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John Rutter conducts his own work and MidAmerica Productions's principal conductor in residence Jonathan
Griffith conducts Beethoven and Mozart at 2 PM. Then, MAP presents two outstanding instrumental ensembles
at 8 PM.
MidAmerica Productions
and Elysium Recordings announce the release of The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele
MidAmerica
Productions presents three days of concerts March 19-21, 2005 showcasing outstanding ensembles, choruses and
conductors
MidAmerica
Productions Presents the 2004 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artists Award Winner, Soprano Marcía Porter in her
Carnegie Hall Debut, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 29, 2005, 8 PM
MidAmerica
Productions Presents violinist Levon Ambartsumian in Recital with Pianist Anatoly Sheludyakov, March 13, 2005
MidAmerica
Productions Presents Pianist Stephen Carlson in his Carnegie Hall Debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 6, 2005
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For Immediate Release
February 28, 2005
MidAmerica Productions Presents Two Easter Sunday Concerts
Featuring John Rutter, Jonathan Griffith and Outstanding Ensembles March 27, 2005, 2 PM and 8 PM
New York, NY - John Rutter conducts his own work and MidAmerica Productions's (MAP) principal conductor in residence Jonathan
Griffith conducts Beethoven and Mozart at 2 PM. Then, MAP presents two outstanding instrumental ensembles at 8 PM.
Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005
2:00 PM
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Jonathan Griffith, Conductor
Beethoven: Mass in C Major, Op. 86
Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te? Non temer amato bene," K. 505 (concert aria)
Participating choruses from Arizona, Iowa, Oregon, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada
Soloists:
Sara Galli, soprano, Tracy Watson, mezzo-soprano, Amadeo Moretti, tenor, Lawrence Long, bass-baritone, Jenia Manoussaki, piano
John Rutter, Conductor
Rutter: Gloria
Rutter: Te Deum
Participating choruses from Arizona, Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio and South Dakota
Prelude Concert, 1:00 pm: Southwestern College Chorale (AZ), David Thye, Conductor
8:00 PM
Ensemble Spotlight Series
Port Angeles High School Symphony, Port Angeles, WA
Ronald Jones, Conductor
Bottom Line Duo: Traci Winters, cello, and Spencer Hoveskeland, bass
Works by Piazzolla and Dvorák
Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, New Brunswick, NJ
William Berz, Conductor
Mark Stickney, Guest Conductor
Scott Mendoker, Tuba
Works by Khachaturian, Mark Zuckerman, Yotam Haber, David Sampson,
Fergal Carroll, Jonathan Newman and Roger Nixon
Jonathan Griffith, principal conductor-in-residence with MidAmerica Productions in New York City, has guest conducted
for the Bialystok State Philharmonic (Poland), Virtuosi Pregensis Chamber Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra,
Dvorák Chamber Orchestra and Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonia, (Czech Republic), The European Symphony Orchestra (Spain),
Manhattan Philharmonic (New York), Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Salt Lake City), and several regional orchestras and choruses
throughout the U.S. He has served as chorus master for the Utah and Portland opera companies, founded the Kansas City
Chorale and the Jonathan Griffith Singers, and was on the faculties of the Conservatory of Music at the University of
Missouri-Kansas City, Wichita State University, Marylhurst University, and Warner Pacific College. His more than 30
Carnegie Hall appearances include the major works of the classical repertoire. A native of St. Louis, he received
his B.M.E. from the University of Kansas, a M.M.E. from Wichita State University, and his D.M.A. in conducting from
the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
John Rutter, conductor, a native of London, is well known on both sides of the Atlantic as a composer, conductor,
and recording artist. His compositions span choral and orchestral works, carols, school operas, popular music, and
music for television. He was director of music at England's Clare College from 1975-79, later forming the Cambridge
Singers, a mixed-voice choir that has recorded over two dozen albums, many for his own label, Collegium. In the last
few years, several of his recordings have reached Billboard magazine's Classical Top 25 chart. Recently, he initiated
the Collegium Choral Series, a music-publishing project aimed at making available to choral groups works performed by
the Cambridge Singers.
