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MusicaNova Orchestra2014- 2015
Concert Season
MusicaNova Orchestra2014- 2015
Concert Season
Bob AltizerPresident,
MusicaNova Orchestra
President’sMessage
Bob AltizerPresident, Board of Directors
Thank youto all of MusicaNova’s supporters who made the orchestra’s first full season in the Phoenix Central Arts District a success. We have even more for you in the year to come! What ’s the highlight of our orchestra season? World-famous Dover Quartet member Mi lena Pajaro-van de Stadt in October? A world premiere commissioned for MusicaNova and the Paradise Winds Quintet (and special guest Martin Goldsmith) in January? Or piano prodigy Katrina J ia in April? You’ l l have to be here to find out. We’ve started a new Young Artists Series in collaboration with the Arizona Piano Company, whose new recital hall débuts later this season. And our unticketed Collaborative Concerts give us total freedom to show our chops in all sorts of musical and theatrical styles. We’re busy offstage as wel l, collaborating with the Arizona Science Center on a new planetarium show for May 2015 , as charter members of the new Central Arts District; and presenting more and better collaborations with the best secondary schools in Arizona. But none of th is happens without your support. You can make a one-time donation or set up monthly contr ibutions through FirstGiving ; let the shopping you already do at Amazon .Com or Fry’s Food Stores benefit us ; give through special events l ike Arizona Gives Day or Birdies for Chari ty; or attend one of our new series of Salon Concerts, an intimate evening fundraiser in a private home. Visit our website to find out more. We promise you won’ t be disappointed.
PHOTO CREDIT: ABBY REYNOLDS
Our Vision is to become known as a premiere classical musical company throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.
The MusicaNova Orchestra is a professional classical
symphony orchestra, playing thrill ing music with the utmost
virtuosity and unrivaled interpretation. We tell the stories
behind the music, to entertain and inform everyone from
long-time classical music lovers to those attending
their first concert. We challenge ourselves with new
works, neglected works that should be heard, new
interpretations of the classics, and new collaborations
with partners in music, the arts, and other cultural
fields. Our other programs support MusicaNova’s
involvement in the community.
&Mission Vision
Our Young Artists series of concerts showcase
young performers destined for notable careers, our
Collaborative concerts feature music and other arts
in all their myriad forms, our Composition Fellows
program highlights new composers, and our partnerships
with schools bring the joy of playing and hearing great
music to many who might not otherwise have
the opportunity.
Musica Nova, Inc., is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public
charity, incorporated in Arizona in 2003.
Our Mission is to perform musical works of exceptional quality to enrich the l ives of our l isteners and art ists.
Concert Season
Sunday, October 26, 2014 - 4:00 pm
Landrum: Gaslight MNO Composer Fellow Composition Elgar: “Viola” Concerto ~ Milena Pajaro van de Stadt, viola
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No.2
Sunday, January 11, 2015 - 4:00 pm
Cohen: Unexpected Affinities Concerto Grosso for Reed Quintet and String Orchestra ~ Paradise Winds Quintet
Schreker: Chamber Symphony
Special Presentation by author Martin Goldsmith
Sunday, April 12, 2015 - 4:00 pm
Tengku Irfan: Nocturne for String Orchestra
Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato op.92 ~ Katrina Jia, piano
Sibelius: Symphony No.4
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
2014-2015
Our Young Artists series of concerts showcase
young performers destined for notable careers, our
Collaborative concerts feature music and other arts
in all their myriad forms, our Composition Fellows
program highlights new composers, and our partnerships
with schools bring the joy of playing and hearing great
music to many who might not otherwise have
the opportunity.
Music DirectorWarren Cohen
Warren Cohen brings an extensive career of musical direction to Musica Nova Orchestra. Born in Montreal, he studied piano with his father, Philip Cohen, and composition privately. He worked as a pianist for Honolulu City Ballet and as a Musical Director for Theatre Productions in Honolulu. During the 1991–1992 season Cohen underto ok a program of self-study in England at Engl i sh National Opera. He returned to Hawaii in 1992, continuing his work in symphonic and concert repertoire , as well as in theatre productions. In 1996 he was appointed Music Director of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra in Tucson, a posit ion he held unt i l 2005, when he was appointed Conductor Laureate. He became Music Director of the Fine Arts String Orchestra in Phoenix in 2001 , the Music Director of MusicaNova Orchestra in 2003, and of the Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra in 2004.
