Miss Hsiaos numerous awards include the first prize in the Taiwan Music Competition, the Hsing-Tien Temple Competition, and the 5, International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young MusiciansTaiwan Pre-Audition; the finalist for the 7. She grew up in Asuncin, Paraguay and Busan, South Korea before moving to Colorado, where she began her formal training under the tutelage of Jesse Ceci, former concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. She also debuted as a soloist with Paul Freeman and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague, Czech Republic in 2006. Ms. Green is a licentiate of the British Royal Schools of Music. Committed to Hampton Roads music education, she maintains a private studio and is adjunct faculty at Virginia Wesleyan University. Mr. von Oeyen has recorded for Warner Classics since 2017. Takasugi has also participated in master classes with Daniel Ching, Emma McGrath, Ilya Kaler, Paul Silverthrone, James Dunham, Atar Arad, Hariolf Schlichtig, Miro and Pacifica Quartets. A native of Michigan, Mr. Armstrong holds BM and MM degrees from the Juilliard School, where he was a scholarship student of Dorothy DeLay. J. Scott Jackson has a uniquely balanced background in the Arts as a performer, teacher/arts education advocate, and administrator. As both soloist and conductor he has led concerti and orchestral works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel and Kurt Weill. One could truly melt into the comf He has won numerous competitions and has appeared as soloist with the Kishwaukee Symphony, the Orchestra of St. Vincents of Chicago, the Judson College Symphony, the Northern Illinois University Philharmonic, and the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra. Avery Robinson grew up in Western Massachusetts where he was influenced by his parents love for jazz music. Simon Lapointe was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1979. She is married to Virginia Symphony Principal Percussionist and Virginia Arts Festival Director, Robert W. Cross. from Virginia Commonwealth University as well as attended the graduate program at Chicago College of Performing Arts on scholarship. He now resides in Norfolk, Virginia, and enjoys sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. In 2008 he was accepted into the Juilliard Pre-College to study with Albert Laszlo. He was guest artist at the 31st Annual International Horn Symposium and grand prizewinner of the Sixth Annual Sister Mary Faustina Memorial Concert Competition in Marylhurst, Oregon. In addition to Juilliard, she also attended the Aspen Music Festival for six consecutive summers beginning in 1991, earning second prize in the Nakamichi concerto competition. While in New York she served asConcertmaster of both the Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia and ChamberOrchestras, where she had the opportunity to play under such renowned conductors asKurt Masur, David Robertson, Pierre Boulez, and Julius Roudel. He went on to attend the University of Alabama to study under Dr. Jonathan Whitaker. Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall at the College of . Satoko has taught masterclasses and coaching sessions for many schools in the Hampton Roads Area including the College of William & Mary.Satoko is a former professor of viola at Christopher Newport University. He resides in Virginia Beach with his wife, Christina Havens, who is Director of Orchestral Activities for the Virginia Symphony. Mark retired from the United State Air Force in March of 2022 after serving 21 years. Solo performances with Concerto Soloists include Mozarts Symphonia Concertante for Winds, J. S. Bachs Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin, Vivaldis Concerto for Two Oboes in d minor, and the world premiere of Arthur Cunninghams Adagio for Oboe and Strings. Meanwhile he performed professionally with of orchestras in Mexico such as the Guadalajara Symphony, Guanajuato Orchestra, Estado de Mexico Symphony, and the Xalapa Symphony. Proven to be an in-demand player, David has been a candidate for several Orchestral Principal chairs, He has also played as a substitute musician in some of the countrys best orchestras and has performed in festivals in the US, Asia and Europe. The Historic Cavalier Hotel's renowned Great Lawn sets the stage for Symphony on the Lawn. Warren succeeds Karen Philion, who served as president and CEO from 2014 through 2022. As a soloist,Everettwas awarded first prize in the International Horn Societys Premier Solo Competition in 2009.Everettholds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Indiana Universitys Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Jeff Nelsen, Richard Seraphinoff, and Dale Clevenger. Aubrey Holmes was a founding member of the Heimat Quartet (2014-2020), which gave their Carnegie Hall Debut in 2019. Anna was an emerging artists at festivals such as the Garth Newel Music Institute, Brevard Music Center, Colorado Quartet Institute and the Nova Scotia International Young Artist Program. They would then find a soloist who is known for performing that piece. Takasugi joined the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. Recently Lesa began her professional bodybuilding career. Originally from Pittsburgh PA, Mike received his Bachelors and Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University studying with Timothy K. Adams, Jr., Principal Timpani with the Pittsburgh Symphony (retired) and Paul Evans, Percussionist with the River City Brass Band. Ali Ewoldt has appeared as Christine Daa in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Cosette in Les