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Romantic Reveries from Cape Ann Symphony’s Musicians Unleashed coming to Lanesville #GloucesterMA

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Heidi Dallin shares Save the date reminder for a special concert next month!

Cape Ann Symphony Musicians Unleashed Concert Series

Sunday February 12, 2023

ROMANTIC REVERIES: Six Musicians Richard Einhorn, Alex Fowler, Scott Moore, Erica Pisaturo, Stephanie Stathos & Brandon White and Eight composers: Alexander Borodin, Claude Debussy, Carlos Gardel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Astor Piazzolla, Francis Poulenc, Robert Schumann & Consuelo Velรกzquez

Cape Ann Symphony proudly announces 2023’s first Musicians Unleashed Concert, Romantic Reveries, on Sunday, February 12 at 3:00 PM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington St, Gloucester, MA.

Cape Ann Symphony’s Musicians Unleashed Series kicks off 2023 with an afternoon of moving romantic music featuring guest artist and longtime Magnolia resident, pianist Richard Einhorn, and Cape Ann Symphony musicians Alex Fowler, cello; Scott, Moore, violin; Erica Pisaturo, violin; Stephanie Stathos, flute; and Brandon White, viola; playing music from eight composers ranging from 19th century classical to 20th century plain-old fun. According to Cape Ann Symphony Conductor and Music Director Yoichi Udagawa,

โ€œIn the upcoming Musicians Unleashed Concert, we will be presenting works from the standard classical repertoire, as well as some fantastic pieces from Latin America. We have amazing musicians in the orchestra, and these concerts are a real opportunity to hear them in an intimate chamber music setting. In addition, we will also have a Cape Ann Symphony board member performing. Concerts are always full, so make sure to get your tickets early.โ€

The concert program includes: Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Flute Sonata, 1st Mvt, Alexander Borodin (1833-87) String Quartet No. 2, 3rd Mvt Notturno, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Flute Quartet No. 1, 2nd and 3rd Mvt, Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17 3rd Mvt, Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) Por Una Cabeza, Consuelo Velรกzquez (1916-2005) Besame Mucho, Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Four for Tango, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) String Quartet, 1st Mvt

Born and raised in Montreal, guest artist and current Magnolia resident Richard Einhorn started taking piano lessons at age 6. During his teenage years, he entered the Quebec Music Festival competitions annually, winning first prize in his age group several years running. In college at Yale, he majored in music and gave numerous solo as well as chamber music recitals. After one year as a piano major in Yale’s Graduate School of Music, he took a brief 23-year break from his music endeavors to pursue a career in medicine. He returned to piano in 1998, taking regular lessons from Ludmilla Bekker (an associate of New England Conservatory) and Tim McFarland (at MIT and UMass Boston). He has returned to the concert stage for a series of piano recitals from 1999 to 2007 to benefit musical education in the local public schools. He has been a member and now vice-president of the Boston Piano Amateurs Association since 2001 and won first prize in the 2003 Boston Piano competition run by the BPAA for outstanding amateurs. Since then, he has been part of a benefit concert in Carnegie Hall in 2005 and played The Schumann Concerto with the Newton Symphony. Mr. Einhorn has lived in Magnolia for over 11 years. Prior to moving to Cape Ann, he raised his family in Hamilton, MA and was in a private practice in gastroenterology at Beverly Hospital from 1984 until he retired in 2018. Mr. Einhorn has played in several local concerts more recently, including a Musicians Unleashed concert in 2019. He has been a member of the board of Cape Ann Symphony since 2019.

