Salisbury Symphony Orchestra's
Upcoming Season
"University & Community: Making Music Together for 25 Years"
2012-2013 CONCERT SEASON
 Saturday September 29, 2012 7:30
p.m.
Solo Recital With Special Guest Roberto Diaz
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- Saturday September 29, 2012 7:30 p.m.
- Holloway Hall Auditorium
- Wine, Dine & Fine Music
5:30-6 p.m. Hors d'Oeuvres and Cocktails Social Room,
Holloway Hall
6-7 p.m. Dinner Great Hall, Holloway Hall
A violist of international reputation,
Roberto Díaz holds the prestigious
position of president and CEO of the
Curtis Institute of Music. He follows in
the footsteps of renowned soloist/directors
such as Rudolf Serkin, Gary Graffman,
Efrem Zimbalist and Josef Hofmann. As
a professor of viola at Curtis and former
principal violist of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Díaz has already had a
significant impact on American musical
life and will continue to do so in his dual
roles as performer and educator.
 Some of Díaz’s recent and upcoming
performances include the Kansas City
Symphony with Michael Stern, Fort Worth
Symphony with Miguel Harth-Bedoya,
Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de
Asturias with Krzysztof Penderecki,
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico
with Carlos Miguel Prieto, Orquesta
Simfónica de Barcelona with James Judd,
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra with
Gabor Ötvös and the Bilbao Symphony
with Juanjo Mena. Recent and upcoming
recital performances include appearances
at the Gardner Museum in Boston,
Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.,
Cleveland Institute of Music, University of
Indiana at Bloomington, the Detroit
Chamber Music Society and the Festival
Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara. Díaz
has also performed with the National
Symphony, Boston Pops, New World
Symphony, Netherlands Philharmonic,
Gulbenkian Orchestra, Saarbrücken
Radio Orchestra and the Orquesta Simón
Bolivar, among many others. He has
collaborated with conductors such as
Roberto Abbado, Rafael Frühbeck de
Burgos, Riccardo Chailly, Charles Dutoit,
Christopher Hogwood, Yakov Kreizberg,
Peter Oundjian, Michael TilsonThomas,
Gilbert Varga, Hugh Wolff and David
Zinman. In addition to Penderecki, Díaz
has also worked with important 20th- and
21st-century composers, including Edison
Denisov, Roberto
Sierra and Ricardo
Lorenz, whose viola
concerto, Canciones de
Jara, he premiered in
October 2010.
Díaz has several
recordings on the
Naxos label,
including an April
2010 release of
Brahms sonatas with Jeremy Denk and
a 2006 recording of viola transcriptions by
William Primrose, which was nominated
for a Grammy Award. Díaz’s other releases
include a live recording of Jacob
Druckman’s Viola Concerto with the
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by
Wolfgang Sawallisch (New World Records,
2001), works by Henri Vieuxtemps for
viola and piano (Naxos, 2004), and
Jonathan Leshnoff ’s Double Concerto with
Michael Stern, violinist Charles Wetherbee,
and the Iris Chamber Orchestra.
An active chamber musician, Díaz has
performed with artists such as the
Emerson and Tokyo string quartets,
Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Christoph
Eschenbach, Yo-Yo Ma, Mr. Sawallisch,
and Isaac Stern. His festival appearances
include Marlboro, Mostly Mozart at
Lincoln Center, Spoleto, Kuhmo and
Verbier, among many others. As a member
of the Díaz Trio, with violinist Andrés
Cárdenes and cellist Andrés Díaz, he has
performed throughout the United States,
Canada, Europe, Mexico and Chile.
In addition to his decade-long tenure as
principal violist of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Díaz was principal violist of the
National Symphony under Mstislav
Rostropovich, a member of the Boston
Symphony under Seiji Ozawa and a
member of the Minnesota Orchestra
under Sir Neville Marriner.
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- Saturday, October 27, 2012 3 p.m.
- Holloway Hall Auditorium
The Children's Concert features In the Beginning, a Native American
legend from the Tlingit Tribe of the Northwest Coast. The story of Raven and
Ganook comes from the Alaskan Native culture of the Tlingit Tribe. This story
centers on how Raven tricks Ganook and brings water to the earth people. The
narration is interspersed with orchestral sections: The Soft Darkness,
Raven Arrives, The Ghosts, The Fish, Calypso, The Magic Spring, Raven's Waltz,
Storytelling by the Fire, Bossa Nova, Raven's Escape, The Wobbly Flight and The
Creation of the Crooked Rivers (composed in 2007).
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 Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Opera Classics & Broadway Favorites
A Holiday Concert with Tenor Dominic Armstrong
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- Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:30 p.m.
