ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Author" content="Bruce Knauer"> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> <title>OCA 2011-2012 Concert Season</title> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-6929409-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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A conductorless chamber ensemble, SONYC members rehearse in a collaborative effort that allows each musician to have an impact on the artistic process. The flexibility and intimacy of a string quartet are thus fused with the power and scope of an orchestra. A herald of new music from around the world, SONYC has given 17 World and US premieres.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; SONYC is composed of a group of dedicated chamber musicians and soloists who are members of outstanding chamber groups as well as winners of international competitions. Having given over 100 performances and over 70 educational outreach performances for children of all ages and backgrounds in NYC's public schools, SONYC is a pioneer in the concert hall, as well as in the classroom, community center, church, and museum.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Winners of the 2006 Meet the Composers Residency Grant, SONYC gave performances and outreach projects throughout New York City. Also the winners of the 2005 Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording Grant, SONYC released an all American World Premieres CD ( first takes , under the Albany label) including the works of brilliant composers Paul Moravec, Lisa Bielawa, Michael Gatonska and Christopher Theofanidis. The group is also the feature of the award-winning documentary by William McKenna entitled "Breathing Together."<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Whether performing new music or the cherished string orchestra standards, SONYC strives to inspire and educate its audiences.</p><br><br> <p> Visit The String Orchestra of New York City online: <a href="http://www.sonyc.org/">www.sonyc.org/.</a><br><br> </p> <br><br> </tr></td> --> <!-- <a href="http://www.midatlanticarts.org"><img src="MAAF_new_logo_color_sm.jpg" alt="MidAtlantic Arts New Logo" width="150" height="188" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="right"></a> <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; This tour of Koresh Dance Company is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program.</p><br><br> --> <tr><td> <br><br> <div align="right"> <a Name="Borromeo"> <h2><font color="#3333ff">Borromeo String Quartet</font></h2> </a> <b><i><font color="#3333ff">Friday, September 30, 2011; <u>7:30 p.m.</u></font></i></b><br> <font color="#3333ff"><i><b>First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta</b></i></font> <br><br> </div><br> <img src="borromeo_web.jpg" alt="Borromeo String Quartet" width="907" height="641" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="right"> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font color="006600"><h3>Sponsored by WSKG Public Broadcasting.<br><br> This concert is dedicated to the memory of Edith Wilk, OCA board member and benefactor for more than 50 years.</h3></font></p><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Since their explosive debut in 1989, the critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet has become one of the most sought after string quartets in the world, performing over 100 concerts of classical and contemporary literature across three continents each season. Audiences and critics alike champion its revealing explorations of Beethoven, Bartok, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, and Golijov, and its affinity for making even the most challenging contemporary repertoire approachable and enlightening. The Borromeo Quartet s long-standing and celebrated residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has been called  one of the defining experiences of civilization in Boston [Boston Globe] and its ongoing concert series at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York has been hailed as  one of New York s best kept secrets [New York Sun].<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp;As Quartet-in-Residence at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music for seventeen years, the Borromeo has made opening the doors of perception to chamber music their principle mission. The Chicago Tribune calls the Borromeo  a remarkably accomplished string quartet, not simply for its high technical polish and refined tone, but more importantly for the searching musical insights it brings. The San Diego Reader calls its performances  a musical experience of luminous beauty. The Borromeo has been heard in the world s most illustrious concert halls, including the Concertgebouw, Weill Recital Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Jordan Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, and the National Gallery.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/arts/music/16string.html">A January 14, 2011 article in "The New York Times"</a> discusses, among other things, the quartet's use of MacBook computers to supplant sheet music in its performances.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp;A copy of the program for Borromeo's OCA performance, in pdf format, can be found <a href="OCABorromeoProgram.pdf">here</a>. <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; Read more about Borromeo at <a href="http://www.borromeoquartet.org"> their web site.</a><br><br></p> <br><br> </tr></td> <tr><td> <br><br> <div align="left"> <a Name="MarkO'Connor"> <h2><font color="#3333ff">Mark O'Connor and the Catskill Symphony Orchestra</font></h2> <b><i><font color="#3333ff">Saturday, October 22, 2011; <u>8 p.m.</u></font></i></b><br> <font color="#3333ff"><i><b>Alumni Field House, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta State College<br> (Across the street from Goodrich Theater)</b></i></font> <br> </div><br> <img src="MarkO'Connor_web.jpg" alt="Mark O'Connor" width="800" height="746" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="Left"> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font color="006600"><h3>The State University College at Oneonta has provided vital support for this event. This concert is presented in partnership with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra and the Little Delaware Youth Ensemble, and supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.