Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: "GERSHWIN'S PIANO CONCERTO" May 30 & 31 @ BPA

Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra presents GERSHWIN'S PIANO CONCERTO May 30 & 31 at BPA

The season finale of the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra on May 30 and 31 will explore the ideas of love, passion, loss, and joy through the rousing and spellbinding masterpieces of Wagner, Debussy, and Gershwin. Don't miss it!

DR. JOHAN BOTES, PIANO
Dr. Johan Botes is Assistant Professor of Piano at Marshall University. First-Prize winner of the National Piano Competition in South Africa, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras in South Africa, Europe and America. In 2010, he won the Sidney M. Wright Presidential Scholarship Competition in Piano Accompaniment and in the same year began collaborative Piano Trio work with cellist Francesco Mastromatteo. Their first performance in October 2010 resulted in critical acclaim, winning them Prize for the best Chamber Music Recital at The University of Texas at Austin in 2011.

MAESTRO SCHULZ
Conductor Wesley Schulz is garnering attention for his fresh programming and imaginative performances as well as building orchestras and growing audiences. In constant demand, Schulz is the Music Director of the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Festival Orchestra and the Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra. He has been lauded by musicians for his "intensity and emotion" in performances and for his "approachable and inspiring" leadership. In the fall of 2014 Schulz assumed the new post of Conducting Fellow at the Seattle Symphony with Music Director Ludovic Morlot.

THE PROGRAM
DEBUSSY: L'aprés-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
STRAUSS, R.: Concerto for Horn No. 1, op. 11 in E-flat major
STRAUSS, R.: Feierlicher Einzug
GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F major
Read more about the program.

ANNE-MARIE CHERRY, HORN

An active free-lance horn player and music educator, Anne-Marie Cherry has held the title of principal horn with the Round Rock Symphony from 2008-2012, and she has performed with the San Antonio, Downey, and Austin Symphonies in addition to the Dallas Wind Symphony, Victoria Bach Festival and the Austin City Brass Ensemble. She can be heard on several recordings with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, including the ground-breaking recording of John Corigliano's Circus Maximus, and a soon-to-be released recording on the Klavier label. Photo: Liz Love.

Maestro Schulz; Photo Ben Aqua

SEASON FINALE
MAY 30 & 31
Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. + Sunday @ 3:00 p.m.

PRE-CONCERT CHAT
Sunday @ 2:15 p.m.)

TICKETS

$19/$16 + youths (18 & under) free with paying adults thanks to Wicklund Dental's Youth in Music Initiative sponsorship @ 206.842.8569 or ONLINE

2015 - 2016 SEASON

Join the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO) for its 42nd Anniversary Season and help celebrate the orchestra's flourishing vitality and contribution to the arts on Bainbridge Island. Performances for the BSO's 2015-2016 four-concert season are November 14 & 15, February 20 & 21, April 16 & 17, and June 3 & 5. With the exception of the final concert, all performances are Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. The June concerts are Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. to accommodate the first-Saturday return of The EDGE on June 4.

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