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May Season Finale
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May 5th, 2010
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All Remaining Tickets are $25 or $50
Season Finale Concerts: Beethoven's Symphony No.
9
FRIDAY May 7th at 7pm
and
SATURDAY
May 8th at 8pm
@ VMA,
Providence
Music Director Larry
Rachleff and the Rhode Island
Philharmonic Orchestra present two season finale concerts featuring Guest
Soloists Soprano Michelle Areyzaga, Alto Susan Lorette Dunn, Tenor
Roger Honeywell, Baritone
Robert Honeysucker and the Providence
Singers.
Great Seats still
available for Friday's 7pm performance
Tickets are on sale NOW
@ the Philharmonic Box
Office
phone: 401.248.7000 (M-F
9-4:30pm)
24/7 on the website - riphil.org
The program includes Ives Decoration Day, S.5 No. 2 and Beethoven's monumental Symphony No. 9 in D
minor, Op. 125 (Choral). Resident Conductor Francisco Noya presents an informal talk about
the program in the auditorium beginning one hour before the concert. Before the May 7th Concert, a Music School
Chamber Music Quartet featuring Allison Cote,
Lillian Hathaway, Johannah Macbeth and Natalie Martin will play in the mezzanine
lobby. Before the May 8th concert, Laura
Gulley's Suzuki violin students perform in the mezzanine lobby.
Tickets are available online or by phone at 401.248.7000
Program Notes
Click on Larry video
Michelle Areyzaga, Roger Honeywell, Susan Lorette Dunn, Robert Honeysucker
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Win Free Tickets to 9th to the Nth
TRIVIA: First 10 people who answer these questions correctly
receive 2 tickets to the 7:00pm Friday, May 7 concert:
1.) What was the
date of the first performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9?
2.) What served as
Beethoven's inspiration for the 9th?
3.) When was the
last time the Rhode Island Philharmonic performed the 9th?
4.) Where was
Charles Ives born?
5.) What was Ives'
"day job?"
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Summer Pops
Concerts:
Sun July 4 -
India Point Park, Providence, 7pm
Fri
July 9 - Narragansett Town Beach, Narragansett, 8pm
Fri Sept 3 - Eldredge Field, East Greenwich,
8:15pm
Sun Sept 5 - Independence
Park, Bristol, 7pm
Sat Sept 11-
Slater Park, Pawtucket, 5:30pm
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John Hazen White, Sr. Awards Breakfast
Rhode Island Philharmonic
John Hazen White, Sr.
Leadership in the Arts Awards
Join us as we pay tribute to:Mary Sadovnikoff. |
Richard Beaupre, Suzanne and Al Hall and Mary Sadovnikoff. Their outstanding dedication and support of the Philharmonic has helped to make this organization into the best regional orchestra and music school in the country.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston
Registration 8:00am
Breakfast & Awards 8:30-9:30am
For more information on the event or to purchase tickets please call Liz Scanlon at (401) 248-7004 or lscanlon@riphil.org.
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Did You Know?
- That f.y.e.
in University Heights on North Main Street in Providence has a terrific
Classical Music Department, thanks to Bob Oliver who oversees the operation? We
have drawings for free tickets before every concert.
- The Philharmonic has
not one, but TWO Facebook pages - one for the Orchestra and one for the Music School - check them out, you Facebook people - become
friends and fans! Just follow the links to get there.
- Follow us on
Twitter for all breaking news about concerts, ticket discounts
and music school happenings. Click HERE to visit our twitter page.
- That if you turn your
Eastside Marketplace register receipts in to the Philharmonic,
we can return them to EastSide Marketplace for cash totaling 1% of the receipt?
Thanks!
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About Us
The Rhode Island Philharmonic is the only fully integrated professional orchestra and music
school in United States placing it in the unique position of presenting
great music through both our performance and music education programs .
The Orchestra is now in its 65th Season; the 2009-2010 Season is Music
Director Larry Rachleff's 14th with the
Orchestra.
