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PRESS RELEASE
April 5, 2013
Two World Premieres Commissions,
Works by American composers,
a New Venue,
World-Renowned Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio,
Pianist Lindsay Garritson and Russian cellist Ian Maskin
All Part of Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s 2014 Season
Fort Pierce, FL – The Atlantic Classical Orchestra (ACO) today announced its 24th season in Florida’s Treasure Coast, presenting orchestral and chamber music performances at venues in the beautiful coastal cities of Vero Beach and Stuart. Highlights of the season include two exciting new commissions from the Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s Commission Project, begun in the 2013 season, by Emmy Award-winning composer Garth Neustadter and rising star Jeffrey Parola; and an exciting All-American program connecting to an exhibition at the Vero Beach Museum of Art for the Chamber Music Series. Of special note, and new this season, the orchestra introduces a set of open dress rehearsals at the Eissey Theatre in Palm Beach connected to the ACO Concert Series. 2014 Season guest artists include the internationally celebrated Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio, former ACO orchestra member Russian cellist Ian Maskin, who returns to ACO to perform as half of the compelling duo iAN & ANi, and a return engagement by popular local pianist Lindsay Garritson. ACO’s own principal clarinetist Paul Green also appears as soloist.
In announcing the season, Executive Director Anne Berquist said, “It gives me great pleasure to announce the 24th season of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Artistic Director Stewart Robertson has created a compelling offering of concerts, balancing traditional favorites such as Mendelssohn’s Overture and Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony with contemporary works by American composers and from ACO’s latest music venture, The Commission Project, which features two new works by two of today’s hottest young American composers.
With such works by the masters ranging from a great cornerstone of the quartet repertoire, Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18, entrenched in the classical tradition, but displaying the composer’s explorative, fearless push-the-limits side, to Schubert’s only string quartet to be published in his lifetime, the lyrical yet somber String Quartet No. 13 in a, D.804, to Prokofiev’s popular Classical Symphony, a work that sounds as if it is from the classical era but which remains true to its own 20th century, and the the tender, elegantly nuanced Symphony No. 39 in Eb by Mozart, ACO audiences are sure to find something to suit every taste.
We are especially pleased to continue our collaborations with the prestigious Vero Beach Museum of Art and the beautiful Blake Library in Stuart this season. The Chamber Music series, which takes place on the stage of the Museum’s Leonhardt Auditorium at 3 pm on Sunday afternoons, and in the Library’s John F. Armstrong Wing at 11:00 am on Saturdays, includes “American Tradition”, an all-American program featuring ACO musicians connecting to one of the Museum’s exhibitions, complimenting the artistic genres and underscoring the special nuances of each form.”
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Stewart Robertson stated, “Approaching our 25th anniversary, we’ve packed variety into ACO’s 24th season. The virtuosity of the orchestra itself is featured in January, with works like Mendelssohn’s Overture, Gounod’s Symphony #1 in D, and the world premiere of an exciting new commission for chamber orchestra, by the incredibly talented American composer Garth Neustadter, part of ACO’s continuing American works project. I am also proud to present a second world premiere, a work for solo clarinet and chamber orchestra in March 2014 by another fantastic young composer people will be talking about for years to come, Jeffrey Parola. The guest artists joining us this season are exemplary: the Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio, ‘America’s premier trio’; Russian cellist Ian Maskin, a former ACO orchestra member who wowed ACO audiences in 2011 as a guest soloist, returns as half of the sensational duo iAn & ANi with Bulgarian pianist Ani Gogova; Florida’s own, pianist Lindsay Garritson, an insightful musician of great sensitivity, and ACO’s own talented principal clarinetist Paul Green. We are happy to have these artists, join us for the 2014 season.”
In addition to the ACO’s well-loved pre-concert lectures (held fifty minutes before each Concert Series performance), in which Maestro Robertson offers insights and introduces key themes of the evening's repertoire, this 2014 season the orchestra introduces a set of four free (no tickets), open-to-the-public dress rehearsals to be held at the Orchestra’s newest venue, the Eissey Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens. Providing audiences with an intimate look at the preparation that goes into a performance, the rehearsals take place at 2:00 PM in the afternoon once a month from January through April 2014. A wine reception for the audience and the musicians will follow each rehearsal. (See schedule below for open rehearsal dates.)