</h3></font></p><br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; Internationally acclaimed violinist/composer Mark O Connor has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming and Winton Marsalis, and is  one of the most talented and imaginative artists working in music any music today (LA Times). The program features O Connor s dazzling Fiddle Concerto along with classics of other American composers.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; O'Connor's first recording for the Sony Classical record label, 'Appalachia Waltz', was a collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer. The works Mr. O'Connor composed for the disc, including its title track, gained him worldwide recognition as a leading proponent of a new American musical idiom. The tremendously successful follow-up release, 'Appalachian Journey', received a Grammy Award in February 2001.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; With more than 200 performances, his first full length orchestral score "Fiddle Concerto" has become the most-performed modern violin concerto composed in the last 40 years. It was recorded for the Warner Bros label in 1995. Mr. O'Connor's 2nd concerto "Fanfare for the Volunteer" was recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Steven Mercurio, released by Sony Classical in October 1999. The Newark Star Ledger notes: "As a composer, he understands the power of a thematic transfiguration and development throughout a 40-minute work."<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; In April 2000, Mr. O'Connor premiered his fourth violin concerto, "The American Seasons: Seasons of an American Life," at Troy Music Hall in Troy, N.Y. According to the New York Times, "... if Dvorak had spent his American leisure time in Nashville instead of Spillville, Iowa, 'New World Symphony' would have sounded like this." The American Seasons was recorded with the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra and released in 2001. Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe called the work "concise, lyrical and irresistibly rhythmic." Wayne Gay of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said, "The American Seasons is destined to rank among the greatest masterpieces of American music...the first musical masterpiece of the 21st century."<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; In August 2000, Mr. O'Connor's third concerto, "Double Violin Concerto," received its premiere along with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as soloist and the Chicago Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach conducting. In November 2003, Mr. O'Connor and Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg recorded the work with Marin Alsop conducting the Colorado Orchestra. Fanfare enthusiastically writes: "All aficionados of the violin and all listeners in general will pass up this recording at their peril. The very highest commendation."<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; In 2003 Mr. O'Connor was commissioned by the Academy of St. Martin the Fields to compose a concerto for violin and chamber orchestra. Violin Concerto No. 6 "Old Brass" takes its inspiration from a Beaufort, South Carolina plantation designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The recording, conducted by Joel Smirnoff, was released in March 2009 as the companion work to the Americana Symphony.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Mark O Connor s most recent recording,  Jam Session (4/13/10, OMAC), offers  dazzling (Wall Street Journal) live acoustic recordings that combine bluegrass and gypsy jazz. Shore Fire Media describes it as being "comparable in its rhythmic intoxication and stratospheric solos with the Grateful Dead's 'Live/ Dead' or the Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie/Bud Powell/ Charles Mingus/ Max Roach 'Jazz at Massey Hall.' Perhaps no better jam recordings have been captured on acoustic string instruments in recent memory."<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Since 1953, The Catskill Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has provided an unparalleled resource to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences of all ages in upstate New York - by presenting a professional ensemble of the highest artistic quality performing the full range of symphonic literature. Under the direction of maestro Charles Schneider, the CSO selects repertoire from the five major musical periods - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern and Contemporary  with nearly equal representation. Each performance includes beloved, familiar works, unfamiliar traditional works, and new music, sometimes commissioned, and sometimes premiered. Nearly every concert includes an exciting soloist. Repertoire also highlights the strengths of the orchestra and the virtuosity of the soloist. </p><br><br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp;Visit the Artists online: <a href="http://www.markoconnor.com">Mark O'Connor</a> & <a href="http://www.catskillsymphony.net">Catskill Symphony Orchestra.</a> <br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp;A number of Mark O'Connor's performances can be viewed on YouTube, for example <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNl7Gpoa1jg">this one</a>.<br><br> </p> </tr></td> <tr><td> <br><br> <div align="right"> <a Name="RossanoSportiello"> <h2><font color="#3333ff">Rossano Sportiello, Piano</font></h2> <b><i><font color="#3333ff">Friday, November 18, 2011; <u>7:30 p.m.</u></font></i></b><br> <font color="#3333ff"><i><b>Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Building, Oneonta State College</b></i></font> <br> </div><br> <img src="RossanoSportiello_web.jpg" alt="Rossano Sportiello" width="598" height="835" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="right"> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font color="006600"><h3>Sponsored by Stewart's Shops and Central New York Radio Group.