NEW RIVER ORCHESTRA: SUMMER SERENADE 2011
Sunday, August 7th at 4:00 p.m.
Sunshine Cathedral
Have the “summer doldrums” got you down??? Well, some of you are probably wondering what in the world the term “summer doldrums” is all about. Having family and friends away for much of the summer leaves a piece of emptiness and melancholy in many of our lives during these long summer months. We look, then, for leisure time pursuits that can fill this void and open our lives up to new experience, thus providing another avenue to achieving a more rich and happy addition to our lives. As Aldous Huxley once said, “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music”.
Now, with great delight and pleasure, we can eliminate some of these “summer doldrums” through a summer concert FUND RAISING EVENT provided by the New River Orchestra: Summer Serenade 2011! This concert will be held on August 7th at the Sunshine Cathedral.
Ticket Information:
$20.00 - General Admission.
$15.00 - For students and seniors (over 55) with I.D.
Tickets may be purchased on online or at the door. Click here to purchase tickets: New River Orchestra.
About The New River Orchestra
The New River Orchestra, Inc., begun by Frank Molano and Beverly Daw and now celebrating its 6th year, is a collaboration of a group of musicians for the continued study and performance of classical music. As Ludwig Van Beethoven said, “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy”.
To this end, The New River Orchestra, Inc. (New River Orchestra Summer Serenade 2011) began with the collaboration of a group of musicians, committed to being a source of pride and joy for its audience. The orchestra’s vision is to be a successful elite local orchestra, governed by its musician members. Of primary importance to its members, is to provide quality live orchestral performances by local musicians, both advanced amateurs and professionals, and, to enhance the audience’s appreciation of music by expanding the variety of the classical concert experience. The New River Orchestra- Summer Serenade formed a non-profit corporation, 501(c) (3), as a charitable organization. Because of this, all donations are tax deductible. Proceeds from this concert will be shared with the Sunshine Cathedral. The musicians donate their time and effort so that a generous portion of the proceeds goes to the Sunshine Cathedral.
Our Orchestra Conductors and Guest Musician…
Peter P. Fuchs has been Musical Director-Conductor for over 70 Broadway musicals and conducted throughout the United States and Europe. He has worked with Robert Goulet, Van Johnson, Shari Lewis, Nancy Walker, Alan Alda, Theodore Bikel, and Dorothy Dandridge, to name a few. Peter was the conductor of the South Florida Youth Orchestra, the Miami Ballet, and the Miami Symphonic Society Orchestra. He has composed and arranged music for ballets, motion pictures such as Columbia Pictures, and other venues.
Dr. Clark McAlister is Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of Edwin F. Kalmus and Company, Inc., and, Masters Music Publications, as well as Artistic Director of Klavier Records. He has been Assistant Conductor and Music Administrator of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Florida (later known as the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra), Music Director and Conductor of Palm Beach Community College, and, Instructor-in-Residence at the University of Montana at Missoula. He currently holds that position with Chamber Music of Palm Beach. He is also the Conductor of the Century Village East/Deerfield Beach Symphony Orchestra. He actively composes and arranges music for orchestras and ensembles in the United States and Europe. The recipient of a fellowship in composition from the Florida Arts Council, Dr. McAlister received his Doctor of Music Arts degree from the University of Miami.
Mei Mei Luo, concert violinist, will be the guest musician at the August 7th concert at the Sunshine Cathedral. Recognized as one of south Florida’s finest violinists, Mei Mei Luo was, until its closing, the assistant concertmaster of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, and served as its concertmaster for the final concert in 2003. She is the founding first violinist of the acclaimed Delray String Quartet, which performs every season throughout three south Florida counties. As a soloist, she has performed Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Bruch violin concertos. She is concertmaster of Orchestra Miami and the South Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. She also has been a regular member of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival since 2000. Mei Mei Luo earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Shanghai and Shenyang Conservatories of Music and her Master of Music degree at the University of Miami.
Concert Program
Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, #9; Brahms: Serenade #1, Allegro and Rondo; Ravel: Le Jardin Ferique (from Mother Goose), Mvt. #5; Sarasate, Gypsy Airs, with Mei Mei Luo , concert violinist; Beethoven: Symphony #3 (Eroica), Allegro Con Brio, Mvt. 1; Peter Fuchs Original: The Journey; Chopin: Minute Waltz; and, Mike Lewis: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair. Note: program subject to change at discretion of conductor.
