Guest trumpeter Jens Lindemann joins New Philharmonic, under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, for an intriguing and entertaining concert program featuring works by Wagner, Arutiunian and Rimsky-Korsakov 7:30 p.m. Saturday Nov. 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 at the McAninch Arts Center. Lindemann was recently named “International Brass Personality of the Year” by Brass Herald. A free MAC Chat led by freelance musician and Wheaton College faculty member Kevin Harrison will precede each concert.
The concert program is as follows:
- Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883): “Rienzi” Overture. Wagner’s opera “Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen” (commonly referred to as “Rienzi”) was his fourth opera and his most successful, yet Wagner often regarded the opera with scorn.
- Alexander Grigori Arutiunian (1920 – 2012): Trumpet Concerto. Soviet/Armenian composer, Arutiunian, incorporated melodic and rhythmic characteristics of his Armenian folk heritage into this virtuoso showpiece" composed in 1949-1950. The Soviet trumpeter Timofei Dokschitzer was the first to record the concerto and make it famous. He visited the U.S. in concert and performed it then, though a subsequent performance by Roger Voisin with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1966 is credited with the U.S premiere of the concerto. It has gone onto be assimilated as part of the standard trumpet repertoire worldwide.
Intermission
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908): “Scheherazade,” Op. 35 In the late 1880s after the death of colleague and friend Alexander Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov poured himself into finishing Borodin’s work. It was during this time that he wrote “Scheherazade,” based on the main character in “One Thousand and One Nights” (also known as “The Arabian Nights”). “Scheherazade” combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East. In premiered in St. Petersburg in 1888 and a ballet adaptation of “Scheherazade,” premiered in 1910, at the Opéra Garnier in Paris by the Ballets Russes.
“The trumpet is capable of being played with the virtuosity of a violin, the tenderness of the human voice and the stylistic flexibility of the piano,” says Lindemann. A Julliard graduate and former member of Canadian Brass (1996-2001), Lindemann has had an extensive career as a trumpeter playing major concert venues around the world from the New York, Los Angeles and London Philharmonics to Tokyo's Suntory Hall and even the Great wall of China. He has performed as soloist and recording artist with classical stars such as Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Angel Romero, Doc Severinsen, Charles Dutoit, Gerard Schwarz, Eiji Oue, Bramwell Tovey, Jukka Pekka Saraste and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and had a solo Command Performance for the Queen of England. A prodigious talent, Lindemann began winning awards for his skill in his teens. Since then he has continued to win Grammy and Juno nominations and the prestigious Echo Klassik in Germany. Other honors include an honorary doctorate (LL.D.) from McMaster University, Honorary Fellow (FRCMT) from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the Medal of Excellence from MacEwan University and being the first classical trumpet player to receive the prestigious Order of Canada, the highest civilian award.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, 3 p.m., COT Annual Young People’s Competition Winner, pianist Yuriy Rogachev will be perform Frederic Chopin’s “Valse in Am” (Posthumos).
Tickets
The McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd., on the campus of College of DuPage presents a concert with guest trumpeter Jens Lindemann 7:30 p.m. Saturday Nov. 2, and Sunday, 3 p.m. Nov, 3. Tickets are $51. A limited number of $10 tickets are available for students with valid ID. For tickets or more information visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000. A free MAC Chat will take place one hour prior to each concert.
About New Philharmonic
New Philharmonic, the only professional orchestra based in DuPage County, Ill., has inspired classical music enthusiasts in Chicago and the suburbs for more than 40 years. It continues to thrive with the goal to give innovative treatment to both classic compositions and modern works while striving to make the music accessible to new audiences and youth through a variety of educational efforts. The orchestra was honored with the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ 2017 ICO Award for Professional Orchestra of the Year. Today, under the direction of Kirk Muspratt, named 2018 Conductor of the Year (Professional Orchestra) by Illinois Council of Orchestras, New Philharmonic consists of more than 60 professional musicians and performs more than a dozen concerts a year, reaching more than 7,500 from the greater Chicago area annually.
About the MAC
The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 236-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), the outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.
The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. Visit AtTheMAC.org or facebook.com/AtTheMAC for more information.
Support for New Philharmonic is provided in part by Brookdale-Glen Ellyn; ST|G|P Sullivan Taylor | Gumina & Palmer, P.C., the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; WFMT 98.7 FM, WDCB 90.9 FM and the College of DuPage Foundation.
Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization in 1967, the College of DuPage Foundation raises monetary and in-kind gifts to increase access to education and to enhance cultural opportunities for the surrounding community. For more information about the College of DuPage Foundation, visit www.foundation.cod.edu or call 630.942.2462.
Programs at the MAC are partially supported through a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.