Miserables (Broadway, National Tour), The King and I (Broadway, Lyric Opera of Chicago), and Maria in West Side Story (National Tour, International Tour). Elizabeth earned the Master of Music in the prestigious Orchestral PerformanceProgram at the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Glenn Dicterow,Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. Margarets orchestral experience includes the previously held position of 3rd/ Bass Clarinet with the Lima Symphony and a robust freelancing career featuring performances with the Richmond Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, Charleston Symphony, Mississippi Symphony, Southwest Michigan Symphony, Saginaw Bay Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, Midland Symphony, Michigan Philharmonic, Dayton Philharmonic and Toledo Ballet Theater among others.As a chamber musician, Margaret has collaborated on projects with Aepex Contemporary Ensemble (keep an ear out for a CD release featuring two Symphonies by Evan Ware), ArcaSonica and OperaMODO. A viola is a stringed instrument with four strings that is bigger and lower than a violin. A versatile musician, she is proficient on guitar, mandolin, viola, cello, hammered dulcimer, and well versed in many styles of music. The Virginia Symphony is at the center of the Hampton Roads arts community, and in many ways serves as the cultural cornerstone for the region. There she received a Performer Diploma. In 2016, the quartet recorded the String Quartets of Adolphus Hailstork for Albany Records. While in Atlanta, David took part in two exciting recording projects. , performs across the US and Europe as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. A Washington D.C. native, she made her national debut as a soloist with The President's Own: United States Marine Band in 2007. Violinist Amanda Gates joined the VSO in 1996, and was appointed Assistant Concertmaster in 2002. Michael Daniels began studying the cello at age 12 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and continued further studies at the Brevard Music Center, in Brevard, North Carolina. A native of Madison, Indiana, David Vonderheide began trumpet studies at the age of twelve. As a member of the LA-based 2nd Street Brass Quintet, John performed in venues across Los Angeles and California and in the spring of 2014 traveled to Bellingham, Washington for a week-long residency in association with the Bellingham Music Festival. Small periodically performs with the Colour of Music Festival Orchestra. He began his piano studies at age 5 and made his solo orchestral debut at age 10. Aside from his regular work as a recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral cellist, Mr. Gomes has given 50+ world premiere performances, and is engaged in several commissioning projects. Jacobsens first release on Warner Classics was the ground beneath our feet. Upon finishing school, he joined The Orchestra Now at Bard College, where he spent the past three years. Mr. Martell resides in Norfolk along with his wife Helen Martell (Virginia Symphony Director of Education/Staff conductor and Music Director of the Bay Youth Orchestras). He began his violin studies under his mothers tutelage at the age of three and made his solo debut when he was 10 years old. She previously held positions with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and the New City Ballet. from Ball State University where he studied with Harold Levin anda B.M. She has participated in many other festivals including Tanglewood, the Colorado Philharmonic, the Music Academy of the West, the Skaneateles Festival, and the Virginia Arts Festival. The Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has selected Dr. Andrea F. Warren as President and CEO, following an executive search process led by Arts Consulting Group (ACG). Margaret has taught in a wide variety of settings including Masterclasses at the collegiate level as well as private lessons K-12. In that role, he created the Rhythm Project program, an after school program designed to provide positive experiences for at-risk students through the arts. She has attended several prestigious festivals, including The Meadowmount School of Music, Le Domaine Forget, and Aspen Music Festival and School, where she was a mentor for two summers. Elise Nusbaum Hofheimer, Principal Cello Chair. Nicholas Hersh, the guest conductor, said he chose to do all Mozart . Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News. Virginia Symphony Orchestra Romantic Meltdown Virginia Symphony Orchestra Apr 21, 2023. When in doubt, wait for the masses to start clapping. Yun Zhang began his violin studies under the tutelage of his father at the age of three and gave his first public performance when he was five years old. Dr. Warren's selection marks a historic feature for the field of classical music as she becomes the first Black women to serve as CEO at a leading symphony orchestra in the United . Broadway credits include Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Elton Johns Lestat, Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Woman In White and Bombay Dreams. and Lost in the Stars, New York City Center's Encores! Most recently, Mr. Gomes has appeared at the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, Evolution Contemporary Music Series, String Fest, Le Petit Salon, Early Music at St. Marks, and Old Town Hall Concerts, among others, including many appearances with his Duo partner, pianist Wan-Chi Su, with whom he has been touring for several seasons. Copyright Virginia Symphony Orchestra. In the picture, violin is on the left and viola is on the