Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music Launches 2011-2012 Season in October

(Boca Raton, FL – September 28, 2011) Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music is launching its 2011-2012 Season this weekend with the Lynn Philharmonia, with both Guest Artist and Student performances on schedule for later in October.
Lynn Philharmonia
The Lynn University Philharmonia sets the standard for conservatory level symphonic training. Now in its 18th season as a full symphony, the Philharmonia continues to present high-quality concerts with a wide range of repertoire. The Philharmonia is directed by Albert-George Schram, who is also resident conductor of the Columbus and Nashville Symphonies.

October 1 – 7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
October 2 – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Albert-George Schram, Music Director & Conductor
+ Mozart / Symphony No. 41
+ Mahler / Symphony No. 1
Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Box: $50 / Orchestra: $40 / Mezzanine: $35

Guest Artist
October 12 – 3:30 p.m. (Wednesday)
Violin Master Class with CYRUS FOROUGH
Forough's unique succession of studies make singular his recognition as a prominent representative of the Franco‐Belgium school of violin playing, studying with legendary artists David Oistrakh, Josef Gingold, and at age 9 with Arthur Grumiaux. He has taught and performed at festivals in France, Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Rumania, Poland, Czech Republic, Canada, and the United States. His students are prizewinners of national and international competitions and members of professional orchestras worldwide. Mr. Forough is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, an Artist faculty member of the Music Institute of Chicago Academy for gifted, and is a visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE

October 13 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
CYRUS FOROUGH In Recital
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Laureate of the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition, Cyrus Forough has performed in recital and with orchestras throughout four continents including broadcasts on radio and television and command performances for international dignitaries. As winners of the USIA's National violin/piano Duo Competition with his wife, Steinway Artist Carolyn McCracken, they toured the Far East and South America representing the United States as Artistic Ambassadors. They have performed at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, The National Gallery, Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, and the Kennedy Center. Cyrus Forough (violin) and Sung‐Im Kim (piano) will perform works of Leclair, Debussy, Bach and Ravel.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $20

Student Performances
October 20 – 7:30 p.m. (Thursday)
ICPP: The Glorious Instrumental Works of J.S. Bach
Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
The Instrumental Collaborative Piano Program in collaboration with the woodwind, string and brass departments will present the hallmarks of Bach’s instrumental keyboard works. All works will be performed with harpsichord and will include the magnificent B minor flute and violin sonatas.
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Tickets: $10

October 23 at 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Sunday)
Concerto Competition Final Round
Finalists of the annual Conservatory Concerto Competition perform before a panel of guest judges. The distinguished visiting jury includes Jodi Levitz, Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; David Krauss, Principal Trumpet-Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; and TJ Lymenstull, piano-Interlochen Arts Academy, Montecito Festival (CA). Winners selected will perform as soloists with the Lynn Philharmonia in our annual Concerto Winner’s Concerts on December 3 & 4 at the Wold Performing Arts Center.

Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
FREE

How to Purchase Tickets:
Tickets are available for purchase at the Lynn University Box Office, located in the Wold Performing Arts Center at 3601 N. Military Trail. Tickets also may be purchased online at www.lynn.edu/tickets or by phone at 561.237.9000.

About Lynn University:
Founded in 1962 as Marymount College, Lynn University operates the Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Orchestra in Boca Raton. The conservatory has grown and earned international acclaim, attracting world-renowned faculty and gifted student-musicians. Its mission – “to provide high quality professional performance education for gifted young musicians, and to set a superior standard for music performance worldwide” – emphasizes its commitment to engaging the Palm Beach County cultural community. With the opening of the new Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center in April 2010, the Philharmonia now performs in its own concert hall on the Lynn campus.

Attached Jpeg: Cyrus Forough

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