Orchestra. University. Musical Arts Center. music.indiana.edu. Cliff Colnot, Conductor. Live & Free at the MAC Season

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1 Live & Free at the MAC Season University Orchestra Cliff Colnot, Conductor Musical Arts Center Wednesday, February 9, 8:00 pm music.indiana.edu

2 INDIANA UNIVERSITY JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC Upcoming Orchestral Spring 2011 Events APRIL FEBRUARY Wed Chamber Orchestra, 8pm, Auer 2 Jorja Fleezanis, Conductor Daniel Perry, Double Bass Telemann: Don Quichotte Vanhal: Concerto for Double Bass in D Major Fauré: Suite from Pélleas et Mélisande, Op. 80 Haydn: Symphony in E-Flat Major, Hob.I:22 The Philosopher Sun Chamber Orchestra 4pm, Auer 3 Jaime Laredo, Conductor TBA, Viola Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 Classical Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D Major W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K.551 Jupiter Sun Concert Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 6 David Effron, Conductor Evan Mitchell, Piano George Lykogianis, Piano Liszt:Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major Liszt: Totentanz Stravinsky: Rite of Spring Wed University Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 9 Cliff Colnot, Conductor Wu Qian, Piano Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 Wed Philharmonic Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 16 Steven Smith, Conductor Sarah Saviet, Violin Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Berg: Violin Concerto R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration MARCH Wed Symphony Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 2 Arthur Fagen, Conductor TBA, Harp Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 Needham: The Body Electric (2010 Dean s Prize) Reinecke: Harp Concerto, Op. 182 Liszt: Les Préludes Sun Chamber Orchestra, 8pm, Auer 6 Cliff Colnot, Conductor Sibelius: Canzonetta, Op. 62a Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Wed Philharmonic Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 9 David Effron, Conductor TBA Cello Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 The Year 1905 Sun University Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 10 Kevin Noe, Conductor TBA, Woodwind Falla: The Three Cornered Hat: Suite No. 2 TBA Woodwind Concerto Puts: Symphony No. 1 Wed Symphony Orchestra, 8pm, MAC 13 David Effron, Conductor Rowell: Overture to The Eumenides Nielsen: Helios Overture, Op. 17 TBA Brass Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 Wed Concert Orchestra & Oratorio 20 Chorus, 8pm, MAC Robert Porco, Conductor Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 EVENT INFORMATION Information about these and the many other concerts in the Jacobs School of Music is available at music.indiana.edu Looking for more information? Our bi-weekly newsletter is available at music.indiana.edu/fanfare Here are a few more quick links! music.indiana.edu/events music.indiana.edu/opera music.indiana.edu/ballet music.indiana.edu/iumusiclive

3 Five Hundred Eightieth Program of the Season University Orchestra Cliff Colnot, Conductor Wu Qian, Piano Artist Diploma in Piano (I911) Musical Arts Center Wednesday Evening February Ninth Eight O Clock music.indiana.edu

4 Program Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro moderato ( ) Andante con moto Rondo: Vivace Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op Dmitri Shostakovich Allegro ( ) Moderato Presto Largo Allegretto Allegro