Cape Ann Symphony’s Concertmaster Scott Moore made his MU debut in October 2022’s American Classical Music Concert. Scott Moore was born and came of age in rural Kentucky. He began his career as a violinist and composer as a four-year-old in New York. He’s been a soloist with a number of orchestras, played Mozart for the Archduke of Austria, and given an impromptu recital in Carnegie Hall for an audience of ghosts. In 2018, he began performing, from memory, the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach. Mr. Moore has been an organic farmer and a professional driver, learned fiddle tunes from old-timers in the hills of eastern Kentucky, drunk bourbon with rock stars on a steam-powered riverboat, and played music on four continents. An enthusiastic collaborator on stage and in the recording studio, he has forged a reputation as a skillful and inventive musician unbound by genre equally at home as a soloist with the Louisville Orchestra, with bands at festivals, or in the recording studio with Jim James, Tyler Ramsey, Houndmouth, Dawn Landes, Rachel Grimes, and many more. This native Kentuckian is now a resident of Gloucester. He and his wife violinist Erica Pisaturo, also a member of CAS, moved to New England in the fall of 2019. Moore is the 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Annisquam Village Church, where he recently performed the complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach.

Violinist Erica Pisaturo is a native of New England, where she began her violin studies at the age of four. After earning a BA in Music and Art History from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, she escaped the harsh winters to earn an MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. While in the South, Ms. Pisaturo played violin in a number of professional symphony orchestras, including the Hilton Head Symphony and Savannah Philharmonic, both of which she also served as Orchestra Librarian. She recorded with Rachel Grimes and performed in the world premiere of The Way Forth (2019) with the Louisville Orchestra. She and her husband, Scott Moore, CAS’s Concertmaster moved to Gloucester in 2019 and Ms. Pisaturo now plays with the Cape Ann Symphony and Symphony By The Sea.

Originally from New York and now residing in the Boston area, Brandon White has enjoyed a varied career as a violist. A classically trained violist, Mr. White has been recognized as an analytical, and forward-thinking musician with a love of all viola music and new compositions. He holds degrees from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where he studied under Shelly Tramposh and earned his BM in Viola Performance, as well as The Boston Conservatory at Berklee where he studied under Lila Brown and earned his MM in String Performance. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Jordan Hall, and Sanders Theater and played with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Hamptons Festival Orchestra and the Choral Society of the Hamptons. Mr. White currently performs in the Rivers Symphony Orchestra and is also a member of the contemporary viola duo Waterhouse Row alongside Emilie Catlett. He performs on a Hungarian Viola from 1968 made by Otto Erdesz.

Alex Fowler has been playing the cello for 16 years. He studied cello performance at Virginia Tech with cellist Alan Weinstein and taught with the Virginia Tech String Project. While at Virginia Tech, Mr. Fowler found a passion for contemporary classical music and performed works by Donald Erb, Eric Lyon, Chen-Hui Jen and was a featured artist in the 2015 Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) Conference. He moved to Boston, MA in 2017 and attended the New England Conservatory for three years (M.M. โ€˜19 & G.D. โ€˜20). He studied cello performance under Yeesun Kim and played in chamber ensembles under the direction of Nicholas Kitchen, Mai Motobuchi, Kristopher Tong, and Steve Drury. At NEC,Mr. Fowler continued his study of contemporary repertoire and appeared frequently on the BSO concert series, What I Hear, performing solo and chamber works by Derek Bermel, Sebastian Currier, Kaija Saariaho, Jรถrg Widmann, and Andris Dzenitis. In 2019, Mr. Fowler received NECโ€™s John Cage Award for Contemporary Performance. Outside of NEC, Alex has also performed as a section cellist with the Du Bois Orchestra, the Phoenix Orchestra, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston Chamber Symphony, and the conductor-less string ensemble, Palaver Strings. A teacher for 10 years, he currently teaches at the Community Music Center of Boston in addition to running his own private studio.

Stephanie Stathos earned her degree in Flute Performance from Boston Universityโ€™s School for the Arts. Based in Lincoln, MA, Ms. Stathos is first piccolo for the Lexington Symphony and also Principal Flute for the Cape Ann Symphony. She has served as the piccolo and second flute with the touring orchestra of the National Lyric Opera of New York. As soloist she has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Other appearances include performances with many of New Englandโ€™s ensembles including Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Symphony New Hampshire, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Concord Chorale (NH), Newburyport Choral Society, and North Shore Chamber Music. Ms. Stathos also is passionate about jazz and new music. Ms. Stathos recently joined the Cape Ann Symphony Board of Directors.

