News Release
The Cleveland Orchestra announces
Miami Residency activities in April
Tribute to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims planned for April 8 and 9 concerts
Cleveland Orchestra to perform Nathaniel Stookey’s The Composer is Dead,
based on a book by Lemony Snicket, in Education Concerts on April 7 and
Family Concert at Arsht Center on April 9
Ongoing Residency activities and partnerships include
Coconut Grove Cares The Barnyard, Books & Books, All County Music,
and University of Miami Frost School of Music
Release date: April 1, 2011
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami Residency in April 2011 will include subscription concerts at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on April 8 and 9, as well as a Family Concert on April 9, and educational programs for students. Cleveland Orchestra musicians will work with students from elementary school through graduate school in presentations, coachings, workshops, and masterclasses.
Cleveland Orchestra Concerts at the Arsht Center
On April 8 and 9 at 8 p.m., Czech conductor Jiří Bĕlohlávek conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in performances of Haydn’s Symphony No. 96 (“The Miracle”), Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, with Horacio Gutiérrez as soloist. Mr. Gutiérrez has performed with The Cleveland Orchestra many times since his debut in 1973.
Also on April 8 and 9, The Cleveland Orchestra will open the program with the Allegretto from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, followed by a moment of silence in tribute to those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In addition, the musicians have organized pre-concert chamber music performances at 7 p.m. in the Arsht Center lobby to raise awareness of the continued need for charitable donations. The Cleveland Orchestra encourages those who want to help to donate to the Red Cross online at www.redcross.org, or to donate $10 by texting REDCROSS to 90999. Gifts to the American Red Cross will support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific.
On Saturday, April 9, at 2 p.m., The Cleveland Orchestra will perform a Family Concert titled The Composer is Dead at the Arsht Center. The featured piece on the program, titled The Composer Is Dead, is a collaboration by acclaimed composer Nathaniel Stookey and best-selling children’s author Lemony Snicket. The concert will be led by Assistant Conductor James Feddeck and will feature Mr. Stookey as narrator. The Composer Is Dead is a musical whodunit – a Peter & The Wolf for the 21st Century – designed to introduce children to the orchestra and classical music. To watch a video preview of The Composer Is Dead, click here.
These Cleveland Orchestra performances are presented by the Musical Arts Association of Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency educational and community
collaboration programs in the Miami-Dade community
The Orchestra’s Miami Residency continues to develop through expanded education and community programs that serve thousands in the Miami-Dade area. The Cleveland Orchestra’s residency activities in Miami were conceived and made possible with the leadership of the Musical Arts Association of Miami, the Miami-based support organization dedicated to fundraising for the Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency.
In April, the Orchestra will present a wide array of education and community programs, including two Education Concerts, a “C” You At The Orchestra: Cello, Composer, and Conductor program at Coconut Grove Cares The Barnyard; a book reading and signing by composer Nathaniel Stookey at Books & Books in Coral Gables along with a hands-on Instrument Discovery area in partnership with Allegro Musica Horn Clinic Day at All County Music in Tamarac, and a number of masterclasses and coachings at the University of Miami Frost School of Music with Cleveland Orchestra musicians.
Nearly 4,000 students from Miami-area schools will attend two Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts on April 7 at the Arsht Center. The Education Concert programs will be the same The Composer Is Dead program led by Assistant Conductor James Feddeck, as described above.
Schools that attend Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts receive a variety of repertoire-specific curriculum materials to help prepare students for their Cleveland Orchestra concert experience including a CD of the concert music for instructional use, including teacher Guides, and copies of The Score student newspaper. In March, thirty teachers from Miami-Dade County Public Schools whose students will be attending a Cleveland Orchestra Education Concert at the Arsht Center participated in training workshops and attended a Cleveland Orchestra open rehearsal in March 2011 to help them prepare their students for the concert.
The Orchestra will present a number of events in partnership with Coconut Grove Cares The Barnyard after-school program, Books & Books, and All County Music, including:
- “C” You at the Orchestra: Cello, Composer, Conductor program about the inner workings of an orchestra by cellist Brian Thornton for children at the Coconut Cares Barnyard After School Program. The presentation is in preparation for their field trip to The Cleveland Orchestra’s Family Concert (The Composer Is Dead) at the Arsht Center on April 9.
- Composer Nathaniel Stookey will read and sign copies of The Composer Is Dead at Books & Books Bookstore in Coral Gables on April 7. Children will also have the opportunity to ‘discover their inner musician’ by trying out string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments supplied by Miami-based Allegro Music in the Instrument Discovery area.