The Port Angeles High School Orchestra has been in existence for eighty-six years, making it one of the oldest
orchestra programs in the country. Currently there are three high school orchestras: a freshman Concert Orchestra,
a Symphonic Orchestra, and a chamber group of 16 selected students. In addition to a regular schedule of six
concerts per year, these groups travel throughout the Northwest to perform in a variety of contests and festivals.
They have won numerous awards, including seven first-place trophies at the prestigious Northwest Orchestra Festival
in Gresham, Oregon. The Chamber Orchestra has won the large string ensemble division of the Washington State Ensemble
Contest three of the last four years, and small ensembles and individuals have led their divisions as well.
The Rutgers Wind Ensemble presents concerts at the highest artistic level, performing both masterworks of the wind
repertoire and new works, including pieces composed expressly for the group. The Wind Ensemble has proudly performed
with many guest conductors, including Harry Begian, Kenneth G. Bloomquist, Peter Boonshaft, Eugene Migliaro Corporon,
James Croft, James Curnow, Dennis Fisher, David Holsinger, John Pastin, Stephen Pratt, William H. Silvester, and John
Whitwell. In February, the group performed at the CBNDA National Conference held in New York City. As part of its
commitment to new modes of performing, the ensemble has recorded 13 compact discs, which have collectively earned
21Grammy Entry Listings. With the Rutgers Symphony Band, the group has recorded an additional 5 educational CDs.
In the words of Classical New Jersey critic William Allin Storrer, the Rutgers Wind Ensemble is "the Rolls Royce
of wind ensembles."
Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, artistic director and principal conductor of the New England
Symphonic Ensemble, is a violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor. A graduate of The
Juilliard School, Boston University, and the Peabody Conservatory, Dr. Rittenhouse has
performed as recitalist and soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, Canada,
Europe, Japan, South Africa, and the West Indies. She is the recipient of numerous awards,
including the London Associate Board Overseas Award, the New York Concert Artists Guild Award,
the International Music Guild Award, and the New York Madrigal Society Award.
New England Symphonic Ensemble was organized more than two decades ago by Dr. Virginia-Gene
Rittenhouse. Since 1982 the ensemble has toured extensively throughout the United States,
Canada, Europe, Australia, Africa, Russia, and Israel, and has performed frequently at Carnegie
Hall under the auspices of MidAmerica Productions.
Over the past 20 years, MidAmerica Productions has brought together conductors, choruses,
soloists, and orchestral musicians for performances at some of the world's greatest venues,
especially at New York's Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall.
Under the guidance of MidAmerica's founder, Peter Tiboris, the company has presented over
725 concerts worldwide and more than 600 in New York at Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie
Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, and Lincoln
Center's Alice Tully Hall.
More than 2115 American ensembles, representing each of the 50 states, have appeared with
MidAmerica in New York, as have 75 symphonic and choral ensembles from Europe, the Far East,
South America, and Canada. There have more than 300 guest conductors, 620 solo artists, and
88,000 performers who have appeared on MidAmerica's series in Carnegie Hall.
In addition to presenting classic choral and instrumental works, MidAmerica Productions
has championed the works of contemporary composers. On MidAmerica's series in Carnegie
Hall and at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, there have been approximately 31 World
Premieres, 16 United States Premieres, and 50 New York Premieres.
For more information about MidAmerica Productions, please contact Kathleen Drohan at
212-239-0205 or kdrohan@midamerica-music.com.
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For Immediate Release
February 28, 2005
MidAmerica Productions Presents the 2004 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artists Award Winner, Soprano
Marcía Porter in her Carnegie Hall Debut, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 29, 2005, 8 PM
New York, NY - MidAmerica Productions presents soprano Marcía Porter singing in a performance of works which includes an
homage to Fanny Hensel on the bicentennial of her birth.
Tuesday, March 29, 8:00 p.m.
Marcía Porter, soprano
Lynn Kompass, piano
Songs by Haydn, Hensel, Gnattali, Guarnieri, Gomez, Braga, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Tchaikovsky
General admission tickets to Weill Recital Hall concerts are $35. Tickets may be obtained by calling
CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800, by going online at www.carnegiehall.org, or by visiting the Carnegie
Hall Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. $15 tickets for students and seniors (with proper ID)
are available at the Carnegie Box Office. Weill Recital Hall is located at 154 West 57th Street. For
more information, call MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699.