right. Jacobsen is Artistic Director and conductor of The Knights, and serves as the Music Director for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2016, Ordaz took 2nd place in the National Flute Associations Piccolo Artist Competition, and was recognized for having the best performance of the newly commissioned work with the Carl Hall Prize. Hailed for his impressive virtuosity, energy, and a handsome tonal range (Berkshire Review), Mr. Gomes has established himself as a captivating young artist with a commanding voice and a growing reputation for delivering exciting performances and innovative programming. As a lifelong student of music, Ms. Paulwell has studied voice with Betty Ridgeway at Morgan State University, in Baltimore, MD, and Jeremy Winston at Wilberforce University, in Wilberforce, OH, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree. Prior to being in Virginia, she performed as Principal Cellist of. He had the privilege to play professionally under great conductors such as, Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Metha, Lorin Maazel and James Levine among them. Biographical or Historical Information . She has been a guest artist on the Virginia Arts Festival Organ Swell Series since 2003. In addition to teaching cello privately, she is the creator of successful Notes From the Far East Chinese presentation and Notes From The Silk Road multi-cultural presentation reaching over 4500 kids and adults each year in the Hampton Roads area. Box Office Information. During the summers, she attended numerous festivals including Aspen Music Festival as an Orchestral String fellow, National Repertory Orchestra, Brevard Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, Garth Newel Music Center, Encore School for Strings, and Madeline Island Music Camp. Or the Music Director may want to perform a particular concerto on a concert. Other experience has included the American Wind Symphony and the Disneyland All-American College Band. During a residency in Canada with pianist/composer, Gabriela Frank, a world premiere performance of Ros Profundos led to a recording titled, It Wont Be The Same River. EVITA, THE WOMAN IN WHITE and BOMBAY DREAMS, symphony orchestras throughout the United States and, Canada singing the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and, credits include Transport Groups Productions of, Film includes HBOs Something the Lord Made and, SOAR : School Orchestra Artistic Residencies, Open Doors: Sensory-Friendly Concert Series, Broadway Celebration with Tiffany Haas | 8/17. Prior to being in Virginia, she performed as Principal Cellist of The Greensboro Symphony where she made her solo debut of Tchaikovskys Rococo Variations. Jacob Wilder completed both a Bachelors degree and an Artist Diploma in French Horn performance at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in downtown Los Angeles. She also attended the New York String Orchestra Seminar and Spoleto Festival USA. A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music, usually in a single continuous movement, which illustrates or evokes the content of a poem, short story, novel, painting, landscape, or other source. He has also worked as a substitute for the Amarillo Symphony and the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. He is regularly invited as a soloist and recitalist in Baltimore, Quebec and Hampton Roads, as well as at the Lanaudire Festival. Avery has studied at many top music schools such as the Eastman School of Music, The Hartt School of Music, and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and has graduated with honors. And we'll even throw in a surprise or two! While in Tennessee,Tannercultivated a diverse freelance career performing with classical, jazz, and commercial ensembles in and around the Nashville area. As a passionate Chamber Musician, Satoko has performed chamber music throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Garcia received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory. She was also featured on CNN headline News at the Rialto. Amongst his instructors were James Ostryniec, Peggy Pearson, John Mack, Richard Kilmer, Al Genovese, Johathan Blumenfeld and Keith Underwood, to name a few. Small has also studied with various teachers, such as Eugene Levinson, Jeffrey Bradetich, Julius Darvas, Alexander Berti, Brian Powell, James Goode, etc. Marc & Connie Jacobson, Principal Trumpet Chair. He appears twice with the Virginia Symphony, with guest artist Branford Marsalis and also performing Beethovens Ninth Symphony, and travels to Bilkent, Turkey, to appear with the orchestra there. Miss Hansen also toured for years with Marvin Hamlisch, appeared at the Lincoln Center singing Rodgers and Hammerstein, as well as regular appearances there as a part of the prestigious Meet the Artist series. He began his piano studies at age 5 and made his solo orchestral debut at age 10. von Oeyen has appeared in recital at Wigmore Hall and Barbican Hall in London, Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Bostons Symphony Hall, Zrichs Tonhalle, Moscows Tchaikovsky Hall, St. Petersburgs Philharmonia, Dublins National Concert Hall, Royce Hall in Los Angeles, Herbst Theater in San Francisco, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Sala So Paulo, Teatro Olimpico in Rome, in Mexico City, Hanoi, Macau, and in every major concert hall of Japan and South Korea. Afterwards, he went on to study with Luis Gomez-Imbert at Florida International University where he now holds a Bachelor of Music in Double Bass Performance; Cum Laude, and a Masters of Music in Double Bass Performance. Concert at 7:00 PM. In the