“There is no greater thrill to me than finding new music or a new composer who has something original to say. Our new music this season shows us that it is still possible to say something new nine hundred years after Perotin became the first distinctive voice in our musical tradition.”
Cohen , h i s wife, soprano Carolyn Wh i t aker, and the i r 15-year-old son, Graham, divide their t ime between Arizona and the New York area, where Warren is Art is t ic Director of the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestras, an award winning group that was a finalist for the 2013 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence.
His inventiveness and talent have earned Cohenten ASCAP awards for or iginal composi t ion, and the 1999 ASCAP/American Symphony Orchestra League Award for Adventurous Programming. He has conducted nearly 1 , 000 works over the past twelve seasons, with scores of regional and world premieres.
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MusicaNova’s twelf th season is full of new and exci t ing
programs for all our audiences and at all our venues. Our
Orchestra Concert Ser ies ’ two stunning soloists and a
virtuoso ensemble, works by MNO Composit ion Fellows,
and the world premiere of a work commiss ioned for the
orchestra. The new Young Ar t is ts Series previews the
future of great music through exceptional young performers,
and our new Col laborative Series lets members of the
MusicaNova family show the depth of their talents and
the bre adth of the i r art istry as they explore works and
interaction with all forms of the v isual and performing arts.
“Our concerts this season reflect, in every case, a movement from darkness to light... the Elgar Concerto is an elegy to a vanished life, and the Tchaikovsky Suite expresses the hope of a new world in the musical expression of an oppressed people; the fact that we can play the gorgeous Schreker Chamber Symphony at all is a triumph of talent over oppression; and the despair of the Sibelius Symphony dissolves into the glorious festivity of the Capriccio Espagnole.”
Warren Cohen
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Outside the concert hall , MNO is a charter member of the
new Phoenix Central Arts Distritct consortium, Arizona
Science Center is using MNO music in a new planetarium
show, and we’re extending partnerships with the best
academic and performing arts secondary schools in the state.
Join us for an amazing season!
Our Season
Join us
PHOTO CREDIT: JACQUES BARBEY
Landrum: Gaslight MusicaNova Composition Fellow Nicholas Landrum
Elgar: Cello Concerto Transcribed for Viola by Lionel Tertis Milena Pajaro van de Stadt, viola
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No.2
A member of the internationally famed Dover Quartet, Milena currently lives in Philadelphia where she studied at the Curtis Institute of Music. She was drawn to the viola by its “lower, darker, more human sounds,” and fell in love with it when she began playing in a string quartet as a high school junior. Milena won First Prize in the 2010 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition. A soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic and Jacksonville Symphony, she has performed throughout North America and Europe, including an acclaimed 2011 debut recital at London’s Wigmore Hall. With the Dover Quartet she won the Gold Medal and Grand Prize in the 2010 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
“Nicholas Landrum is a young award winning composer whose “Gaslight” is an
evocative and br i l l iant ly orchestrated score that uses a wonderful range of colors
and sounds. Elgar ’s Viola Concerto is an arrangement by Lionel Tertis of Elgar ’s
iconic Cello Concerto. The composer agreed to conduct the f i rst performance of
th is arrangement, which gives a new perspective on a fami l iar work. Tchaikovsky’s
Second Orchestral Sui te is perhaps the closest Tchaikovsky came to the Russian
nationalism of Rimsky-Korsakov and the other members of the Mighty Handful .
I t might be the composer ’s most cheerful and light-hearted large work .”
26October
Guest Artist
Milena Pajarovan de Stadt
CONCERT PROGRAM
Program Notes from Warren Cohen
PHOTO CREDIT: LISA-MARIE MAZZUCCO
ComposerGraham CohenGraham Cohen, 15,
originally from Scottsdale,
Arizona, is in h is f i f th year
at the Pre-College Division
of the Juill iard Scho ol
where he studies
composit ion with I ra Taxin
and viola with Toby Appel.
