Lynn University's Conservatory Of Music Launches Season With 11 Concerts In September And October
By: Stephi Wild Aug. 13, 2018
Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia guest conductor, today announced the launch of the 2018-19 season with 11 concerts in September and October.
Conservatory of Music concerts run from September through May in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall or the Snyder Sanctuary, all located on Lynn's Boca Raton campus.
September
Sept. 8
Lynn Wind Ensemble
When the strings are away, the winds will play. This will be an evening of thrilling performances of music for woodwinds, brass and percussion.
- Saturday: 7:30 p.m.
- Conductor and music director: Kenneth Amis
Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10 General Admission
Sept. 9
Marc Reese and Friends
The first half of this exciting concert will feature many of our own brass faculty members along with special guest artist Charles Lazarus, trumpeter of the Minnesota Orchestra, performing solo works with pianist Lisa Leonard. All will join together in the second half to showcase the power and beauty of brass chamber music.
- Sunday: 4 p.m.
Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $20
Sept. 13
Second Annual Alumni Recital:
Peter Pirotte and Carina Inoue
Come hear favorite performers who have gone out into the world of music and achieved success. This year American trumpeter Peter Pirotte '12 is joined by Brazilian pianist Carina Inoue '14, '16 in a show-stopping program spanning three centuries of brass-keyboard repertoire.
- Thursday: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: FREE
Sept. 29-30
Lynn Philharmonia No. 1
- Saturday: 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 4 p.m.
- Conductor: Guillermo Figueroa
- Wagner: Gathering of the Armies from Lohengrin, for brass ensemble
- Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola
Featuring Elmar Oliveira, violin / Guillermo Figueroa, viola
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathetique
Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $50 for box, $40 for orchestra, $35 for mezzanine
October
Oct. 7
2018 Lynn Concerto Competition Final Round
Finalists perform before three guest judges in morning and afternoon sessions. Winners perform as soloists with the Lynn Philharmonia on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 with Maestro Guillermo Figueroa conducting.
- Sunday: 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: FREE
Oct. 8
Piano Master Class with Lydia Artymiw
The recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Prize, Philadelphia-born Lydia Artymiw has performed with over 100 orchestras including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Detroit Symphony, LA Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, St. Luke's Chamber Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. She has been a guest piano teacher at Juilliard and presented master classes at both Juilliard and the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Artymiw is a Distinguished McKnight Professor of Piano and recipient of the 2015 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where she has taught since 1989.
- Monday: 2 p.m.
Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: FREE
Oct. 11
Guest Artist: Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker is professor of bassoon at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and the principal bassoon with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. Her recital features works from her recently released album, New Standards: Works for bassoon and piano. She is joined on the stage by Lynn Bassoon Faculty, Eric Van der Veer Varner.
- Thursday: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
Oct. 27-28
Lynn Philharmonia No. 2
- Saturday: 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 4 p.m.
- Conductor: Guillermo Figueroa
- Mozart: Violin Concerto. No. 4
Featuring Carole Cole, violin
- Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, Organ Symphony
- A world premiere by the winner of the 2018 Lynn Composition Competition
Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $50 for box, $40 for orchestra, $35 for mezzanine
Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management - Ioulia Nikiforova
Tickets may be purchased in person at the Lynn box office, located in the Wold at 3601 N. Military Trail, online at events.lynn.edu or by phone at +1 561-237-9000.
Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida, with approximately 3,000 students from nearly 100 countries. U.S. News & World Report named it No. 1 in the region for most international students. Lynn's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 24 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences. The school's Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world. For more information, visit lynn.edu.
The 750-seat Wold Performing Arts Center, located on Lynn's campus in the heart of Boca Raton, is easily accessible by both I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. Recently ranked by Best Value Schools, an online publication, as one of the "25 Most Amazing University Performing Arts Centers," the Wold features superb acoustics, a modern lighting system, a large, light-filled lobby and flexible space well-suited for dramatic productions, concerts and other cultural events. With an elegant salon, outdoor sunset terrace and intimate black-box studio, this new center is home to numerous concerts and events, including professional theatrical performances by the theater arts program's Libby Dodson's Live at Lynn Theatre Series, the Live at Lynn American Songbook Series and Jan McArt's New Play Reading Series, as well as performances from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music and the Drama Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, visit lynn.edu/events.
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