Completing the 24th season is Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s popular education series, “Behind the Baton” with Maestro Stewart Robertson, a partnership with Lifelong Learning at Indian River State College (IRSC), which continues to expand in 2014. The entertaining and informative classroom presentations, which offer a unique insight into the lives of the composers, and the background of the music and history, are designed for all levels of music understanding. The “Behind the Baton” series will run four Mondays in Stuart and four Wednesdays in Vero Beach, January – March, 2014. (See schedule below for details.)
2014 Guest artists
American composer Garth Neustadter; American composer Jeffrey Parola;
Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio; Lindsay Garritson, pianist; iAN & ANi duo;
Paul Green, ACO principal clarinet
Atlantic Classical Orchestra
24th Season –January 8 - April 4, 2014
CONCERT SERIES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014
Eissey Theater, Palm Beach, FL
Open Dress Rehearsal – New! At 2:00 PM
(followed by wine reception)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
at St Edwards School, Vero Beach, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2014 (2 Performances)
Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 3:10 PM
Concert 4:00 PM
and
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
Program:
MENDELSSOHN Overture
NEUSTADTER The Commission Project
NEW WORK for Chamber Orchestra
GINASTERA Variaciones Concertantes
GOUNOD Symphony #1 in D
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Eissey Theater, Palm Beach, FL
Open Dress Rehearsal – New! At 2:00 PM
(followed by wine reception)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
at St Edwards School, Vero Beach, FL
Pre-concert lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 (2 Performances)
Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 3:10 PM
Concert 4:00 PM
and
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
Program:
PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello
With the Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio
W.A. MOZART Symphony #39 in Eb
WEDNESDAY MARCH 5, 2014
Eissey Theater, Palm Beach, FL
Open Dress Rehearsal – New! At 2:00 PM
(followed by wine reception)
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
at St Edwards School, Vero Beach, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2014 (2 Performances)
Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 3:10 PM
Concert 4:00 PM
and
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
Program:
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
DEBUSSY Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra
Paul Green, clarinet
PAROLA The Commission Project NEW WORK
for solo clarinet and chamber orchestra
MAHLER Symphony #1 (Reduced version by
Klaus Simon)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
Eissey Theater, Palm Beach, FL
Open Dress Rehearsal – New! At 2:00 PM
(followed by wine reception)
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
at St Edwards School, Vero Beach, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014 (2 Performances)
Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL
Pre-Concert Lecture 3:10 PM
Concert 4:00 PM
and
Pre-Concert Lecture 7:10 PM
Concert 8:00 PM
Program:
ROSSINNI Barber of Seville Overture
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto #1
Lindsay Garritson, piano
BEETHOVEN Symphony #3 “Eroica”
Atlantic Classical Orchestra
24th Season –January 8 – April 4, 2014
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2014 11:00 AM
Blake Library, Stuart, FL
Beethoven & Schubert Strings
BEETHOVEN, String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 13 in a, D. 804
Featuring the Atlantic Classical Orchestra Musicians
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2014 3:00 PM
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL*
in partnership with the Vero Beach Museum of Art
Beethoven & Schubert Strings
BEETHOVEN, String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 13 in a, D. 804
Featuring the Atlantic Classical Orchestra Musicians
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014 11:00 AM
Blake Library, Stuart, FL
All-American program connecting to
Vero Beach Museum of Art Exhibition
American Tradition
CADMAN Piano Trio in D
BEACH Piano Trio
SCHOENFIELD Piano Trio
Featuring the Atlantic Classical Orchestra Musicians
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 3:00 PM
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL *
in partnership with the Vero Beach Museum of Art
All-American program connecting to
Vero Beach Museum of Art Exhibition
American Tradition
Charles Wakefield CADMAN Piano Trio in D
BEACH Piano Trio
SCHOENFIELD Piano Trio
Featuring the Atlantic Classical Orchestra Musicians
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 11:00 AM
Blake Library, Stuart, FL PROGRAM #3
iAN & ANi Tango Plus
with Ian Maskin, cello and Ani Gogova, piano
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014 3:00 PM
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL*
in partnership with the Vero Beach Museum of Art
iAN & ANi Tango Plus
with Ian Maskin, cello and Ani Gogova, piano
*Vero Beach Museum of Art Concerts include a post-concert wine and cheese reception
BEHIND THE BATON - FIELDEN INSTITUTE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
Indian River State College (IRSC)
IRSC Chastain Campus, Stuart
Monday, Januray 13, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
IRSC Mueller Campus, Vero Beach
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
TICKETS
Preferred Seating for subscriptions available now through May 1, 2013
New subscriptions available May 1, 2013; Single tickets available starting November 1, 2013.
