Page 8 - Boca Exposure - September '24

Page 8, Boca Exposure
The Symphonia Announces Star-Studded 20th

Anniversary Season Lineup

South Florida’s premier chamber orchestra is kicking off The 20th Anniversary Season He has served as president of the jury of the Stradivarius
its 20th anniversary season with an all-star lineup that is sure International Violin Competition and was on the jury of the
to hit all the high notes. The Symphonia, under the artistic Concert Schedule 2011 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition in St.
direction of Principal Conductor Alastair Willis, welcomes Petersburg, Russia. He currently serves as distinguished artist-
both Florida fan favorites and global masters alike throughout Concert I in-residence at Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music.
the five-concert season.
On tap this season, and joining audience favorite Alastair Date: Sunday, Nov. 17 Holiday Pops Concert
Willis on The Symphonia’s podium, will be Florida’s Time: 3 p.m.
legendary conductor James Judd and the sensational Carolyn Location: Roberts Theater at St. Andrew’s School (3900 Jog Date: Dec. 7
Kuan. Internationally renowned soloists Andrés Cárdenes Road., Boca Raton) Time: 7 p.m.
(violin), Jason Vieaux (guitar), Gabriel Beavers (bassoon), Featuring: Principal Conductor, Alastair Willis and Violin Location: Mizner Park Amphitheater (590 Plaza Real, Boca
and Tim Brumfield (organ), also join the lineup. Soloist, Andrés Cárdenes Raton)
The program includes: Stephenson’s Celebration The City of Boca Raton will present the Holiday Pops
Overture, Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5 and Stravinsky’s Concert. Conductor Jacomo Bairos will join The Symphonia,
Pulcinella Suite. and the FAU Chorus, for this special performance.
Conductor: Conductor:
Alastair Willis serves as Juilliard School graduate Jacomo Bairos is an esteemed
The Symphonia’s Principal Portuguese-American conductor, producer, and podcaster. In
Conductor and Artistic 2015, Bairos cofounded Nu Deco Ensemble, Miami’s 21st
Advisor, as well as the Music century chamber orchestra. Since its inception, Nu Deco
Director of the South Bend Ensemble has released numerous albums garnering over 10
Symphony Orchestra. Willis million streams across streaming platforms like Apple Music
has guest conducted orchestras and Spotify. Last season alone, Bairos conducted performances
James Judd, Photo by around the world including with Atlanta, Baltimore, and Hartford Symphonies, the
Latitude Creative Carolyn Kuan the Chicago Symphony, Chicago Philharmonic, National Philharmonic Warsaw, and
Philadelphia Orchestra, New Alastair Willis more. Additionally, Bairos has collaborated with several
York Philharmonic, San Grammy award-winning artists, served as music director for
Francisco Symphony, Mexico City Philharmonic, Orquestra the Amarillo Symphony, and served as lead wellness director
Sinfonica de Rio de Janeiro, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonic, for the youth ensemble members of Nu Deco NXT.
Hong Kong Sinfonietta, China National Orchestra (Beijing),
and Silk Road Ensemble (with Yo-Yo Ma). His recording of Concert II
Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges with Nashville Symphony
and Opera for Naxos received a Grammy nomination for Best Date: Sunday, Jan.12
Classical Album in 2009. Time: 3 p.m.
Soloist: Location: St. Gregory’s Episcopal (100 N.E. Mizner Blvd.,
Andrés Cárdenes is a world-renowned, Grammy- Boca Raton)
Jason Vieaux, Photo by Mark nominated violin player and conductor, with a career spanning Featuring: Conductor, James Judd, and Guitar Soloist,
Andres Cardenes Morgan well over 40 years. Since earning the second prize in the 1982 Jason Vieaux
Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition, Cárdenes has
performed with hundreds of orchestras on four continents. The Symphonia Announces on page 9

Gabriel Beavers Tim Brumfield

New to The Symphonia’s
concert season calendar
will be the first (to be
annual) “Holiday Pops”
concert, presented by the
City of Boca Raton, with
esteemed conductor Jacomo
Bairos and the Florida
Atlantic University (FAU) Dermatology
Chorus, at the Mizner Park
Amphitheater. Jacomo Bairo
Two new venues are IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
added this season: the newly renovated and acoustically
magnificent St. Gregory’s in east Boca Raton and The
Studio at Mizner Park.
“Our 20th anniversary season is going to be nothing
short of monumental,” said Sheldon Kwiat, The
Symphonia’s Board president. “With the incredible lineup
of guest artists, the debut of a gorgeous new venue, and
the fine-tuned talent of our seasoned musicians, we cannot
wait for our audience to see what’s in store.”
Each live concert includes a Pre-Concert Conversation, TWO BOCA
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