coming season, Eric Jacobsen returns to the Detroit Symphony for the world premiere of James Lee IIIs American, a contemporary response to Dvoraks New World Symphony which also features on the program. Small plays on a 2006 Heinrich Gill; Maggini Model, double bass named Odin and a 1920 Eugen Roth bow named Brunhilde. Other credits include Big Love, Fiorello! Emmanuel Tolu Losa is one of the musicians participating in the Virginia Symphony Orchestras African American Fellowship Program. As a recording artist, Richards has recorded Walter Giesekings works for string quartet and string trio for the Naxos label with the Adelphi Quartet, and has recently recorded world premiers for the Sono Luminus label with the Inscape Chamber Orchestra. As a top prize winner of the Academy of Taiwan Strings Concerto Competition, she made her solo debut with the Academy of Taiwan Strings at the age of thirteen. Joanne Meyer White plays Second Flute with the Virginia Symphony, a position she has held since 1996. Virginia Symphony Celebrates 100th Anniversary. Mr. von Oeyen has also recorded award-winning recital albums of Liszt, Debussy, and Stravinsky under the Delos label. Orchestra. He began playing oboe in the 8th grade under the instruction of Judith Famous, sitting next to her in the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sheldon. Trumpet Player Mark Nixon joined the Virginia Symphony Orchestra as 3rd trumpet for the 2022-2023 season. Elizabeth has soloed with theVirginia Symphony, the Lynchburg Symphony and the National Repertory Orchestra,and performed as a member of the National Symphony of the Dominican Republic, theorchestras of the Spoleto, Italy Festival, the American Institute of Musical Study (Graz,Austria), the Crested Butte Music Festival, The Colorado Music Festival, and theConducting Institute at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. He is also a charter member of the Virginia Waterfront International Arts Festival Chamber Music Series, and leader of the Chautauqua String Quartet. In the USA he began playing as Assistant Concertmaster in the Coronado Music Festival (Arizona) Colorado Music Festival (Boulder), South Florida Symphony (Fort Lauderdale), Miami Chamber Orchestra and briefly with the Florida Philharmonic. Please contact our box office at 757.892.6366 to get up-to-the-minute ticket availability information. John has also performed as an extra musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Milwaukee Symphony. Like Tchaikovsky, composer Anna Clyne, an inventive collaborator . His trombone quartet won the American Trombone Workshops national quartet competition two years in a row, performing recitals at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. Jacobsens first release on Warner Classics was the ground beneath our feet. Ms. Paulwell received critical acclaim under the baton of Yuri Temirkanov and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in St. Petersburg, Russia performing Gershwin's Porgy and Bess in 2004. Elizabeth is married to VSOPrincipal Trumpet David Vonderheide, and they live in Portsmouth with their dog Marty. Following his time at Juilliard, Will attended The Orchestra Now for two years. They have been also featured performers for the Virginia Arts Festival, the Feldman Chamber Music Society Series, and the Salon Series with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The strings of a violin are E A D G from high to low. We Are The Knights, a documentary film produced by Thirteen/WNET, premiered in September 2011. It is ranked in the top ten percent of professional orchestras nationwide and . Miss Hansen made her Broadway debut in The Boys From Syracuse and starred in Londons West End as Magnolia in Hal Princes Tony award winning production of Show Boat. In recent seasons, Eric Jacobsen and The Knights performed a fully-staged centennial production of Bernsteins Candide directed by Alison Moritz at the Ravinia Festival, and toured Florida with Gil Shaham. Sponsored by William & Mary, the City of Williamsburg and the W& In December 2012, Jacobsen and his brother Colin were selected from among the nations top visual, performing, media, and literary artists to receive a prestigious United States Artists Fellowship. After his wife Sherie Aguirre won the first oboe position in the Virginia Symphony, he came to Hampton Roads area to play with the Virginia Symphony where he has been heard as a soloist and a Concertmaster in several occasions. She teaches at The College of William & Mary, The Governors School for the Arts and in her private studio. Prior to coming to Virginia, Stacey played with the Houston Ballet Orchestra and Sinfonica Dell Emigliz Romagne; Parma, Italy. Elizabeth Roberts joined the Virginia Symphony Orchestra as their Contrabassoonist in 2017. . The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is a sight to behold, a marvelous showcase of world-class music played by gifted artisans who live and breathe to play. Avery Robinson is one of the musicians participating in the Virginia Symphony Orchestras African American Fellowship Program. He is presently the conductor of the acclaimed Hampton Roads Chamber Players. The Old Dominion University Symphony Orchestra teamed up with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for the first time in 2018 with a side-by-side "Russian Perspectives" concert. Apr 21, 2023; Event Starts. Do you clap between movements? He is the newly-named Music Director of the Virginia Symphony, becoming the 12th music director in the orchestras 100-year history, and will assume that post on July 1.
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