Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) was founded in 1921 and is now the third largest professional orchestra in Michigan. During the 2005–2006 concert season, the orchestra played for more than 100,000 people in more than 30 concerts. The orchestra's main venue is Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI.

History

The orchestra played its first concert under the direction of clarinetist-volunteer Chester Z. Bronson on December 28, 1921 with only 25 musicians.. Due to the efforts of Kalamazoo Symphony Society secretary and KSO Manager Leta G. Snow, by 1928, the orchestra had grown to 75 musicians and its fourth conductor, David Mattern. In 1934, the orchestra named Dr. Herman Felber, Jr. conductor, a post he would continue to fill for 25 years. Dr. Felber oversaw the first auditions for youth soloists. During the 1940s, several outstanding soloists were featured with the orchestra, including Artur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, and Georges Enesco.

The 1959 season was the last under Dr. Felber's direction. During the 1960 season the KSO performed under 6 different guest conductors. Ultimately, Gregory Millar became the full-time resident conductor and music director. His tenure saw the introduction of many long-standing programs, including children's concerts, concerts in other locales in southwest Michigan, and the Art Center recitals by KSO musicians. The first of the popular "Starlight" summer concert series came in 1962; the concerts featured popular musicians like Louis Armstrong and were held on the roof of the Gilmore parking garage in downtown Kalamazoo. Millar's tenure was succeeded by Pierre Hetu in 1968 and Yoshimi Takeda in 1974. Maestro Takeda's 25-year tenure as Music Director and Conductor saw the KSO establish its high level of musicality.

The current Music Director, Raymond Harvey, was appointed in 1999.

Musicians (As of 2007)


=First Violins=

*Barry Ross, Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor
*Julia Neckermann, Associate Concertmaster
*Audrey Lipsey, Assistant Concertmaster
*Kristin Van Ausdal
*Eleanor Pifer
*Andrew McCann
*Tigran Shiganyan
*Krishna Baraily
*Ida Findiku


=Second Violins=

*Lisa Williams, Principal
*Julie Evans, Assistant Principal
*Nelly Shmukler-Tishko
*Sarah Hedlund
*Yuri Grankin
*Terry Lynn Vantine
*Benita Barber
*Norma-Jean Forshey
*Pedro Ramirez

Violas

*Igor Fedotov, Principal
*Grace Byrd
*Nora Frisk
*Patricia Goodman
*Diane Taylor
*Tomio Anderson
*Kathy Connor
*Catalina Ruelas


=Celli=

*David Peshlakai, Principal
*Katherine Shook, Assistant Principal
*Carol Bullock Russell
*Calin Muresan
*Elizabeth Start
*Lisa Bressler
*Nola Matthews Thole
*David Machavariani


=Basses=

*Charles Ingrassia, Principal
*Anders Dahlberg, Assistant Principal
*Michael Hovnanian
*Frank R. Tramp
*Ramsey Harvard
*Jonathan Reed
*Paul Quast
*Noah Krzan

Flutes

*Christine Smith, Principal
*Nancy Rinaldi
*Colleen Matheu (and Piccolo)

Oboes

*Gabriel Renteria, Principal
*Brad Smith (and English Horn)
*Maria Schneider (and English Horn)

Clarinets

*Benjamin Seltzer, Principal
*Frank X. Silva (and Bass)
*Jonathan Holden (and E-flat)

Bassoons

*William Wheeler, Principal
*Alan Palider
*Lauren Murphy (contra)

Horns

*Michael Wood, Principal
*Margaret Hamilton
*Tamara Kosinski
*Elizabeth Fairlie Judge
*Jack Karsten

Trumpets

*Scott Thornburg, Principal
*Jonathan Kretschmer
*Pamela Smitter-Baker

Trombones

*Edward “Kip” Hickman, Principal
*Richard Uren
*David Becker (bass)

Tuba

*Robert Whaley

Timpani

*Mark Guthrie, Principal

Percussion

*Judy Moonert, Principal
*Kenneth Jones
*Greg Secor

Harp

*Evelyn Iversen, Principal

Keyboard

*Reiko Yamada, Principal

External links

* [http://www.kalamazoosymphony.com Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra]

ee also

*Miller Auditorium


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kalamazoo, Michigan — Kalamazoo redirects here. For other uses, see Kalamazoo (disambiguation). Kalamazoo, Michigan   City   …   Wikipedia

  • American Symphony Orchestra League — Die League of American Orchestras (Vereinigung amerikanischer Orchester), bis Herbst 2007 unter dem Namen American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL) bekannt (deutsch: Bund Amerikanischer Symphonieorchester) ist eine am 21. Mai 1942 gegründete… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mei-Ann Chen — Born 1973 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Nationality American Occupation Conductor, musician Mei Ann Chen (born 1973) is a Taiwanese American conductor currently serving as music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta and the …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel Hege — is an American orchestral conductor. He is the former music director of the former Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and currently the music director of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He also makes numerous guest appearances with orchestras across the …   Wikipedia

  • KSO — may mean any of the following:*Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory *KSO Metalfab, Inc. *Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo, Michigan *Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville, Tennessee *Kensington Symphony Orchestra, near London, England… …   Wikipedia

  • Apo Hsu — (Apo Ching Hsin Hsu) (zh t|t=許瀞心) is a conductor born in Taiwan and resident of both Taiwan and the United States. Hsu serves as music director of the National Taiwan Normal University Symphony Orchestra and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in… …   Wikipedia

  • Julius Stulberg International String Competition/Temp — The Julius Stulberg International String Competition is one of the most notable classical string music competitions for young string artists under the age of twenty in the world, taking place in Kalamazoo since 1975 and held annually since… …   Wikipedia

  • Glenn Dicterow — Infobox musical artist Name = Glenn Dicterow Background = non vocal instrumentalist Born = birth date|1948|12|23 flagicon|USALos Angeles, California, USA Instrument = Violin Genre = Classical Occupation = violinist Years active = 1950s Present… …   Wikipedia

  • Pierre Hétu — He studied in Paris with Marcel Ciampi (piano) and Edouard Lindenberg (conducting), and in 1961, following studies with Sergiu Celibidache, he won the Concours International des Jeunes Chefs d Orchestre in Besançon. He subsequently studied under… …   Wikipedia

  • Безуглов, Олег Вячеславович — Oleg Bezuglov …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”