The Cape Ann Symphonyโ€™s Musicians Unleashed programs were launched in 2019 and have become a wonderfully popular series with overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience response. Romantic Reveries is Sunday, February 12 at 3:00 PM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington St, Gloucester, MA Ticket prices for Romantic Reveries are $40 for Adults and $15 for Youth. Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go to http://www.capeannsymphony.org for tickets.

Photo 1 & 2: Guest Artist Pianist & Magnolia resident Richard Einhorn
Photo 3: Alex Fowler, Cello
Photo 4: Scott Moore, Violin
Photo 5: Erica Pisaturo, Violin
Photo 6: Brandon White, Viola
Photo 7: Stephanie Stathos, Flute
Photo 8: C. Ryan, 2020

Music in the air! A CAPE ANN SYMPHONY OUTDOOR CONCERT: AUGUST 21

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Heidi Dallin shares a reminder about Cape Ann Symphony’s outdoor concert in Magnolia next week. The program sounds glorious!

CAPE ANN SYMPHONY – THE 70th SEASON

Yoichi Udagawa, Music Director

A SPECIAL CAPE ANN SYMPHONY OUTDOOR CONCERT

Sunday August 21, 2022

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY: 4:00 PM

LIMITED SEATING

Cape Ann Symphony announces A Special Outdoor Concert on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 4:00 pm, featuring CAS lead flutist Stephanie Stathos and the Cape Ann Symphony Chamber Orchestra under the direction of CAS Conductor and Music Director Maestro Yoichi Udagawa performing poolside at the home of CAS President Fran White, 179 Hesperus Avenue, Magnolia, MA. Refreshments will be served. Seating for the performance is limited to 75. Ticket prices are $45 for adults, $40 for senior citizens, $20 for students of any age; and $5 for youth 12 years old and under. For tickets and further information, call 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org.

Maestro Udagawa looks forward to returning to perform at 179 Hesperus Avenue.

“The musicians and I are thrilled and excited to be able to perform together during the summer, and are grateful to Cape Ann President Fran White and her husband David for opening up their large backyard to host a concert again this year. It is such a pleasant, tranquil (and bug free!) venue that offers the audience close proximity to the musicians – a chance we don’t get often in large concert halls! “

This special outdoor concert features Charles Floyd’s Hymn For The Fallen, Wolfgang A. Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major, performed by CAS lead Flutist Stephanie Stathos, and Joseph Bologne’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major.

“The musicians and I are delighted to share this gorgeous music with our audiences” explains Maestro Udagawa.

Charles Floyd’s Hymn For The Fallen, commissioned by CAS, had its world premiere in the CAS March 2022 Concert. “Charles Floyd’s incredible piece for CAS was a highlight of our 70th Season, points out Maestro Udagawa, “I was eager to perform this inspiring piece outdoors with our chamber orchestra.”

Floyd wrote Hymn For The Fallen to highlight the sense of isolation and helplessness experienced since 2020.

โ€œHymn For The Fallen begins in isolation with violins commencing a tuneful exposition that is later joined by violas and cellos. The harmonies that build are bittersweet, but quite tonal in nature. Polytonality (the simultaneous use of two or more keys) plays a big role as a vehicle to prevent the emotional affect from feeling too ‘settled’ or too ‘sweet’. This is to reflect the notion that the emotional aspects of the past two years remain largely unsettled and unresolved. The final result is a haunting melody that is as singable as a hymn which (hopefully) does not gloss over the gravity of sadness rather than to honor with reverence the loss of a loved one. The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic and the insurmountable loss of life as a result of it, various riots, fear, brutality, extremism, civil unrest, confusion, grief, and violence inspired me to create a series of works called The Fallen of which Hymn for The Fallen is one. The series is not intended to be performed in one sitting. Rather it is a collection of works on a series of difficult topics.”