Soprano Marcía Porter, the 2004 NATS Artist Award winner, is a former Rotary International Cultural Ambassadorial
Scholar and winner of numerous other awards. The soprano has performed with Chautauqua Opera, Dayton Opera, Opera
Theatre of St. Louis, Chicago Opera Theatre, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. She has performed the roles of Malwina
(Der Vampyr), Camilla Pocket (Miss Havisham's Fire) and Mimi (La Bohème). Ms. Porter, an active recitalist, has
performed in Italy, Hawaii, Brazil and numerous other venues throughout the United States, including Chicago's
Ravinia Festival. During the 2004/05 season Porter sang the soprano roles in Penderecki's Credo, with the composer
conducting, and Mendelssohn's Elijah with Pensacola Choral Society. She was also an artist-in-resident with Opera
Theatre St. Louis. Upcoming performances include Crumb's Madrigals (Books III and IV) and recitals in Brazil.
Ms. Porter, a native of New Orleans, is an assistant professor of voice at Florida State University.
Pianist Lynn Kompass maintains an active career as vocal coach, chamber musician, recital collaborator,
and teacher. Currently she is an assistant professor in the voice department at the University of South
Carolina, where she has been teaching since 2002. Ms. Kompass has participated in the Steans Vocal Institute
(Ravinia Music Festival), Aspen Music Festival, and the Banff Centre for the Arts, where she worked with
Margo Garrett, Roger Vignoles, and Martin Isepp. As an opera coach, Ms. Kompass has worked at the University
of Michigan, University of Tennessee, Aspen Opera Theater, and Opera Brasil. Ms. Kompass has also performed
in association with Ravinia Music Festival, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Michigan Chamber
Players, and Chicago Civic Orchestra. Lynn Kompass received her graduate degrees in collaborative piano at
the University of Michigan, where she studied with Martin Katz. She received her undergraduate degree from
Ithaca College.
The NATSAA competition is designed for singers getting ready to launch a professional career; substantial
monetary and performance prizes are offered. The competition takes place every other year, in conjunction
with NATS Conventions.
Since 1989, MidAmerica Productions has produced over 200 chamber concerts in Weill Recital Hall,
presenting some of the most exciting chamber musicians working today. For more information about this concert
or MidAmerica Productions contact Kathleen Drohan at 212-239-0205.
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For Immediate Release
February 22, 2005
MidAmerica Productions and Elysium Recordings announce the
release of The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele
New York, NY - MidAmerica Productions and Elysium Recordings announces the release of American Chamber Ensemble
Plays Peter Schickele. This cd celebrates the 40th anniversary of the American Chamber Ensemble by showcasing the chamber
music of the quintessentially American composer Peter Schickele (alter-ego of the comical PDQ Bach). Released to the public
on March 12, 2005, the cd coincides with the American Chamber Ensemble performance at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele
Peter Schickele:
Serenade for Three for clarinet, violin and piano
Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Monochrome III for 9 B-flat clarinets
Octet for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, and bass
Blanche Abram, piano and director
Naomi Drucker, clarinet and director
Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano
Eriko Sato, violin
Deborah Wong, violin
Lois Martin, viola
Chris Finckel, cello
Kurt Muroki, bass
Braden Toan, bassoon
Eva Conti, French horn
The Clarinet Band:
Stanley Drucker, Mindy Dragovich, Mitchell Estrin, Jess Gross, Amy Shapiro,
Lawrence Sobol, Peter Weinberger, Robert Yamins
The American Chamber Ensemble, co-directed by pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker, has
presented concerts for more than 30 years. In residence at Hofstra University, ACE is a consortium of
distinguished musicians whose concerts explore music for clarinet and/or piano with strings, woodwinds
and/or voice.
