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Follow on Google News | New York Repertory Orchestra Annual Benefit Concert: Music by Thomson, Poulenc, and Saint-Saëns!Music by Virgil Thomson, Francis Poulenc, and Camille Saint-Saëns is on the program on December 19 as New York's finest all-volunteer orchestra continues its innovative season of orchestral rarities and masterworks with its Annual Benefit Concert.
This is a rare opportunity to hear these works as the composers intended them: Francis Poulenc's Concerto for Organ and Camille Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3 ("Organ" Symphony) were created to take advantage of the rich and majestic sounds of both orchestra and organ. No electronic organ (as are used in the major concert halls in NYC) can hope to match the visceral excitement and emotional immediacy that one gets from the hearing the genuine article. ------------------------ Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009 Time: 8:00pm Place: Church of St. Mary the Virgin (145 West 46th Street, New York City - between 6th & 7th Avenues) Admission: $10 Donation ------------------------ Here's the complete program: Thomson: "The Plow that Broke the Plains" Poulenc: Concerto for Organ - James Kennerley, organist Saint-Saëns: David Leibowitz, conductor ------------------------ More about the program: NYRO's season continues on December 19, with its Annual Benefit Concert. Camille Saint-Saëns' massive and majestic Third Symphony gloriously combines the full range of sounds available in a large orchestra and grand pipe organ. By turns dark and ominous, quiet and celestial, and finally, ecstatically triumphant, the symphony brilliantly marries these two musical powerhouses. The Organ Concerto by Francis Poulenc is one of the major works for solo organist and orchestra in the entire repertoire and is a dazzling tour de force for soloist and orchestra alike. With stark clarity and emotional depth, Poulenc perfectly balances two important sides of his character -- the spiritual and secular. As organ soloist for the Poulenc and Saint-Saëns, the virtuoso organist James Kennerley will make his debut on the NYRO stage. A native of the United Kingdom, Mr. Kennerley was educated at Harrow School and Cambridge University, where he was Organ Scholar at Jesus College. He was then appointed Organ Scholar of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. Mr. Kennerley is currently the Music Director/Organist at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Virgil Thomson's score for the film "The Plow that Broke the Plains" (1936) is a landmark in American film music and is among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for its "frankness and openness of feeling," calling it "fresher, more simple, and more personal" than the Hollywood norm. ----------------------------------- Celebrated for his innovative programming and exciting performances, conductor David Leibowitz has achieved international acclaim for his work on the concert, opera, and ballet stage. Mr. Leibowitz is the Music Director/Conductor and founder of the award-winning New York Repertory Orchestra NYRO . Some recent highlights of his tenure there have been a fully staged production of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio and a landmark performance of Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 3. As an avid fan and champion of today’s music he has commissioned, worked with, and performed local and world premieres by some of today’s most important composers; such as Eduard Tubin, Harold Farberman, Paul Moravec, Stephen Dembski, John Schwabe, Salvador Brotons, William Dickerson, and Terry Pender. Since 2003 Mr. Leibowitz has held the post of Principal Conductor with the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra Massapequa Philharmonic (NY) and since 2003 has been on the conducting staff of the Rome Festival Opera (Italy), leading opera, ballet, and concert performances. He is also on the staff of the International Opera Institute at the Maud Powell Music Festival Maud Powell Music Festival. (IL). Recent operatic highlights include performances of Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, and Le nozze di Figaro, Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore, Bizet’s Carmen, and Humperdinck’ Throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe he has directed such ensembles as the Pleven Philharmonic (Bulgaria), the Orchester Pro Arte (Vienna), the Masterplayers Orchestra (Switzerland) In the New York City area, he has conducted the Greenwich Village Orchestra, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, Centre Symphony Orchestra, Sound Symphony Orchestra, and Music at St. Paul’s (Columbia University). He has been invited back to those ensembles and venues repeatedly. A dedicated music educator, Mr. Leibowitz conducted the Third Street Philharmonia at the Third Street Music School Settlement in New York City from 2003-2005. He has worked as a conductor and coach with many other student and youth orchestras, including the Maud Powell Music Festival, the orchestras of Brooklyn College and City College of New York, the InterSchools Orchestra of New York, and the Gemini Youth Orchestra. Mr. Leibowitz received his Master of Arts degree in Performance Practice, Summa Cum Laude, from the City University of New York’s Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. His main studies were in performance, musicology, and composition. He was awarded a teaching fellowship and was named a Presidential Scholar of the University. He has continued his conducting studies with, among others, Herbert Blomstedt, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Jacques-Louis Monod. Mr. Leibowitz was a finalist in the International Masterplayers’ ------------------------------------ The award-winning New York Repertory Orchestra, New York’s leading community orchestra, is composed of talented professional and amateur musicians. Founded in 1991 by Music Director David Leibowitz, the orchestra strives for exciting performances, provocative programs and the highest artistic level. To its fans and followers, these qualities have become the hallmarks of this exceptional ensemble. In 2002, NYRO was invited by Columbia University to perform the Brahms Requiem in a memorial concert for 9/11 as a participant in the Columbia Remembers program. In addition to its regular season at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, NYRO has participated in the Music at St. Paul’s series at Columbia University and at the Music Festival of the Hamptons. In January 2006, NYRO performed in the Chinese New Year Global Gala at Radio City Music Hall, broadcast worldwide by NTD Television. NYRO regularly performs on Pier 35 on the East River, in program sponsored by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council of New York’s Lower East Side. NYRO was recently given the Omega Ensemble of New York’s “Gift to the City” award for ongoing contributions to the musical life of New York . # # # The New York Repertory Orchestra, New York’s leading all-volunteer, community-based orchestra, presents a series of free concerts each season. Founded in 1991, NYRO strives for exciting performances, provocative programs and the highest artistic level. End
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