The February 10th concert is sponsored by
| Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 25, K.525 |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 7 in A Major |
| The choice made by our audience for the concert overture will be announced on concert day. | |
Prelude and Coffee: Conversations with the Conductor
PREVIEW LUNCHEON
Symphony Social
Concert Preview
Born in Sverdlovsk (nowYekaterinburg), Russia, Ilya Itin has lived in the
United States since 1990. He studied in Russia with Natalia Litvinova at the
Sverdlovsk Music School for Gifted Children. At the Moscow Tchaikovsky
Conservatory he studied with Lev Naumov and graduated with Highest Honors.
Mr. Itin has been a prize-winner at a number of international piano
competitions. At the 1996 Leeds International Piano Competition, he won a
unanimous first prize decision from the jury, sweeping all the awards and
winning the votes of the BBC audience. Mr Itin was also the winner of the
1991 Casadesus Competition (now The Cleveland Competition) and a prize-winner
of the Arthur Rubinstein Competition.
He has appeared with orchestras in America, Europe, and Asia. Highlights
include performances with the Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony, Berlin
Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic and the Saint Petersburg
Philharmonic. He has performed extensively in England, appearing in London
with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
He made his Vienna debut while on tour with Sir Simon Rattle and the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano
Concerto which the Weiner Zeitung called "a triumphant success." His
concert tours have also included engagements in China, South America , and
Israel.
His career has included performances in some of the most prestigious halls in
the world. He has played in London's Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert
Hall, Tokyo's Orhcard Hall, New York=s Lincoln Center, Washington D. C.'s
Kennedy Cneter, Cleveland's Severance Hall St. Petersburg's Great Hall, and
Paris' Salle Pleyel and the Chatelet Theater.
Of his debut at the Bath Festival, the Daily Telegraph wrote, "poised, pure
and ravishing in its range of colour, Itin's playing is a prime example of a
superb technique put at the service of an inquiring and imaginative mind."
Ilya Itin appears by arrangement with Jonathan Wentworth Associates, Ltd.
Happy New Year to everyone. It's amazing to me how quickly that January 1
rolls around each year. Seems like it was a short while ago that I got here
and suddenly it's January again and a new year begins.
So did you make any resolutions? I did! I swore to myself that I was
going to get more organized (something I think Gail might appreciate) and
since that sounded like an ominous task, that I was going to spend a few
minutes each day in silence (which sounds a little more reasonable doesn't
it?).
Have you ever thought about being silent? Do you realize just how much
noise there is in the world? Did you ever stop to think that you are
surrounded by sound -- and a lot of it is music. I guess in some ways music
is to be blamed for all the noise in the world -- but boy what sounds there
are! Can you imagine a world where you'd never hear the "Ode to Joy" or the
"Hallelujah Chorus" or even "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "Star Spangled
Banner"?
In my move to get more organized I have started thinking about
programming for next season. Now this has posed a problem for me; how do you
listen to the whole variety of choices that are ahead for the next season
and still find time to sit in silence every day? Well that's a personal
problem, but on a more public issue, what music do we want to plan for next
season that will have universal appeal? How much input can you give me as to
what you want to hear.
Last concert we introduced an idea which I believe to be unique in the
world of orchestral music -- allowing you to choose the overture to the
following concert. We had marvelous reaction from the public to this idea
and it's one that we will continue in the future. Most people made their
selection at the concert itself while a few brave souls did find their way
to our website and voted there. Following this success we are going to give
you the opportunity to exert further influence by making suggestions for the
coming year through our website,
www.bryansymphony.org.
But before we get too carried away with planning next season we shouldn't
forget the wonderful concerts still planned for the next three months. We
start with one of the most famous classical symphonies ever -- Beethoven 7.
What a happy piece of music this is and it just bubbles over with
enthusiasm. Then there's Scheherezade in March -- a symphonic cycle filled
with extremely colorful writing which will show off the quality and
versatility of our orchestra, and we end the season featuring the world
renowned violinist Cho Liang Lin in a tribute to our colleague and friend
Francis Elliott. Lots of great things to come.