ACE is dedicated to presenting the music of living American composers. A Long Island-based ensemble,
ACE has, since 1980, included a work celebrating the Festival of Long Island Composers at each of its
concerts. The ensemble aims to help audiences understand that today's composer is their neighbor, whose
cultural contributions are too often unrecognized.
For more information about this concert or MidAmerica Productions or Elysium Recordings
contact Kathleen Drohan at 212-239-0205.
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For Immediate Release
February 15, 2005
MidAmerica Productions Presents Three Days of Outstanding Ensembles and Choral Music
at Carnegie Hall, March 19, 20 and 21, 2005
New York, NY - MidAmerica Productions presents three days of concerts March 19-21, 2005 showcasing outstanding ensembles,
choruses and conductors.
Saturday, March 19, 2:00 PM
Ensemble Spotlight Series
Normal West High School Wind Ensemble, Normal, IL
Lisa Preston, conductor
Stephen K Steele, guest conductor
Robert Sheldon, guest conductor
Robert Sheldon: Metroplex (World Premiere), conducted by Mr. Sheldon; Eric Whitacre: October, conducted by Mr. Steele;
David R. Gillingham: Concertino for Percussion and Winds; Arr. William Himes: Amazing Grace; Alfred Reed: Praise Jerusalem
Arapahoe High School Wind Symphony, Littleton, CO
Edward Cannava, conductor
Fillmore: The Crosley March; Ceasar Giovannini: Chorale and Capriccio; Frank Erickson: Toccata for Band;
Pierre La Plante: In the Forest of the King: A Suite of Old French Songs; Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G Minor;
John Zdechlik: Chorale and Shaker Dance
Hastings College Wind Ensemble, Hastings, NE
Daniel Schmidt, conductor
Eric Dale Knapp, guest conductor
Jack Stamp: Gavorkna Fanfare; Rob Smith: Dance Mix; Kamillo Lendvay: Concertino for Piano and Winds;
Daniel Kallman: An American Tapestry, conducted by Mr. Knapp; Donald Freund: Jug Blues & Fat Pickin'
Palm Sunday, March 20, 8:30 PM
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Randy Pagel, conductor
Hummel: "Gloria" from Mass in B-flat Major
Thompson: Last words of David
Peter Williams: "Agnus Dei" from Missa Brevis
John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth and All Things Bright and Beautiful
Beethoven: "Hallelujah" from Mount of Olives
Choruses from Alabama, California, Nevada, North Dakota and Oklahoma
Ensemble Spotlight Series
Greater Miami Youth Symphony, Miami, FL
Antoine Khouri, conductor
Roby George, conductor
Wagner: Vorspiel zur Oper Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird;
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (first movement); Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Moanalua High School Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu, HI
Elden Seta, conductor
Von Suppe: Overture to Morning, Noon and Night; Keola Beamer: Honolulu City Lights;
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor (third movement); Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Monday, March 21, 8:00 PM
New England Symphonic Ensemble
Simon Carrington, conductor
Mozart: Versperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Choruses from Alabama, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana and New Mexico
David Gardner, conductor
Brahms: Nänie
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Choruses from Arizona, Kansas and Texas
Laura Lane, conductor
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Choruses from Illinois and New Jersey
Soloists: Kimberly Giordano, Sarah Pelletier, Gulnara Mitzanova,
Michael Sommese, Marcus Deloach, Daniel Ihn-Kyu Lee
Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, artistic director and principal conductor of the New England
Symphonic Ensemble, is a violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor. A graduate of The
Juilliard School, Boston University, and the Peabody Conservatory, Dr. Rittenhouse has
performed as recitalist and soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, Canada,
Europe, Japan, South Africa, and the West Indies. She is the recipient of numerous awards,
including the London Associate Board Overseas Award, the New York Concert Artists Guild Award,
the International Music Guild Award, and the New York Madrigal Society Award.
New England Symphonic Ensemble was organized more than two decades ago by Dr. Virginia-Gene
Rittenhouse. Since 1982 the ensemble has toured extensively throughout the United States,
Canada, Europe, Australia, Africa, Russia, and Israel, and has performed frequently at Carnegie
Hall under the auspices of MidAmerica Productions.
