Geneva Concerts
| '12—'13 SEASON | | | TICKETS/SUBSCRIBE | | | DIRECTIONS | | | OUTREACH | | | PREVIOUS SEASONS | | | BOARD MEMBERS |
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| SWAN LAKE | RPO: TYZIK & GRANT | RPO: REMMEREIT & KELLOGG | SWINGLE SINGERS | RPO: REMMEREIT & KRYLOV |
| '12—'13 SEASON | | | TICKETS/SUBSCRIBE | | | DIRECTIONS | | | OUTREACH | | | PREVIOUS SEASONS | | | BOARD MEMBERS |
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| SWAN LAKE | RPO: TYZIK & GRANT | RPO: REMMEREIT & KELLOGG | SWINGLE SINGERS | RPO: REMMEREIT & KRYLOV |
Photo Credit: Cylla von Tiedman.
To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, Ballet Jörgen Canada is launching the world's most renowned Classical Ballet in a major new production; Swan Lake. Dramatic and timeless, this production showcases the extraordinary beauty of ballet in its purest form.
In Swan Lake, Bengt Jörgen, one of Canada's most distinguished classical ballet choreographers, returns to his roots with this new production of grandeur, passion and hope. "This is a work that has inspired me since I was a little boy, when I first performed as a Jester in Natalia Conus' Bolshoi version of Swan Lake. It is a most magical ballet and one that I have longed to bring to life for some time now. Every step and every beat inspires. I want people everywhere to have a chance to see, experience and be touched by this most extraordinary ofall ballets."
At the heart of Swan Lake, is a story of true love, the union of two souls and the ultimate sacrifice to be set free. With a cast of 24 dancers, Ballet Jorgen Canada's Swan Lake will be one of the largest ballet productions gracing Canadian stages from coast-to-coast.
Bengt Jörgen is the current Artistic Director Producer of Ballet Jörgen Canada and George Brown Dance. He is a winner of the Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award and has created over 30 ballets for numerous ballet and opera companies including the National Ballet of Canada, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the American Ballet Studio Company, the Canadian Opera Company, Opera Hamilton and the Hong Kong Ballet.
His critically acclaimed version of Romeo & Juliet led to the development of Coppélia, an international co-production between the Hong Kong Ballet and Ballet Jörgen Canada that will rotate between the two companies for a ten year period.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Bengt Jörgen is a graduate of the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He moved to Canada to further his studies at the National Ballet School of Canada, and from 1982-1985 he was a member of the National Ballet of Canada where he began to choreograph for the company’s choreographic workshops.
In 1987 he co-founded Ballet Jörgen Canada, with real-life partner Susan Bodie.
His commitment to creating original work coupled with his demonstrated choreographic and artistic vision continues to lead his company, school and work to local, national and international acclaim.
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Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is recognized as one of America's most innovative pops conductors. Described by the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle as "among the best pops conductors in America," Tyzik is known for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. Now in his 17th season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Tyzik also currently serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
In his seventeen years with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), Tyzik has developed an incredible relationship with devoted Rochester audiences who appreciate his creative pops programming. Over the course of his tenure, he has written over 160 works for the orchestra. A consummate musician, Tyzik is so appreciated in Rochester that the RPO has taken the unusual step of inviting their principal pops conductor to appear as a guest conductor in the orchestra's classical subscription series calendar on a regular basis. On his classical series concerts, Tyzik has performed works by some of the greatest American composers to critical acclaim. He has also been commissioned to compose original works for orchestra, including a Trombone Concerto, which was funded by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and subsequently performed at Carnegie Hall, and a Timpani Concerto, commissioned by the RPO, was premiered in January 2010. Tyzik lead the world premiere of his original work New York Cityscapes with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in June 2010. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over 3 months. Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, called it "one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years".
As an accomplished composer and arranger, Tyzik has had his compositions recorded by ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Summit Brass, and his arrangements have been recorded by groups including Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the RPO, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Doc Severinsen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He has also produced and composed theme music for many of the major television networks, including ABC, NBC, HBO, and Cinemax, and released six of his own albums on Capitol, Polygram and Amherst Records.
Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O'Connor, Doc Severinsen, John Pizzarelli, Billy Taylor and Lou Rawls, and has created original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown and swing.
A Buffalo native, Kenneth Grant received his education at the Eastman School of Music. He joined the RPO in 1987 as Principal Clarinet after almost 15 years in the same position with the Columbus Symphony. In 1990, Mr. Grant toured Europe with the Cleveland Orchestra as Assistant Principal Clarinet. In 1994, he won critical acclaim in Japan as soloist with the Eastman Wind Ensemble on the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. In addition to performing, Mr. Grant is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Eastman School of Music.
