Lynn University's Conservatory of Music Kicks Off Feb/March Lineup

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia guest conductor, today invited the public to attend 19 musical performances during Feb. and March 2016.

"Our talented students and extraordinary faculty look forward to sharing the beautiful world of music during our sixth season in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, a world-class concert hall that enhances our performing artists' musical offerings," said Robertson. "Throughout this school year, we continue to present a variety of musical offerings designed to enrich the artistic spirit and nourish the soul. Please join us for some magnificent performances on our campus."

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Feb. 4 Collaborative Spotlight: Marc Reese and Elisabeth von Trapp Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music will join our favorite trumpeter Marc Reese in a concert celebrating the marriage of poetry and sound. * Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: $20

Feb. 6-7 Lynn Philharmonia No. 4 * Saturday: 7:30 p.m. * Sunday: 4 p.m. * Conductor: Guillermo Figueroa * Featuring the winners of the Annual Concerto Competition Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: Individual tickets are $50 for Box, $40 for Orchestra and $35 for Mezzanine

Feb. 19 Violin Master Class with Elmar Oliveira * Friday: 7 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

Feb. 20 Roberta Rust in recital Roberta Rust performs a rich variety of solo piano works, including the JS Bach Italian Concerto, Beethoven Sonata Op. 109, Chopin Scherzo No. 2, George Rochberg's Blues, Errol Garner's Misty, and de Falla's Andaluza and Ritual Fire Dance. She will be joined by mezzo-soprano Maria Heslop Ward in de Falla's Seven Popular Spanish Songs. * Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20

Feb. 23 10th Annual New Music Festival Spotlight No. 1: Young Composer Witness the birth of music as it is first performed. This event is a platform for world premieres, boasting more than 60 since the inaugural year, featuring the works of our extraordinary composition majors performed by the composers and their peers. * Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

Feb. 24 Master Class with Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Ellen Zwilich is the recipient of numerous prizes and honors, including the 1983 Pulitzer Prize in Music, the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Chamber Music Prize, the Arturo Toscanini Music Critics Award, the Ernst von Dohnányi Citation, an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship and four Grammy nominations. * Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

Feb. 25 10th Annual New Music Festival Spotlight No. 2: Music of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Like the great masters of bygone times, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich produces music "with fingerprints" - music that is immediately recognized as her own. In her compositions, she combines craft and inspiration, reflecting an optimistic and humanistic spirit that gives her a unique musical voice. The program will feature a variety of her instrumental and small chamber works. * Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

Feb. 26 10th Annual New Music Festival Spotlight No. 3: Penderecki String Quartet With more than 100 world premieres to their credit, the eminent Canadian quartet will present an Informance for the closing event of the festival. Both entertaining and informative, the performance will feature the quartet at work as they explore new music and demonstrate in depth rehearsal techniques. * Friday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

Feb. 27 Master Class with the Penderecki String Quartet The members of the Penderecki String Quartet are recognized internationally for teaching, coaching and master classes. As active faculty members for over 20 years at the Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, they have built one of the top string programs in Canada. * Saturday: 1 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

Feb. 27 The Penderecki String Quartet in Concert Following its earlier Master Class, the Penderecki Quartet will perform some of the most celebrated music in literature. Recent appearances include performances at Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), St. Petersburg, Paris, Prague and Berlin. * Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: $20

Feb. 29 Master Class and Recital with Pianist-Composer Benjamin Warsaw Recital program to include his works and there great composers, followed by a master class. * Monday: 2 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: FREE

March 3 Mostly Music: Bartók The greatest Hungarian composer of his day and one of the worlds finest, Bela Bartok not only helped awaken serious interest in folk music, but also engaged himself no less profoundly in western art music. This resulted in his compositions taking their place as a cornerstone of twentieth century music. * Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: $20

March 17 Music of the four great B's: Bach, Beethoven, Brahams and Bartók Carol Cole, violin Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Esteemed faculty artists, Carol Cole and Sheng-Yuan Kuan present an evening of the most celebrated literature for violin and piano, spanning two centuries. Their program will include: J.S. Bach Sonata in E Major BWV 1016, Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata in A Major Op. 47, Brahms Sonata in D Minor Op. 108, and the Bartok First Rhapsody. * Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20

March 19-20 Lynn Philharmonia No. 5 * Saturday: 7:30 p.m. * Sunday: 4 p.m. * Conductor: Guillermo Figueroa * Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Marche hongroise * Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Ete * Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40 * Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe, Suite. No. 2 Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Tickets: Individual tickets are $50 for Box, $40 for Orchestra and $35 for Mezzanine

March 24 Dean's Showcase No. 3 * Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: $10

March 25 Flute Master Class with Nadine Asi * Friday: 7 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: $10

March 31 Elmar Oliveira in Recital Violinist Elmar Oliveira's only solo recital appearance in the 2015-16 season in Boca Raton on the campus of Lynn University with pianist Sheng-Yuan Kuan. Come hear a recital of great yet lesser known works by composers Frederick Delius, Maurice Ravel and Rodion Shchedrin as well as the masterworks of Leclair and Beethoven. * Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Location: Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Tickets: $20

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How to purchase tickets: Tickets may be purchased in person at the Lynn University box office, located in the Wold Performing Arts Center at 3601 N. Military Trail, online at lynn.edu/events or by phone at +1 561-237-9000.

Lynn University is an independent college based in Boca Raton, Florida. U.S. News & World Report recognizes the university as one of the nation's most innovative colleges and consistently ranks it among the top five most international schools, given its approximately 3,000 students from almost 100 countries. Lynn's Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help its graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world. The school's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 23 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences to become independent learners. 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 theatre 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 International Communication. For more information, visit: lynn.edu/events.

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