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JUNE 8, 2017 // 23 Welcome to our 15th Anniversary Celebration ASTORIA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Beethoven’s Ode to Joy 6:30 PM CONCERT PREVIEW SATURDAY JUNE 17 7:30 PM IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Michael Foster Memorial Concert GALA OPENING CELEBRATION ANGELA MEADE Oregon Solo Recital Debut SUNDAY JUNE 11 4:00 PM IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Angela Meade, Soprano Metropolitan Opera superstar returns to Astoria for her Oregon solo recital debut, accompanied by acclaimed Danielle Orlando pianist Danielle Orlando. Angela Meade Program includes art songs and arias by Handel, Liszt, Bellini, Verdi, and Strauss. Don’t miss this Vocal Event of the Year! GRACEFUL BAROQUE BY CANDLELIGHT CONCERT #1 Sound the Trumpet! Deborah Mayer, SOPRANO Marco Panuccio, TENOR Angela Niederloh, ALTO Richard Zeller, BASS TUESDAY JUNE 13 7:30 PM Joyful music in a historic landmark. Acclaimed Baroque trum- peter Kris Kwapis and soprano Arwen Myers join the Festival period instrument ensemble for Purcell’s Sound the Trumpet and music from King Arthur, featuring Noah Strick and Hannah Leland, Baroque Violins, Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, Baroque Cello and Julia Brown, Harpsichord. 3 LEG TORSO with Post-Concert Tango Party Roberto Cani North Coast Chorale DENISE REED, DIRECTOR THURSDAY JUNE 15 7:30 PM FRIDAY JUNE 16 7:30 PM FRIDAY JUNE 23 7:30 PM IN CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SUNDAY JUNE 18 4:00 PM What a concert! Three conductors lead Russian masterpieces by Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Stra- vinsky, plus the Oregon Premiere of Phillip Glass’ Icarus At The Edge Of Time, a multi-media extravaganza combining large orchestra, fi lm, and narrator that transforms ancient myth into a sci-fi spectacular. Featuring: John Vergin, NARRATOR Olivia Tsui, CONDUCTOR Sergey Antonov, CELLIST-CONDUCTOR Keith Clark, CONDUCTOR GRACEFUL BAROQUE BY CANDLELIGHT CONCERT #2 All Bach Aaron Larget-Caplan Xaver Scharwenka Franz Schubert Richard Strauss Robert Schumann SATURDAY JUNE 24 7:30 PM IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Oregon Symphony Concertmaster Sarah Kwak returns for a night of virtuosity, Spanish fl air, Hungarian Gypsy fi re, and a monumental Brahms masterpiece Sarah Kwak Sarah Kwak, VIOLIN Vali Phillips, VIOLA SUNDAY JUNE 17 4:00 PM IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal cellist Sergey Antonov hosts his annual informal matinee of Chamber Music and Chat with Chopin Competition Gold Medal pianist Ilya Kazantzev and Friends. Always an audience favorite! Single Tickets available from Astoria Music Festival Offi ce 1271 Commercial Street, Astoria, OR or call us at 503-325-9896 Tickets also available at the Liberty Theater Box Offi ce 503.325.5922, Ext. 55 Tuesday – Saturday, 2:00 - 5:30 PM Turina Kodály Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor Duo for Violin and Cello Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major Sergey Antonov, CELLO Cary Lewis, PIANO GRAND FINALE The Barber Of Seville SUNDAY JUNE 25 IN THE LIBERTY THEATER 3:00 PM Opera Preview 4:00 PM ROSSINI: Il Barbiere Wagner as Others Heard Him Cary Lewis, Director of Chamber Music Debussy giggles at Tristan and Isolde’s overwrought love-death with a Cakewalk. Liszt probes the depths of Das Rheingold. Program includes Wagner’s beautiful Wesendonck Lieder sung by Metropolitan Opera soprano Deborah Mayer, plus music by Faure, Chabrier, and a chamber transcription of the Tristan Prelude by Portland composer Jeff Winslow. Featuring: Cary Lewis and Ilya Kazantsev, PIANO Adam LaMotte, VIOLA Solomiya Ivakhiv, VIOLIN Sergey Antonov, CELLO Richard Zeller CARY LEWIS and The Festival All-Stars FESTIVAL CHAMBER PLAYERS: Deborah Mayer HAPPY HOUR with Sergey and Friends An intimate recital by Metropolitan Opera baritone Richard Zeller and international classical guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan. Program includes Art Songs and guitar solos by Franz Schubert, Manuel De Falla, J.S. Bach, John Cage. MEET THE ARTISTS AT A POST-CONCERT ON STAGE RECEPTION Di Siviglia: The Barber Of Seville IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Pianist, Director of Chamber Music, Cary Lewis leads a brilliant evening featuring Ukrainian violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv, prize- winning cellist Sergey Antonov, with pianist Ilya Kazantsev and Metropolitan Opera Soprano Deborah Mayer. Cary Lewis Special Pricing! WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 7:30 PM IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Solomiya Ivakhiv SONGS OF LOVE, LOSS AND BETRAYAL Symphonic Sunday Matinee With Sergey Antonov & Festival Baroque Soloists CARY LEWIS and the Festival All-Stars with Special Guest, Singer-Songwriter Israel Nebeker Come as you are, kick back, pop a cool one, and enjoy an informal night of tunes by Ludwig Van and Astoria’s national sensation singer-songwriter Israel Nebeker. It’s an eclectic Classical Jam when Israel joins Cello Hero Sergey Antonov, Pianist Ilya Kazantsev, and the debut of the Young Virtuosi String Quartet performing new arrangements of Israel’s haunting songs. Plus a Vortex of popular chamber music and sonatas by Beethoven. FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IN GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE LIBERTY THEATER THURSDAY JUNE 22 7:30 PM IN THE LIBERTY THEATER Portland Symphonic Choir STEVEN ZOPFI, DIRECTOR TUESDAY JUNE 20 7:30 PM Special Pricing! with Israel Nebeker Keith Clark, CONDUCTOR IN THE LIBERTY THEATER IN GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH Arwen Myers With the Portland Symphonic Choir and North Coast Chorale Two Choirs, international soloists and enlarged orchestra join conductor Keith Clark in memory of lifelong Astoria arts advocate Michael Foster. Program includes the Festival debut of Italian violin virtuoso Roberto Cani, prizewinner in the Genoa International Paganini Competititon. Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D Minor “Choral Symphony” BEETHOVEN AND BLUEJEANS Luis Ledesma CONCERT PRODUCTION SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTEXT A dashing Mexican baritone heads a world-class cast in the funniest opera of them all! FIGARO: Luis Ledesma BASILIO: Richard Zeller ROSINA: Meagan Martin FIORELLO: Nickolai Strommer COUNT ALMAVIVA: Marco Panuccio BERTA: Beth Madsen Bradford DR. BARTOLO: Deac Guidi Astoria Music Festival Award Dinner Honors Arline LaMear Our 2017 Festival Award Dinner honors Arline LaMear - librarian, author, community leader, and Astoria Mayor. Join us in honoring Mayor LaMear at the Astoria Golf and Country Club on June 25, immediately following The Barber Of Seville. Phone: 503.325.9896 for information