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Remmereit photo: Hamilton Productions
Arild Remmereit joined the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2011 as its eleventh Music Director. Remmereit adds to the Orchestra's storied history, which includes such illustrious conductors as Eugene Goosens, Erich Leinsdorf, and David Zinman.
The Norwegian-born Remmereit made five dramatic debuts, over the course of five months in 2005, with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, Milan's Filarmonica della Scala, the Munich Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony, quickly establishing himself as a major talent on the international scene.
The New York Times wrote of his Pittsburgh debut: "…he showed utter self-assurance, using clear and wide-ranging gestures, particularly in a breathtakingly dynamic reading of the Schumann [Symphony No. 4]... The only thing listeners seemed to want to talk about afterward was Mr. Remmereit. 'Sensational' was the word heard most frequently."
The prestigious Wiener Zeitung hailed his performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 with the Vienna Symphony as "the sensation of the evening...The orchestra played with unequaled precision."
Remmereit was immediately re-engaged in Pittsburgh, Vienna, Milan, and Baltimore, and since then has conducted a number of other prominent orchestras around the world, including the Detroit Symphony, England's Hallé Orchestra, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale in Florence, the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), the Dallas Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Bamberg Symphoniker, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic, and the Seoul Philharmonic, among many others. In 2005 he made an acclaimed debut at the Teatro alla Scala conducting Tchaikovsky's opera Cherevicki.
Remmereit began piano lessons at the age of six, studied trumpet, and performed as a boy soprano. In 1986 he graduated from the Norwegian Conservatory of Music, earning master’s degrees in voice, piano (jazz and classical), and composition. It was at a conducting seminar in 1985 at the Aspen Music Festival that he was inspired to change his focus. From 1987 to 1992, he studied conducting in Vienna under the direction of Prof. Karl Österreicher at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, where he also participated in a master class with Zubin Mehta. Remmereit studied with Leonard Bernstein at the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and assisted him in several recordings in Vienna between 1987 and 1990.
Mark Kellogg is Associate Professor of Trombone, Euphonium, and Brass Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music. A faculty member since 1991, Mr. Kellogg teaches trombone, euphonium, alto trombone, and jazz trombone, and coordinates the brass chamber music program. An active performer, he also holds the position of Principal Trombone of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Throughout his career he has embraced a wide variety of performing roles, from jazz soloist to chamber musician to orchestral performer.
After receiving his undergraduate training and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School, where he studies with John Marcellus and Cherry Beauregard, Mr. Kellogg performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Syracuse Symphony. In 1989, he joined the trombone section of the Rochester Philharmonic, with whom he also performs euphonium a nd bass trumpet. Since joining the RPO, Mr. Kellogg has appeared as soloist with the Orchestra on many occasions, performing the concerti of Tomasi, Albrechtsberger, and Jeff Tyzik (commissioned by the RPO in celebration of the Orchestra's 80th anniversary), works by Elliott Carter and Fred Sturm, and numerous jazz and euphonium solos on the Orchestra's Pops series. He has also been a soloist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek, Hamilton New Music Ensemble, Geneseo's Friends of Music Orchestra, and the U.S. Army Chamber Orchestra.
Active as a jazz musician throughout his career, Mr. Kellogg has performed with Clark Terry, Chris Vadala, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Daniels, and Mel Tormé. Recent jazz and commercial recordings include collaborations with Jeff Tyzik, Gene Bertoncini, Allen Vizzutti, Steve Gadd, and Gap Mangione. His newly released jazz recording with Eastman School faculty colleague pianist Tony Caramia, Upstate Standards, celebrates the music of upstate New York composers Harold Arlen, Alec Wilder, and Jimmy Van Heusen.
Originally from Hannibal, NY, Mark Kellogg lives in Pittsford, NY with his wife, RPO flutist Joanna Bassett and their son Robbie.
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Photo Credit: Ben Ealovega.
Inspired by music from 50 years of Swingle history and contemporary artists, the Swingle Singers continue to push the boundaries with their versions of classic songs. This new show features music by trendsetting British bands Elbow and Mumford and Sons, as well as audience favourites by Björk, the Beatles, Bach, and many others. With their breathtaking new arrangements, haunting harmonies and epic beats, the current lineup of the Swingles bring an energy that's new, contemporary, and relevant. Their message: Don't reinvent the wheel, reinvent the feel!
