at The Eastman School of Music pursuing a double major in Applied Percussion and Music Education. In 2007, Chris performed as soloist with the USMA Concert Band at West Point. Chris also performed John Mackey's Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra with GNSO in 2008. As a member of The Volta Trio, Chris has performed and given clinics throughout the Northeast. He performs regularly with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Eastman Percussion Ensemble, and Eastman's student-run Contemporary Music Ensemble. Frank Petrocelli, a member of GNSO's trumpet section from Rockland County, is an active freelance musician throughout the Hudson Valley and Metropolitan areas. He has performed as soloist with the Kalamazoo Symphony, West Shore Symphony and Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Frank has performed at the Grand Rapids Jazz Festival and Montreaux/Detroit Jazz Festival. Mr. Petrocelli is also a music educator at Monroe-Woodbury High School. He is the woodwind instructor and conductor of the Symphonic Band, Freshman Band, Jazz Ensemble and Pep Band.
After intermission is the Siegfried Idyll, one of the few non-operatic works by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Never intended for the public, this jewel of Wagner's romance with his second wife Cosima was a birthday gift to her after the birth of their son Siegfried.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) gives us a beautifully melodic and deeply emotional conclusion to the concert. His Swan Lake, the first ballet set to the score of a symphonic composer, is the love story of a prince and a beautiful young woman turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer.
The Shacklett Preview at 2:00 p.m. is a pre-concert introduction to the music by Gordon Shacklett. Ticket prices are $25 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors, $10 for students, and children under seven are admitted free of charge. Tickets may be purchased at the door or reserved. (845) 913-7157 or www.newburghsymphony.org.
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A debt of gratitude is owed to our superb musicians who are contributing a portion of their services this afternoon.
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