Cohen: Unexpected Affinities Concerto Grosso for Reed Quintet and String Orchestra With Paradise Wind Quintet
Schreker: Chamber Symphony
“ Unexpected Aff init ies” was commissioned
by the Selznick T ikkun Olam Foundation in
memory of Holocaust survivors Max and
N ina Gurin. I t features the unexpected
a f f i n i t y of a reed Quintet consisting of Oboe,
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
and Bassoon with a string orchestra and
percussion. I t is composed by Graham Cohen,
the 15-year-old award winning composer,
and it is paired with the si milarly scored and
gorgeous “Chamber Symphony” of Franz
Schreker, which was used by the Nazis as
the prime example of “ degenerate music ”.
The event wi l l also include a presentation
Martin Goldsmith, noted author and classical
music radio host on SiriusXM and NPR.
11January
Guest Artist Paradise Winds Quintet
CONCERT PROGRAM
Program Notes from Warren Cohen
Graham was the 2009 Charlotte Bergen
Award winner in the ASCAP Morton Gould
Young Composers Competition for his
“ Infernal Fantasy.” Last year he was a
winner in the New Jersey Symphony
Young Composers Competition.
Officially founded in 2009, the artists of Paradise Winds, a chamber wind ensemble with flexible instrumentation, met while pursuing graduate degrees at Arizona State University and have performed together since 2005. In 2012, Paradise Winds was featured in the local Downtown Chamber Series and were collaborators with the Grammy-winning Phoenix Chorale.
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Cohen: Unexpected Affinities Concerto Grosso for Reed Quintet and String Orchestra With Paradise Wind Quintet
Schreker: Chamber Symphony
Paradise Winds Quintet
CONCERT PROGRAM
After the world premiere of
Graham Cohen’s “Unexpected
Aff in i t ies ,” Martin Goldsmith ,
noted author and classical
music radio host on SiriusXM
and NPR, will discuss his recent
books “The Inextinguishable
Symphony” and “Alex ’s Wake .”
A special reception for Martin
Goldsmith will follow the concert.
Books will be available for
purchase, and for signing by
Mr. Goldsmith.
Martin Goldsmith has written six
Composer Portraits (hour-long
biographies of Mozart, Beethoven,
Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvorak, and
Copland that he performed with
conductor Leonard Slatkin and
the National Symphony Orchestra
at the John F. Kennedy Center in
Wash ing ton, DC. Mr. Goldsmith
has also served as the host of
NPR ’s Performance Today (for
which he won a Peabody Award
in 1998) and as Program Director
of XM Classics on XM
Satellite Radio.
Martin GoldsmithAuthor & Classical Music Host on Sirius XM and NPR
SpecialPresentation
Martin GoldsmithDiscusses“The InextinguishableSymphony”
Both Mr. Goldsmith’s books are available for purchase andsigning after the performance.
Our special presenter, Martin Goldsmith is author of the book The Inextiguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany – acclaimed as “A fascinating insight into a virtually unknown Chapter of Nazi Rule in Germany, made all the More engaging through a son’s discovery of his own remarkable parents,” by Ted Koppel, ABC News. His most recent book is entitled Alex’s Wake: A Voyage of Betrayal and a Journey of Remembrance.
Tengku Irfan: Nocturne for String Orchestra Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato op. 92 Katrina Jia, Piano
Sibelius: Symphony No.4
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Rising star Katrina Jia, is a 14-year old freshman at Chandler High School. At age 11, Katrina won the National First Prize of the 2012 Music Teachers National Asociation Junior Piano Competition in New York, along with the Outstanding Chopin Performance award from the Chopin Foundation of The United States. Her other achievements include winning first prize in the Arizona Youth Piano Competition and the Arizona Young Artist Piano Competition. Katrina was also a semifinalist in the International Institute for Young Musicians International Piano Competition. She makes her MusicaNova Orchestra début with Robert Schumann’s Konzertstück No. 92 for piano and orchestra.
“Th is concert features two amazing young talents: Katrina J ia , a 14-year-old
freshman at Chandler High School and winner of multiple state and national
piano competi t ion prizes, makes her MusicaNova Orchestra début with Robert
Schumann ’s Konzertstück No. 92 for piano and orchestra. Sixteen-year-old
Tengku I r fan has dazzled the world as a composing and pianistic prod igy. Hail ing
from Malaysia, he is a student in composit ion and piano in the pre-college division
of the Juil l iard School in New York. Also on the program are the extraordinary
Symphony No. 4 of Sibelius, a dark work that the composer considered h is f i nest
achievement, and the contrasting br i l l iance of the Capriccio Espagnol of
R imsky-Korsakov, a bri l l iant showcase for the ent i re orchestra.