- Horn Clinic Day for horn students with Richard King and Jesse McCormick at All County Music in Tamarac in partnership with Conn-Selmer, Inc., on April 9.
The Orchestra’s ongoing collaborations with the University of Miami Frost School of Music include:
- Recital and masterclass by Henry Peyrebrune, bass, on April 5.
- Stamps String Quartet coaching with violinist Eli Matthews on April 6.
- Percussion masterclass with Tom Freer on April 6.
- Clarinet masterclass with Robert Woolfrey on April 6.
- Trombone masterclass with Richard Stout on April 6.
- Viola masterclass with Lynne Ramsey on April 8.
- Cello masterclass with Tanya Ell on April 8.
- New Music Reading Workshop with Cleveland Orchestra musicians Joela Jones, Richard Weiss, and Peter Otto on April 9.
Support for the Miami Residency is provided by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. The 2011 Miami Residency sponsors are Feldman Gale, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Funding Arts Network, Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc., Peacock Foundation, Inc., White & Case and Northern Trust. The residency media partners are Classical South Florida 89.7 FM, WLRN, The Miami Herald, and El Nuevo Herald.
About the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is one of the world’s leading performing arts organizations and venues. Made possible by Miami-Dade County’s largest ever public/private-sector partnership, the Center plays host to three resident companies (Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet and New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy) in addition to numerous South Florida arts organizations that perform in its theaters regularly. Since opening in 2006, the Center has emerged as a leader in offering and presenting world-class programming that mirrors South Florida’s diversity, as a catalyst for development in Miami, and as a host of impactful community and educational programs.
Designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the venue is comprised of the 2,400-seat Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House, the 2,200-seat John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, the black box Carnival Studio Theater, a restored Carnival Art Deco Tower, the Peacock Foundation, Inc. Studio, the Peacock Foundation, Inc. Education Center, and the outdoor Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts. Events impresario and restaurateur Barton G. Weiss brought his signature style to the Center in 2009 with PRELUDE BY BARTON G, a full-service upscale restaurant open six days a week.
Visit www.arshtcenter.org for more information.
A calendar for The Cleveland Orchestra’s April 2011 Miami Residency follows this release. Biographies and photos of the guest artists, as well as photos of the Orchestra, are available upon request.
April 2011 Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency Schedule of Activities
Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 12:00 noon
Bass Recital
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Henry Peyrebrune, bass
Cleveland Orchestra member Henry Peyrebrune, bass, and Christine Fuoco, piano, will perform a recital of works by Beethoven, Hindemith, and Schubert at the University of Miami Frost School of Music’s Victor Clarke Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.
Venue Information:
Victor Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.
Bass Masterclass
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Henry Peyrebrune, bass
Henry Peyrebrune, bass, will teach a masterclass at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Caroline Broby Hall
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 6 p.m.
Stamps String Quartet Coaching
University of Miami Frost School of Msic
Eli Matthews, violin
Violinist Eli Matthews will coach the Frost School of Music’s Stamps String Quartet, an ensemble of undergraduate students.
Venue Information:
Volpe Building Room 101
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 6 p.m.
Percussion Masterclass
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Tom Freer, percussion
Percussionist Tom Freer will teach a percussion masterclass at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Nancy Green Hall
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 7 p.m.
Clarinet Masterclass
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Robert Woolfrey, clarinet
Clarinetist Robert Woolfrey will teach a percussion masterclass at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Volpe 103
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 7 p.m.
Trombone Masterclass
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Richard Stout, trombone
Trombonist Richard Stout will teach a trombone masterclass at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Fillmore Hall
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Thursday, April 7, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon
Cleveland Orchestra Education Concert
Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
The Cleveland Orchestra
James Feddeck, conductor
Nathaniel Stookey, composer and narrator
The Composer is Dead
Nearly 4,000 students from Miami-area schools will attend Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts on April 7 at the Arsht Center, including students from Coconut Grove Cares The Barnyard and Overtown Youth Center.
About The Composer Is Dead: There’s dreadful news from the Arsht Center – the composer is dead and the perpetrator is lurking within the orchestra! A collaboration by composer Nathaniel Stookey and children’s author Lemony Snicket, The Composer Is Dead is a morbidly funny musical whodunit that “investigates” every section of the orchestra – a Peter and the Wolf for the 21st century, aimed at a new generation.