Over the past 20 years, MidAmerica Productions has brought together conductors, choruses,
soloists, and orchestral musicians for performances at some of the world's greatest venues,
especially at New York's Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall.
Under the guidance of MidAmerica's founder, Peter Tiboris, the company has presented over
725 concerts worldwide and more than 600 in New York at Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie
Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, and Lincoln
Center's Alice Tully Hall.
More than 2115 American ensembles, representing each of the 50 states, have appeared with
MidAmerica in New York, as have 75 symphonic and choral ensembles from Europe, the Far East,
South America, and Canada. There have more than 300 guest conductors, 620 solo artists, and
88,000 performers who have appeared on MidAmerica's series in Carnegie Hall.
In addition to presenting classic choral and instrumental works, MidAmerica Productions
has championed the works of contemporary composers. On MidAmerica's series in Carnegie
Hall and at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, there have been approximately 31 World
Premieres, 16 United States Premieres, and 50 New York Premieres.
For more information about MidAmerica Productions, please contact Kathleen Drohan at
212-239-0205 or kdrohan@midamerica-music.com.
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For Immediate Release
February 10, 2005
MidAmerica Productions Presents violinist Levon Ambartsumian in Recital
with Pianist Anatoly Sheludyakov, March 13, 2005
New York, NY - MidAmerica Productions presents violinist Levon Ambartsumian and pianist Anatoly Sheludyakov in a concert
titled "Jewels of the 20th Century" at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 13, 2005.
Sunday, March 13, 8:30 p.m.
"Jewels of the 20th Century"
Levon Ambartsumian, violin
Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano
Bartók: Sonata for violin and piano (1903)
Prokofiev: Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a
Debussy: La plus que lente; Claire de Lune
Copland: Nocturne; Ukelele Serenade
Rodion Shchedrin: In the style of Albeniz; Humoresque
Piazzolla: Grand Tango
General admission tickets to Weill Recital Hall concerts are $35. Tickets may be obtained by calling
CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800, by going online at www.carnegiehall.org, or by visiting the Carnegie
Hall Box Office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. $15 tickets for students and seniors (with proper ID) are
available at the Carnegie Box Office. Weill Recital Hall is located at 154 West 57th Street. For more
information, call MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699 or visit our web site at www.midamerica-music.com.
Violinist Levon Ambartsumiam, in recital with pianist Anatoly Sheludyakov celebrates the best in 20th-century chamber
music with a concert titled "Jewels of the 20th Century." Mr. Ambartsumian makes his second apperance on MidAmerica
Productions Solo and Chamber Music Series at Weill Recital Hall this season. In November 2004, he performed with the
ARCO Chamber Orchestra, a group he also conducts.
Levon Ambartsumian, born in Moscow in 1955, began studying violin at the age of three. He attended the Moscow Central
Music School and then graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with a special Artist Diploma; his teachers
there were Felix Andrievski, Yury Yankelevitch, Leonid Kogan, and Igor Bezrodny. In 1977 he was the first prizewinner
of the Zagreb International Violin Competition headed by Henryk Szering. Two years later he garnered a prize at the
Montreal International Competition, and in 1981 he won the All-Union Violin Competition in Riga. Mr. Ambartsumian was
distinguished as Honored Artist of Armenia in 1988 and Honored Artist of Russia in 1997.
Since 1977 Mr. Ambartsumian has performed regularly in all the major cities of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe,
as he was not permitted to accept invitations to travel to the West. He has appeared as a soloist and recorded for
radio and television with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Bolshoi Theater Orchestra,
Kirov Opera, and the Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, and Peking philharmonic orchestras, among many others. He has
collaborated with conductors and composers such as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Fedoseev, Maxim Shostakovich, Aram
Khachaturian, Tikhon Khrennikov, and Alfred Schnittke.
Since 1988 he has performed in the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Brazil, and South
Korea. In 1989 Mr. Ambartsumian founded the Moscow Chamber Orchestra ARCO, which regularly performed in Russian and
abroad and now resides in Athens, Georgia.
Mr. Ambartsumian joined the faculty of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1978. For two years he was a visiting
professor at Indiana University School of Music, and in 1995 he accepted the position of Franklin Professor of Violin
at the University of Georgia School of Music in Athens.