5 Violin I Lydia Umlauf Yu Seon Nam Yeji Chung Emily Anderson Annika Kounts Eunjung Choi James Choi Rachel Ruggles Ran Seo Moises Cunha Seung Mi Sun Elizabeth Leung Violin II Grace Choi Michael Lim Caleb Mossburg Eric Auerbach Jonathan Wang Rachel McAleer Steven Galat Ari Fisher Abigail Pratt Kala Bradford Joshua Garver Garrett Semmelink Viola Emilee Newell Sela Constan-Wahl Sin-Kyu Lee Joshua Hunton Ju Dee Ang Jin Ju Lee Bradley Hipsher Patrick Lenning Alvin Yu University Orchestra Cello Alan Ohkubo Warren Hagerty Daniel Ericksen Joo Yeon Song Melissa Bork Adam Ayers Julia Morelli Nicholas Mariscal Narae Kim Lauren Coburn Grace Heatherington-Tilka Kielty Wintersteen Hanearl Kim Mackenzie Holmberg Bass Christopher Polen Daniel Benoit Justin Kujawski Christopher Kim Danielle Meier Lindsay Bobyak Marcus Tedesco Flute Caroline Wong Timothy Koop I-Hsuan Hu, Piccolo Oboe Asher Kelly Sarah Hager Clarinet Roy Park Diana Hsieh Horn Kenji Ulmer Julia Gerhardt Michael Digatono Lauren Migalski Trumpet Bruno Lourensetto Caleb Wiebe Trombone Ryan Miller Joseph Turner Evan Tweed, Bass Tuba Grayson Holland Timpani Evan Chapman Percussion Christopher Tarka Erin Jeter Robert Conselatore Orchestra Manager Sarah Paradis Danielle Meier, ass t. Orchestra Set-Up Joshua Garver Sin-Kyy Lee Librarian Mariel Stauff Bassoon Christina Feigel Reiss Schoendorf Matthew Capone

6 A conductor and musician of uncommon range, Cliff Colnot graduated with honors from Florida State University, receiving the Ernst von Dohnányi Certificate of Excellence, and he has also received the prestigious Alumni Merit Award from Northwestern University, where he earned his doctorate. He has studied with master jazz teacher David Bloom and has taught jazz arranging at DePaul University. He teaches advanced orchestration at the University of Chicago and film scoring at Columbia College. As a bassoonist, he was a member of the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago, Music of the Baroque, and the Contemporary Chamber Players. One of few musicians to have studied orchestral repertory with Daniel Barenboim, Colnot has served as assistant conductor for Barenboim s West-Eastern Divan Workshops for young musicians from Israel, Egypt, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries. Colnot has also worked extensively with Pierre Boulez and has served as assistant conductor to Boulez at the Lucerne Festival Academy. He regularly conducts the International Contemporary Ensemble, and he collaborates regularly with the internationally acclaimed contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird. Colnot has been principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra s contemporary MusicNOW series since its inception and is principal conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, an orchestra he has conducted since He also conducts Contempo at the University of Chicago, the DePaul University Symphony Orchestra, and orchestras at Indiana University. He has appeared as a guest conductor with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Utah Symphony. In addition, he is also a master arranger. Selected as the classical music bright young star for 2007 by the Independent Newspaper, Wu Qian was born in Shanghai, where she received her early training before coming to the Yehudi Menuhin School at thirteen. At fifteen, she performed a W. A. Mozart concerto in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and again at the Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. She also played the Saint-Saèns Concerto No.2 with the Philharmonia Orchestra in St. John s, Smith Square. In 2000, Qian made her debut recital at the South Bank Purcell Room, and she has since played there again on several occasions, including a recital broadcast by BBC Radio 3 the following year. Qian gave recitals throughout Europe including the Steinway Halls of Hamburg and New York, where her performance was broadcast throughout Asia. She has appeared in many of the major venues in the United Kingdom. In April 2009, her debut recording was released on the Dal Segno label. Recently, she performed with the Brussels Philharmonic and the Munchen Symphoniker. Future plans include a new CD release with works by Schumann and future engagements in England, Italy, Norway, and Germany. Qian received her Masters Diploma with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music in London and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at Indiana University on the Jacobs Fellow Scholarship with Arnaldo Cohen.

7 The MAC Box Office will now be able to handle on-site bursar billing for current students who want to go to the opera or any other MAC ticketed performance! All I needed was my student ID! Please note: tickets billed to your bursar account must be purchased before 5:30 PM. Faust Conductor: David Effron Stage Director: Tomer Zvulun Set & Costume Designer: C. David Higgins February 25, 26 March 4, 5 MAC 8pm The Man Who Souled Out by Charles Gounod MAC Box office: (812) music.indiana.edu/operaballet

8 Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi February 11, 12 Final Weekend! by Giacomo Puccini music.indiana.edu/ opera/angelica Stellar Performances on Exhibit MAC Box office: (812) music.indiana.edu/operaballet