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Location(s)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium1
Avenue of the Arts Providence, RI 02903 DirectionsGoogle MapsCarter Center, Box Office &
Administration 667 Waterman Avenue West Bay Branch
St. Luke's Parish Church
99 Pierce Street
East Greenwich, RI
02818
Directions
Google Maps
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RI Philharmonic May 11 & 12 Education Concerts
Sounds of Nature
TICKETS $5/person - Advanced reservations are requiredAllison Lonstein
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Conducted by Francisco Noya
May 11th and May 12th
9:45am &
11:30am
VMA, Providence
The Orchestra will perform:
Debussy - "Nuages" from the Nocturnes
Beethoven - Symphony No.6; Movt. 4 "Storm"
Wagner - "Forest
Murmurs" from Siegfried
Smetana - The
Moldau
Singer Allison Lonstein, the winner of the
2010 Philharmonic Concerto Competition will also perform on the
program. She is a senior at Westborough High School in Massachusetts, an AP and Honors student, Vice President of the
National Honor Society, Captain of the Girls Varsity Golf Team, a Varsity
Soccer player and an avid skier.
Teacher's guides with interdisciplinary activities to
prepare your students for the performances can be found here.
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Spring Concerts for Youth Ensembles
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 7pm
PHILHARMONIC YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLES
The Rhode
Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles (RIPYWE) will present their final
concert of the season on Tuesday May 18 at 7:00pm at Sapinsley Hall, Rhode
Island College. The concert will
feature a World Premiere of Maine;
Views from the Water, by student composer Jake Walsh,
played by the RIPYWE Senior Division under the direction of David
Martins. RIPYWE
Senior will also perform music
of Robert W. Smith, Elliot Del Borgo and Samuel Barber. The RIPYWE Junior Division under the direction of
Marc Blanchette will also perform.
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 3pm
PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
The Rhode
Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestras (RIPYO) will present their final
concert of the season on Sunday May 23 at 3:00pm at Roberts Auditorium,
Rhode Island College. The concert will feature Lenny Donadio, winner
of the Music School Division of the 2010 Rhode Island Philharmonic Concerto
Competition. He will perform the first movement of the Prokofiev Piano Concerto
No. 2 with Music Director Alexey Shabalin and the RIPYO Symphony
Orchestra.The
concert will also feature the Repertory Orchestra, under the direction of Vincent Mattera, the
String Orchestra under the direction of Amy Rawstron and the Intermediate String Ensemble and
String Ensemble under the direction of Erin Quinton Erban.
Tickets for both
concerts are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens and
will be
available in advance at the Philharmonic Box Office 401.248.7000 and at
the
door before the concert.
For more information on upcoming concerts and recitals at The Carter Center please visit the Music School Calender or our Facebook Page.
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Spring Open House at the Carter Center
Save the Date: The Music School will host an Open House from 10am- 2pm on Saturday May, 22nd. Come visit our state-of-the-art facilities at the Carter Center for Music Performance and Education and enjoy student performances, tours, an instrument petting zoo, popcorn, games and more!
The Carter Center is located at 667 Waterman Ave in East Providence. For directions click here |
Staying in Tune with the Music School
 The Music School is now scheduling auditions for the Youth Ensembles for the 2010-2011 school year. Please call Sue Curzio at 401.248.7038 to schedule an audition. To download a pdf of the Audition Brochure and Registration Form, click HERE.
Applications are now being accepted for 2010 Summer Workshops. This year we will offer workshops in Chamber Music, Piano, Flute and Jazz, Rock & Blues.The application form, dates and summaries of the specific camps can be found in the Summer Workshops Brochure. For more information please contact the music school at 401.248.7001.
Want to hear about
all the great performances, master-classes, worskshops and happenings at the
Music School? You can become a fan on our Facebook page or simply visit the Music School Calender on our website to stay up to date with
the 100+ great events we have at the Carter Center for
Music Performance and Education we have each year.
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