CONCERT SERIES
Vero Subscription 8:00 PM Concerts. $180
Stuart Subscription Matinee (4:00 PM) $180
Stuart Subscription Twilight (8:00 PM.) $200
Single Ticket (not on sale before November 1)
Vero Beach 8:00 PM Concert Adults $55; Students $5
Stuart 3:00 PM Concert Adults $55; Students $5
Stuart 8:00 PM Concert Adults $60; Students $5
DRESS REHEARSALS
All Open Dress Rehearsals free of charge
CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES TICKET PRICE
Stuart FREE
Vero Beach
Early Bird Discount by October 31, 2013
$60/subscription VBMA /ACO SUBSCRIBERS
After October 31, 2013
$75/subscription VBMA/ACO SUBSCRIBERS
$100/subscription NON VBMA/ACO SUBSCRIBERS
$40/single ticket
$5/single ticket for students and children
BEHIND THE BATON
Subscriptions
ACO SUBSCRIBERS $80 for the series
NON-ACO SUBSCRIBERS $135 for the series
ABOUT ATLANTIC CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
Now in its 23rd season, the Atlantic Classical Orchestra (ACO) has developed a reputation as a world –class performing arts organization dedicated to presenting performances of both orchestral and chamber music in the rapidly growing urban communities on Florida’s eastern seaboard north of Miami. While its core repertory is based in the late 18th and early 19th century, the orchestra has developed an active commitment to the rediscovery of much unjustly neglected music from the Romantic era, written for an orchestra of classical proportions alongside championing the best and most accessible of contemporary music with a special emphasis on the younger generation of American composers.
The ACO is composed of members drawn not only from Florida’s principal musical organizations, but also major orchestras throughout the USA. The orchestra’s artistic vision, high caliber of playing and variety of works performed have resulted in such acclaim by the press as, “What a remarkable group the Atlantic Classical Orchestra has become....under Grammy- nominated Music Director, Stewart Robertson, it has become an ambitious and poised group that could claim an honored place in even the most culturally rich communities”.-Palm Beach Post.
First led by conductor Andrew McMullan, in 2004, the ACO baton was passed to Grammy-nominated Maestro Stewart Robertson, the second and current Music Director of the ACO. Bringing with him experience gained from his two decade tenure as Music Director of the internationally acclaimed Glimmerglass Opera and an equally successful stint as Music Director of the Florida Grand Opera, Maestro Robertson continued the phenomenal artistic growth begun by Andy McMullan.
The only resident performing arts organization of Florida’s Treasure Coast, the Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s educational and outreach efforts include am ongoing relationship with the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. In 2009, a new partnership garnered spectacular results- teaming with Miami’s Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, members of the ACO and prizewinning piano duos from the Dranoff performed special education programs in schools throughout South Florida, culminating in two free Family Concerts featuring the full ACO in performances of Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals.
The ACO released its first recording, an all-Schumann CD, with guest artist renowned violinist Elmar Oliveira in February 2013.
For more information about the ACO, and events offered during the 2014 season, please visit the orchestra’s web site at www.atlanticclassicalorchestra.com/
Biographies of Season artists attached. Photos available upon request.
Contact: Laura Grant, Grant Communications
978.208.0552; 917.359.7319; 212.600.0649
Laura@grant-communications.com
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For more information, pleae call the ACO Office at 772.460.0850.