April
Guest Artist Katrina Jia
CONCERT PROGRAM
Program Notes from Warren Cohen
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PHOTO CREDIT: JACQUES BARBEY
MusicaNova is proud to present a new Young Artists Series in collaboration with the Arizona Piano Company, whose new recital hall débuts later this
season. Through this partnership we are presenting exceptional young musicians in solo and ensemble performances. This series allows us to showcase talented young artists and their teachers, giving them the joy
of playing and bringing the gift of great music to the community.Please join us for these special performances.
Tengku Irfan: Nocturne for String Orchestra Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato op. 92 Katrina Jia, Piano
Sibelius: Symphony No.4
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Young Artists Concert Series
Saturday, November 8, 2014 – 4:00 pm
Featuring 6th grader Lilly Kwak, piano and 8th grader Supriya Weiss, flute
Saturday, February 21, 2015 – 4:00pm
Featuring 15-year-old Bobae Johnson, violin and 9-year-old Morgan Beckstead, piano
Saturday, May 2, 2015 – 4:00pm
Featuring 12-year-old Jessica Zhang, piano and 9-year-old Angelina Zhang, piano
Look for more information on
these concerts and the performers at
www.MusicaNovaAz.com
LOCATION
Recital HallArizona Piano Company
4134 E. Wood Street, Phoenix AZ
CONCERT DATES
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The Collaborative Concerts Series features performances by members of the MusicaNova family. Musical styles range from classical and chamber, to pops, jazz and Broadway,
to experimental and interactive. We actively cooperate and collaborate with other performing, visual, and dramatic artists,
educators, and public arts exhibitions. The variety of last season’s Collaborative Concerts included “Words and Music,” an
evening of Shakespeare and English music; traditional and untraditional chamber music; a jazz trio, and an all-brass
(plus cowboy singer) concert of Americana.
The lineup of Collaborative Concerts for 2014-2015 includes:
The CollaborativeConcert Series
The CollaborativeConcert Series
Check our website to stay updated on possible additional Collaborative Concerts, and their locations,
to be scheduled throughout the season.
www.MusicaNovaAz.com
September 21, 2014 – 3:00 pmSonja Brach & Friends present
“The Art of Senegalese Sabar Drumming”
November 30, 2014 – 3:00 pmMusicaNova Brass present a Holiday Kickoff
January 25, 2015 – 3:00 pmASU Classical Acoustic Guitar Soloists & Ensembles
March 1, 2015– 3:00 pm Duo Violinists Joy Pan & Lon Qiu
March 22, 2015 – 3:00 pmMusicaNova Woodwind Quintet
These Collaborative Concerts will be performed at:
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(NE corner of Osborn & Hayden)
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MusicaNova brings a unique vision to the Arizona music scene, but we need
your help to fulf i l l i t . I t ’s only through the generous support of our audience and
patrons that this “miracle in the desert ,” as we have been called, can continue.
Now in our second decade we’ve expanded our offerings to the community
with more performing and educational outreach activities than ever before.
Please consider making a generous one-time donation, a recurring monthly
donation, or underwriting one of the sponsorships described below. Donating
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supports your community and the musical performances that enrich it.
Sponsors at all levels will be recognized in 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Season event programs.
One-time and recurring monthly subscription donations may be made online at the MusicaNova website: www.MusicaNovaAz.com/support-us/
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To donate via wire transfer or securities, or for answers to any questions about donations to MusicaNova, contact the MusicaNova Treasurer at: [email protected]
For additional details and rewards for sponsoring donations, visit www.MusicaNovaAz.com/support-us/
Musica Nova, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization. Our Tax ID number is 11-3682567.
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Season Name Sponsor: $50,000 and aboveConcert Name Sponsor: $20,000 and above
Composition Fellow Sponsor: $10,000 and aboveConductor Sponsor: $5,000 and aboveRehearsal Sponsor: $2,500 and above
Radio Spots Sponsor: $1,000 and aboveAudio-Visual Sponsor: $500 - $999
Tech and Venue Sponsor: $250 - $499Musician Sponsor: $100 - $249
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