After half a century, the Swingle Singers are still at the cutting edge of a cappella. With 50 albums, five Grammy Awards, and more than 4000 performances, they're better than ever. The Swingle Singers invite you to celebrate this landmark year with them!
Watch Libertango: The Music Video.
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Born in Moscow into a family of musicians, Sergej Krylov started studying the violin at the age of five and made his debut with orchestra at ten, performing in Russia, China, Finland and Germany.
At a very young age he won First Prize at the International Competition "R. Lipizer" and, after studying with Salvatore Accardo, he was awarded First Prize at both the "A. Stradivari" Competition in Cremona and the prestigious "Fritz Kreisler" in Vienna.
Following this he has developed a highly successful career, performing at the Berlin Philharmonie, Munich Philharmonie and Herkulessaal, Wien Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Théatre des Champs-Elysées and Auditorium de Radio France in Paris, Athens' Megaron Centre, Brussels Bozar, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Sergej Krylov appears with some of the most prestigious orchestras in the world, such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, English Chamber Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt, Camerata Academica Salzburg, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonie, Orchestra Verdi in Milan, Filarmonica Toscanini, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg and Copenhagen Philharmonic.
Among the most important personalities with whom he has worked, his friendship with Mstislav Rostropovich marks a very significant moment in Krylov's artistic life. They have performed together several times.
His discography, in addition to the recent publication of the Paganini 24 Caprices, includes recordings for EMI, Melodya and Agorà. Sergej Krylov plays the Stradivari "Scotland University" (1734) from the Sau-Wing Lam Collection, Courtesy of "Fondazione A. Stradivari" in Cremona.
Arild Remmereit joined the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2011 as its eleventh Music Director. Remmereit adds to the Orchestra's storied history, which includes such illustrious conductors as Eugene Goosens, Erich Leinsdorf, and David Zinman.
The Norwegian-born Remmereit made five dramatic debuts, over the course of five months in 2005, with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, Milan's Filarmonica della Scala, the Munich Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony, quickly establishing himself as a major talent on the international scene.
The New York Times wrote of his Pittsburgh debut: "…he showed utter self-assurance, using clear and wide-ranging gestures, particularly in a breathtakingly dynamic reading of the Schumann [Symphony No. 4]... The only thing listeners seemed to want to talk about afterward was Mr. Remmereit. 'Sensational' was the word heard most frequently."
The prestigious Wiener Zeitung hailed his performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 with the Vienna Symphony as "the sensation of the evening...The orchestra played with unequaled precision."
Remmereit was immediately re-engaged in Pittsburgh, Vienna, Milan, and Baltimore, and since then has conducted a number of other prominent orchestras around the world, including the Detroit Symphony, England's Hallé Orchestra, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale in Florence, the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), the Dallas Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Bamberg Symphoniker, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic, and the Seoul Philharmonic, among many others. In 2005 he made an acclaimed debut at the Teatro alla Scala conducting Tchaikovsky's opera Cherevicki.
Remmereit began piano lessons at the age of six, studied trumpet, and performed as a boy soprano. In 1986 he graduated from the Norwegian Conservatory of Music, earning master’s degrees in voice, piano (jazz and classical), and composition. It was at a conducting seminar in 1985 at the Aspen Music Festival that he was inspired to change his focus. From 1987 to 1992, he studied conducting in Vienna under the direction of Prof. Karl Österreicher at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, where he also participated in a master class with Zubin Mehta. Remmereit studied with Leonard Bernstein at the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and assisted him in several recordings in Vienna between 1987 and 1990.
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Ford Weiskittel, President
Ann Warner, Vice-President for Membership
Susan Belding, Vice-President for Performance
Susan Horvath, Vice-President for Programming
Phillia Yi, Vice President for Publicity
Hilda Collins, Secretary
Joanna Whelan, Treasurer
Anthony Calabrese
Larry Campbell
Jay Freer
Neil Gold
Karen Horvath
Michelle Iklé
Scott McKinney
Tom McClure
Kevin Mitchell
Allauna Overstreet-Gibson
Gena Ungerer-Rangel
Jeanne Salisbury
Amanda Tourtellotte
Martha Winsor
This series is made possible, in part, by funds from the
New York State
Council on the Arts, a State Agency,
by a continuing subscription from
Hobart and William Smith Colleges,
by grants from the Williams Family Foundation
and the Wyckoff Family Foundation,
and by the friends of
Geneva Concerts.