</h3></font></p><br><br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; Rossano Sportiello performed with the Harry Allen Jazz Quintet at the concert OCA presented on May 15, 2010. Those lucky enough to be at that concert will surely remember Rossano's brilliant performance and the robust enthusiasm with which it was received. For these folks, having heard Rossano play, the following material may be somewhat redundant.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Rossano Sportiello was born in Vigevano, Italy on 1 June 1974. He began studying the piano at the age of 9 under the tutelage of Italian classical pianist Carlo Villa and continued until his graduation in classical piano from the Conservatory in 1996. By the age of 16, Rossano was performing professionally at jazz venues in the Milan area. In 1992, he joined one of Europe s historic jazz bands, the  Milano Jazz Gang, touring with the group throughout Italy and West Europe until the end of 2000. In the same year, Rossano met legendary jazz pianist and educator, Barry Harris, who became a mentor and good friend. Mr. Harris has touted Rossano as  the best <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125689840">stride piano</a> player he has ever heard and on several occasions has invited Rossano to perform during his own performances.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Stylistically, although international critics consider Rossano a follower of Ralph Sutton, Dave McKenna and Barry Harris, the influence of other great masters can be heard in his playing, such as Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Earl Hines, Ellis Larkins and Bill Evans, to name a few. Rossano made his first trip to the U.S. and was introduced to the American audience at the invitation of Mat Domber (Arbors Records) to perform at the 2003  March of Jazz party in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Following his marriage to American writer, Lala Moore, in 2007, Rossano established himself in New York City.<br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Rossano has performed with the world s finest jazz luminaries, such as Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Barry Harris, Dan Barrett, Kenny Davern, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bob Wilber, Warren Vache, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker, Harry Allen, Howard Alden, Joe Wilder, Eddie Locke, Joe La Barbera, Scott Hamilton, Jake Hanna, Houston Person, Bill Charlap, Dick Hyman and many others. He has performed at many well known jazz venues and festivals in the US and Europe. Since 2008, Rossano has performed regularly with the Harry Allen Quartet. <br><br> </p><br><br> &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://external.oneonta.edu/oca/Sportiello_OCA_2011-2012_program.pdf">Rossano Sportiello's concert program (in pdf format).</a> <br><br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; Visit <a href=http://www.rossanosportiello.com>Rossano Sportiello online.</a><br><br> </p> </tr></td> <tr><td> <br><br> <div align="left"> <a Name="BostonChamberMusic"> <h2><font color="#3333ff">The Boston Chamber Music Society</font></h2> </a> <b><i><font color="#3333ff">Friday, March 23, 2012; <u>7:30 p.m.</u></font></i></b><br> <font color="#3333ff"><i><b>First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta</b></i></font> <br><br> </div><br> <img src="BCMS_web.gif" alt="Boston Chamber Music Society" width="698" height="562" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="left"> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font color="006600"><h3>This concert is dedicated to the memory of Edith Krejci Bulson, a supporter of OCA from 1940 to 2010.</h3></font></p><br><br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; The Boston Chamber Music Society, BCMS, is New England s preeminent chamber music society and presents the most extensive and longest-running concert series in the region. Artist members performing Mozart s Clarinet Quintet in A major and works by Copland and Franck will include Ida Levin, violin, Marcus Thompson, viola, Ronald Thomas, cello, and Randall Hodgkinson, piano. <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; Read more about <a href="http://www.bostonchambermusic.org">The Boston Chamber Music Society.</a><br><br></p> <br><br> </tr></td> <tr><td> <br><br> <div align="right"> <a Name="Taylor2"> <h2><font color="#3333ff">Taylor 2</font></h2> <b><i><font color="#3333ff">Friday, May 11, 2012; <u>7:30 p.m.</u></font></i></b><br> <font color="#3333ff"><i><b>Oneonta Theater, 47 Chestnut Street, Oneonta</b></i></font> <br> </div><br> <img src="Taylor2_WEB.jpg" alt="Taylor 2" width="857" height="662" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="right"> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; <font color="006600"><h3>Sponsored by Five Star Subaru and with support form The Friends of Oneonta Theater</h3></font></p><br> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; Taylor 2, six professional dancers chosen for their special gift for Paul Taylor s style, performs Taylor s work throughout the world. Audiences and critics cheer as the dancers display the athleticism, humor, and wide range of emotions found in Taylor s work. Taylor 2 s chamber size has been described as  wonderfully intimate, with the ability to clearly reveal both the structure and movement of Paul Taylor s choreography. <p> Visit the <a href="http://www.ptdc.org">Taylor 2 online.</a> <br><br> </p> <br> </tr></td> <tr><td> <br><br> <h2><font color="990000">Acknowledgements</font></h2> <img src="nysca_logo_sm.jpg" width="100" height="117" hspace="15" vspace="15" align="left"> &nbsp; &nbsp; <p>Oneonta Concert Association programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. OCA is also supported by the Dewar Foundation, the A.C.Molinari Foundation and other area foundations. 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