- Holloway Hall Auditorium
Dominic Armstrong is a tenor on the rise. A
graduate of both The Curtis Institute and
The Juilliard School, Armstrong has
performed a vast range of operas in many
styles. From the early music of Monteverdi
and Cavalli, to the contemporary works of
Argento, Britten and Corigliano, to the
standards of Mozart, Donizetti and Puccini,
and even the musical theatre of Bernstein
and Loesser, Armstrong has continued to
successfully prove his vocal versatility.
Armstrong has performed with The
Opera Company of Philadelphia, The
Wexford Festival, Deutsche Oper Berlin,
Opera Regio Torino, Opera Theatre St.
Louis, Lorin Maazel's Castleton Festival and
The Wolf Trap Opera as a member of the
Filene Young Artists. He has also been seen
in concert with the Kansas City Symphony,
the National Symphony Orchestra, the
Chautauqua Youth Orchestra, the Curtis
Orchestra, the University of Missouri
Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra as a Grand Finalist in the 2008
National Council Auditions.
As comfortable in art song as he is in
opera, Armstrong has performed many
recitals in a variety of venues, including as a
member of the Steans Institute with the
Ravinia Festival, and as a guest recitalist for
Opera Theatre of St. Louis, NATS Midwest
Region, and the French Embassy in
Washington, D.C., where he also recently
appeared in recital with pianist Steven Blier.
He has also appeared in art song
masterclasses with tenor Matthew Polenzani,
director Frank Corsaro (as a participant in
Marilyn Horne's The Song Continues ...
series) and recently participated in a masterclass series with baritone Roberto de
Candia in Treviso, Italy.
In the 2009-10 season, Armstrong made
his European debuts with the Wexford
Opera Festival, as well as Deutsche Opera
Berlin and Opera Regio in Torino, Italy, the
latter houses as a member of The Opera
Foundation. In the fall 2010, Armstrong
made his
debut with
New York
City Opera
in the New
York
premiere of
Leonard
Bernstein's
rarely seen
opera A
Quiet Place.
Holiday Goodie Bag!
Click to enlarge Those attending the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra’s annual Holiday Concert, “Opera Classics and Broadway Favorites” with guest tenor Dominic Armstrong, on Saturday, December 8, have the opportunity to win a new Kate Spade purse, donated by Kate Spade of Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Raffle tickets for the purse will be sold prior to the concert, scheduled 7:30 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $5 each or three for $10. The drawing will take place during intermission.
Sponsored by Kuhn’s Jewelers; Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; Livingston Hammond & Hill Wealth Management, LLC; and Eastern Shore Coffee & Water, with support from the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council and Maryland State Arts Council, admission to the concert is $20, $15 for seniors, $5 for children ages 18 and under and non-SU students with ID.
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 Saturday,
May 11, 2013 7:30 p.m.
An Evening at the Pops
The Capitol Quartet Joins the SSO for an Evening of Classical Pops with a Twist
of Jazz
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- Saturday, May 11, 2013 7:30 p.m.
- Holloway Hall Auditorium
The Capitol Quartet is widely considered
among the most exciting chamber ensembles
performing today. Comprised of saxophonists
who are teaching faculty at outstanding
music schools, the Capitol Quartet has
captured the imaginations of critics and
audiences alike. Since its formation in 1991,
the Capitol Quartet has performed regularly
at major concert venues throughout the
United States, earning wide acclaim for the
ensemble’s musical versatility and innovative
style. The Quartet’s February 2007
performance of the Philip Glass “Concerto
for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra” with
Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra was lauded in The Baltimore Sun
for “… superb technical control, … seamless
blend, and exceptional wealth of character in
their phrasing.”
The Capitol Quartet has been featured with
the Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis Symphony,
Guatemala National Symphony, Rochester
Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, the San
Antonio Symphony, Long Beach Symphony,
Virginia Symphony, Springfield (MO)
Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, Imperial
Symphony (Fl), Bay-Atlantic Symphony,
Grand Rapids Symphony, the U.S. Air Force
Heritage of America Band, the U.S.
Continental Army Band and many other
symphonies across the country.
Famed American composer and entertainer
Marvin Hamlisch said of the Capitol Quartet: "I have had the great pleasure of
performing with the Capitol Quartet. Their fabulous sound,
professionalism and innovative program all combine for a
wonderfully entertaining musical experience".
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All concerts are in Holloway Hall Auditorium on the campus of Salisbury
University. All concerts are at 7:30 p.m.
Note:
all programs and posters are in PDF file format, open in a new
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http://www.adobe.com)
* * * The Salisbury Symphony Orchestra is
supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency
dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the
arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic
Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance
to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities
for arts activities. The SSO is also supported by a grant from the
Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council.
Funding for the Maryland State Arts
Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts,
a federal agency.
  
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