Oh yes, before I forget......the audience choice for the overture for
this concert? Well you'll just have to come to the concert and see!!
If you are a season ticket holder and cannot attend a concert, all you have
to do to let us know your seat is available is to call the BSO office at 372-
6088.
Our November Social was such a successful event! We had wonderful attendance
and a very successful auction. Many thanks to our gracious hosts, Sam and
Sheila Barnes, for hosting this event in their beautiful home. So many
people commented on the wonderful food catered by Grada Casey. As always, we
appreciated Budweiser sponsoring this event.
Our next preview luncheon will be at the First Presbyterian Church in
Cookeville on Friday, February 8, 2002. Reservations for this luncheon can
be made by calling the Symphony Office at 372-6088.
The next Symphony Social will be held at the beautiful home of Dr. Terry and
Ruth Jones on Friday, February 8, 2002, from 7-9pm (NOTE THIS
TIME CHANGE!) at 615 North Ferguson Avenue in Cookeville. Food for this
social will be provided by Diana's Catering. We're excited about our auction
items and know you will be too! Sally Crain-Jager is donating a 20 x 28
variable loosely rendered acrylic still-life. Charlene Dickinson and the
Cumberland Quintet will be providing food and entertainment for 16-24 people
as an auction item, and then we'll cap off our auction with an up to two
hours social hour provided by the Holiday Inn in one of their banquet rooms.
So, get your bidding hats on and come prepared to bid on these wonderful
items!
We're still recruiting Association members for our Volunteer Association and
would appreciate a call from you to assist us. If you haven't already joined
the Association, please do so - we need you! For more information about
becoming a member, please call Jan Tate (372-8616), or Brenda Smith
(528-5253). We'll be looking forward to receiving a call from YOU!
Brenda Smith, Co-Chair
Bryan Symphony Orchestra
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WCTE-TV Channel 10
Saturday, February 2, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 7, 8:00 p.m.
in Cookeville
Friday, February 8th, 12:00 Noon
First Presbyterian Church
20 North Dixie Avenue
RSVP by Wednesday, February 6th
Call 372-6088, or e-mail
bryansymphony@tntech.edu
Cost: $6.00 for Association members; $10.00 for non-members
Payament may be made at the door.
at the home of
Ruth and Terry Jones
615 North Ferguson Avenue
Friday, February 8th
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
$15.00 for Association members;
$30.00 for non-members
Reservations requested by
Monday, February 4.
Call 372-6088 or
e-mail bryansymphony@tntech.edu.
by Dr. Catherine Godes
February 10th, 2:00 p.m.
Bryan Fine Arts Building, Room 223
Ilya Itin Returns for February 10th Concert
The Bryan Symphony is pleased to welcome the return to Cookeville of Russian
pianist Ilya Itin. Described in The Guardian of London as Athe outstanding
performer, with a wonderful range of colour, a truly imaginative way with
texture and phrasing, and a supreme technical command, Mr. Itin is an artist
of the highest standards. He demonstrated his great sensitivity in his
playing of the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff on the opening
concert the Bryan's 2000-01 season. For the upcoming February 10th concert,
Mr. Itin will play Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27.
THE CONDUCTOR'S NOTES
It's that time of year........
- Brendan Townsend
Thank You Season Ticket Holders
Thanks to all season ticket holders who have so thoughtfully and generously
turned their tickets back in when they have been unable to use them. this
has allowed us to make available to others seats that would otherwise be
empty. As you know, it also brings in additional revenue for the BSO.
A Message from the Association
HAPPY NEW YEAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS!
Bryan Symphony Orchestra Association
Office: Room 355 372-6088
Bryan Fine Arts Building
e-mail address: bryansymphony@tntech.edu
Gail Luna, Executive Director and Co-editor of Notes and Notices
Last Updated: January 31, 2002
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