Venue Information:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Thursday, April 7, 2011, at 3:30 p.m.
“C” You At The Orchestra: Cello, Composer, Conductor
The Barnyard
Brian Thornton, cello
Cellist Brian Thornton will present a program to children in the Coconut Grove Cares Barnyard After School Program about the inner workings of an orchestra. The presentation is in preparation for their field trip to attend The Cleveland Orchestra’s Family Concert (The Composer is Dead) at Arsht Center on April 9.
Venue Information:
Coconut Grove Cares / The Barnyard
3870 Washington Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Thursday, April 7, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.
The Composer is Dead Composer Reading and Signing
Books & Books
Nathaniel Stookey, composer
Composer Nathaniel Stookey will read and sign copies of The Composer Is Dead at Books & Books Bookstore in Coral Gables. Children will also have the opportunity to ‘discover their inner musician’ by trying out string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments supplied by Miami-based Allegro Music in the Instrument Discovery area.
Venue Information:
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Friday, April 8, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
Music Business Forum
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Joan Katz Napoli, The Cleveland Orchestra’s Director of Education and Community Programs, will present a forum on Music Business at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Friday, April 8, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
Music Engineering Forum
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Assistant Conductor James Feddeck will present a forum on music engineering at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Friday, April 8, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.
Viola Masterclass
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Lynne Ramsey, viola
Violist Lynne Ramsey will teach a masterclass at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Caroline Broby Hall
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Friday, April 8, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.
Cello Masterclass
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Tanya Ell, cello
Cellist Tanya Ell will teach a masterclass at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Volpe Building Room 203
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Friday, April 8, 2011, at 8 p.m.
Cleveland Orchestra Subscription Concert
Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jiří Bĕlohlávek, conductor
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
BEETHOVEN Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 – performed in tribute to the survivors and those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan
HAYDN Symphony No. 96 (“The Miracle”)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
7:00 p.m. Pre-Concert Prelude Concert given by members of The Cleveland Orchestra in tribute to those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan
This performance is presented by the Musical Arts Association of Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Tickets: $40 - $165
Venue Information:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
Box Office phone: (305) 949-6722
clevelandorchestramiami.com
Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 9 a.m.
New Music Reading Workshop
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Joela Jones, piano
Richard Weiss, cello
Peter Otto, violin
Cleveland Orchestra musicians Joela Jones, Richard Weiss, and Peter Otto will hold a new music chamber music reading workshop with students at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Venue Information:
Fillmore Hall
University of Miami Frost School of Music
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 12:00 noon
Horn Clinic Day
All County Music
Richard King, horn
Jesse McCormick, horn
Horn players Richard King and Jesse McCormick will perform horn duets and answer questions from students during a horn clinic day at All County Music’s store in Tamarac. All six members of The Cleveland Orchestra’s horn section are endorsing artists for C.G. Conn French horns, and Mr. King worked with Conn-Selmer Inc. to develop the C.G. Conn vintage 8D French horn.
Venue Information:
All County Music, Tamarac Store
8136 North University Drive
Tamarac, FL 33321
For more information, please email Miami@clevelandorchestra.com.
Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 2 p.m.
Cleveland Orchestra Family Concert
Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
The Cleveland Orchestra
James Feddeck, conductor
Nathaniel Stookey, composer and narrator
The Composer is Dead
There’s dreadful news from the Arsht Center – the composer is dead and the perpetrator is lurking within the orchestra! A collaboration by composer Nathaniel Stookey and children’s author Lemony Snicket, The Composer Is Dead is a morbidly funny musical whodunit that “investigates” every section of the orchestra – a Peter and the Wolf for the 21st century, aimed at a new generation.
Tickets: $17.50 and up
Venue information:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami FL 33132
Box Office phone: (305) 949-6722
clevelandorchestramiami.com
Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 8 p.m.
Cleveland Orchestra Subscription Concert
Knight Concert Hall, Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jiří Bĕlohlávek, conductor
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
BEETHOVEN Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 – performed in tribute to the survivors and those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan
HAYDN Symphony No. 96 (“The Miracle”)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
7:00 p.m. Pre-Concert Prelude Concert given by members of The Cleveland Orchestra in tribute to those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan
This performance is presented by the Musical Arts Association of Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Tickets: $40 - $165
Venue Information:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
Box Office phone: (305) 949-6722
clevelandorchestramiami.com
All programs, artists, and concert details subject to change.
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