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The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra
WOOMYUNG CHOE, conductor
Snow date, Saturday, January 17, 2009 —3 p.m.
"Peter and the Wolf"
Salieri's Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, directed by Woomyung Choe, invites you to a "Bring the Kids" Family Concert rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at 3 p.m. in the Newburgh Free Academy High School Auditorium, 201 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh, NY. Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, sophisticated enough for adults and loved by children the world over, will be narrated by returning international pianist and musicologist Peter Muir. Another highlight is Salieri's charming Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra with flutist Julie Ditzel and oboist Joël Evans. Additionally, some outstanding young students will be playing with the orchestra, among them children of orchestra members.
In 1936, after Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) returned to settle permanently in the Soviet Union, one of his first compositions was Peter and the Wolf, Symphonic Tale for Children, Opus 67. He could scarcely have foreseen how successful his playful classic would become or how consistently it would delight and inspire children and adults of all ages for years to come. Prokofiev invented the story and wrote the narration himself. Each character in the story is represented by a different instrument or group of instruments: Peter by the strings, the grandfather by the bassoon, the wolf by the horn section, and so on. And, on this occasion, the story will be narrated by the extraordinarily versatile Peter Muir.
Peter 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).
Beginning the program is Capriccio Brillante on Themes of the "Jota Aragonesa" by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857), an important influence on future Russian composers and regarded as the founder of Russian nationalism in music. Capriccio Brillant, however,reflects the musical results of a two-year sojourn in Spain.
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) is better known for the renowned composers with whom he was associated than for his own compositions. His illustrious students include Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt. There was a discredited rumor that he poisoned Mozart, perpetuated by the 1830 Pushkin story which was later adapted for the play, and subsequent movie, "Amadeus." His Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra in C Major will be performed by a virtuosic duo: Julie Ditzel, flute, and Joël Evans, oboe.
Originally from Nashville, TN, Julie Ditzel has been an active performer, teacher, clinician, and recitalist in the Hudson Valley for the past eighteen years. She is principal flutist with the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, assistant principal with the US Military Academy Band at West Point, and flutist with the Academy Woodwind Quintet and Elegant Occasions. Mrs. Ditzel maintains an extensive teaching schedule through her private flute studio.
Joël Evans, oboist and solo English hornist with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, GNSO and retired principal oboist of the US Military Academy Band at West Point, has been a familiar musical voice in the valley for many years. Dr. Evans is oboist with the Poné Ensemble and plays baroque and classical oboes with Hudson Valley Baroque, the resident historic ensemble at SUNY New Paltz where he also serves as Assistant Professor of music, directing the Symphonic Band, Collegium Musicum and lecturing in music history.
A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and later a champion of Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945) wrote the orchestral prelude The Distant Princess (La Princesse Lointaine), Opus 4 using a
lyrical wealth of color and ecstatic melody. The work is based on the French medieval legend about
Lointaine, the sort of woman hapless knights were always devoting themselves to.
The concert concludes with three dances from El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), a ballet about a magistrate who attempts to seduce a miller's faithful wife. De Falla, though not prolific, was distinguished by the quality of his music as Spain's most significant composer since the Renaissance.
The Shacklett Preview at 2 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.
This concert is sponsored, in part, by M&T Bank.
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