Entries from Westport Public Library MOVIE & MUSIC Blog tagged with 'Norwalk Symphony Orchestra'
Grace Notes: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
In celebration of its illustrious past and its 70th birthday year, the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is planning a retrospective look from its first concert in 1939. Two pieces from that performance, Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony #1 and Reinhold Gliere's Russian...
Grace Notes: La Dolce Vita
The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra winds down its musical exploration of the world with a concert devoted to the opera of Italy. On Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. in a modified version for young families, the Norwalk Symphony along with the Fairfield County Chorale will present soprano Cristina Castaldi and tenor Ray Bauwens in popular arias and choruses from Gioacchino Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Giacomi Puccini’s La Boheme and Turandot, Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore, La Traviata and Aida at the Norwalk Concert Hall. American soprano Cristina Castaldi will sing “Oh Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi and “Si, mi chiamano Mimi” from La Boheme. She has a Master of Music in Vocal Performance (with distinction) from The New England Conservatory of Music where she studied with Patricia Craig; and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Kennesaw State College in Georgia. She was the winner of the Liederkranz Foundation Vocal Competition, was a finalist for the New Jersey Verismo Vocal Competition, and won the Opera at Florham Vocal Competition. She regularly performs solo recitals in the New York area including the Trinity Church Concerts at One series and at the Kosciusako Foundation. Other orchestral engagements include: soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, and Rutter’s Gloria. Ray Bauwens will be performing “Che gelida manina” from La Boheme, and “Celesta Aida” from Aida. Tenor Ray Bauwens is well known to audiences in the New England area. ...
Grace Notes: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Are you an armchair listener? Do you find that listening to music causes you to hear, see, smell and taste the aromas, sights, and sounds of a particular country or region of the world? Do certain musical pieces transport you to new exciting places or to a calming, peaceful sanctuary? The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra will wear their berets and ...
Grace Notes: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
How often does one have the opportunity to hear a rising musical star before his or her name becomes a household term? On Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 8:00 p.m., 18 year-old Chinese virtuoso Hao Chen Zhang will perform Sergei Prokofiev's ...
Grace Notes: Spirit of Man
In these trying and uncertain times, the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is affirming man's goodness and resilience through the program entitled "The Triumph of the Common Man." Conductor Diane Wittry has chosen Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Giuseppe Verdi's Overture to La Forza del Destino and Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony #9 as exemplars of music history that were inspired by ordinary people. This concert ...
Grace Notes: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
We all know that Mendelssohn and Mozart were extraordinarily gifted composers and musicians. Have you ever had the chance to witness a child prodigy perform at a concert? Tomorrow night you will have the opportunity to hear five exceptional young artists at the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. These students include ...
Grace Notes: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
How often does one have the opportunity to attend a world premiere of a new musical composition? On Saturday, September 29, 2007, the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra will be opening their new season with a world premiere of ...
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