Mr. Ambartsumian devotes his time to contemporary Russian and American music and has made several important world
premieres. He has released several CDs, including music by Wieniawski, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Shostakovich,
and Schnittke. As a teacher, he has given master classes in Russia, Armenia, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, and France.
Anatoly Sheludyakov was born in Moscow in 1955. He graduated from the Gnessin Musical Institute and completed his
postgraduate studies there under Anatoly Vedernikov. He also graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in the composition
class of Tikhon Khrennikov. Mr. Sheludyakov's compositions include Variations for Orchestra, Suite for Oboe and Piano,
the cantata Brotherhood Songs, and two vocal suites, among many others.
In 1977 Mr. Sheludyakov won the All Soviet Piano Competition and took top prize in the Russian National Piano Competition.
In addition, he was distinguished as Honored Artist of Russia in 1999. His repertoire includes the major works for piano,
piano and orchestra, and piano chamber music of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. He has appeared
in solo concerts with orchestras, solo recitals, and chamber music performances in the most prestigious concert halls of
Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other major cities throughout Russia, as well as in the United States, Eastern and Western
Europe, China, and Australia. He has recorded seven CDs and has performed on Russian radio and television.
Mr. Sheludyakov has served as an assistant professor of piano at Gnessin Institute of Moscow and maintained a private
piano studio. Moreover, he was also a bass soloist with the Pokorovsky Ensemble, the premiere authentic Russian folk
music ensemble. He is currently an artist-in-residence at the University of Georgia in the United States.
Since 1989, MidAmerica Productions has produced over 200 chamber concerts in Weill Recital Hall, presenting some
of the most exciting chamber musicians working today. For more information about MidAmerica Productions, please
contact Kathleen Drohan at 212-239-0205 or kdrohan@midamerica-music.com.
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For Immediate Release
February 8, 2005
MidAmerica Productions Presents Pianist Stephen Carlson in his Carnegie Hall Debut
at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 6, 2005
New York, NY - MidAmerica Productions presents pianist Stephen Carlson in recital in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,
March 6, 2005.
Sunday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.
Stephen Carlson, piano
Beethoven: Six Variations, Op. 34
Scriabin: Five Preludes, Op. 74
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Debussy: Bruyères; La puerta del vino; L'Isle joyeuse
Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
General admission tickets to Weill Recital Hall concerts are $35. Tickets may be obtained by calling CarnegieCharge at
(212) 247-7800, by going online at www.carnegiehall.org, or by visiting the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th Street and
7th Avenue. $15 tickets for students and seniors (with proper ID) are available at the Carnegie Box Office. Weill Recital
Hall is located at 154 West 57th Street. For more information, call MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699 or visit our
web site at www.midamerica-music.com.
Stephen Carlson is a versatile soloist and chamber musician who has performed at many colleges, universities, and
festivals, throughout the Midwest and Southeastern U.S., and Eastern Canada. Since 1995, he has regularly appeared
at Minnesota Valley Sommarfest where he has performed an array of solo and chamber works. Carlson performed Mozart's
Concerto in A Major, K. 414 in cities throughout Eastern Canada, including Montreal, Quebec City, and Halifax with
the Gustavus Adolphus College Chamber Orchestra. He was appointed to the Performing Artist Roster of the South
Carolina Arts Commission and has also played chamber music with members of the South Carolina Philharmonic, Charleston,
and Greenville Symphonies. In addition, he is one-half of the McKay-Carlson Piano Duo. He received the doctoral and
master's degrees from the Universities of Iowa and Illinois, and bachelor's degree from Gustavus Adolphus College, where
he studied with Uriel Tsachor, Ian Hobson, and John McKay, respectively. Since 2000, Mr. Carlson has been Assistant
Professor of Music at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina.
Since 1989, MidAmerica Productions has produced over 200 chamber concerts in Weill Recital Hall, presenting some of
the most exciting chamber musicians working today. For more information about this concert or MidAmerica Productions
contact Kathleen Drohan at 212-239-0205 or kdrohan@midamerica-music.com.
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