Charles Floyd

Maestro Udagawa looks forward to sharing Mozart’s first flute concerto with audiences, “Mozart’s first Flute Concerto was written in his early twenties. It is a beautiful work, and really requires the soloist to have tons of technique. Stephanie will do an amazing job, and we are all thrilled to be able to perform this work with her. I’m sure the audience will love it.” Commissioned by the Dutch flutist Ferdinand De Jean in 1777, Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major, his first flute concerto, was written in 1778. Mozart was supposed to provide four flute quartets and three flute concertos, but he only completed two of the three concertos. The piece is divided into 3 movements: 1. Allegro Maestoso; 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo; 3. Rondo Tempo di Menuetto. The Andante for Flute and Orchestra K. 315 is thought to have been written as an alternative slow movement for this concerto, but there is no existing manuscript. Stephanie Stathos is the Principal Flute of the Cape Ann Symphony and the soloist in Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major Ms. Stathos is thrilled to play this Mozart piece with CAS, ” This wonderful work is part of all classical flutistsโ€™ repertoire,” points out Stathos, “Most of us begin learning it in high school and continue to study it throughout our entire careers! The third movement is a favorite of mine for its humor and joyful 3/4 meter, alternating between sparkling 16th note passage work and beautiful, lyrical melodies. I am delighted to be performing this concerto with the Cape Ann Symphony Chamber Orchestra this coming August 21.”

Stephanie Stathos earned her degree in Flute Performance from Boston Universityโ€™s School for the Arts. Based in Lincoln, MA, Ms. Stathos is first piccolo for the Lexington Symphony. She has served as the piccolo and second flute with the touring orchestra of the National Lyric Opera of New York. As soloist she has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Other appearances include performances with many of New Englandโ€™s ensembles including Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Symphony New Hampshire, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Concord Chorale (NH), Newburyport Choral Society, and North Shore Chamber Music. Ms. Stathos also is passionate about jazz, new music and ethnic music.

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is the first known classical musician of African descent. A man of many talents he was a composer, virtuoso violinist, conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a soldier and a renowned champion fencer. He was celebrated in Paris when the then unknown Mozart visited the city.

“Joseph Bologne had an extraordinary life, and it’s reflected in his music, ” says Maestro Udagawa, “Audiences will be enthralled with his Symphony No. 2. Last summer we performed Bologne’s Symphony No. 1 and I am so pleased to be able to share more of his extraordinary work with our audiences!”

photo credits:

Yoichi Udagawa, CAS Conductor and Music Director Photo Credit Jeph Ellis

Cape Ann Symphony Chamber Orchestra led by Maestro Udagawa performing at 179 Hesperus Avenue Courtesy photo

Stephanie Stathos, Principal Flute of the Cape Ann Symphony and the soloist in Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major Photo Credit: Robert Torres
Charles Floyd, Composer Hymn For The Fallen Courtesy Photo

Cape Ann Symphony Musicians Unleashed: Spring Bouquet April 16

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Heidi Dallin shares Spring Bouquet concert details from Cape Ann Symphony:

Cape Ann Symphonyย Musiciansย Unleashedย Concert Seriesย 

LIVE ON SATURDAY, Aprilย 16: SPRING BOUQUET

Featuringย works byย Boulanger, Beethoven, Franck, Grieg, Mozart and Faure

& Anย Originalย Improvisation by Cape Ann Symphony violist Anna Stromer

at Manchester’sย Crowell Chapel

Cape Ann Symphony proudly announces a Musicians Unleashed Concert, Spring Bouquet at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at The Crowell Chapel, 3 Rosedale Avenue, Manchester-by-the-Sea.  The ticket price for Spring Bouquet is $40.  Call CAS at 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org to purchase tickets.

Fiveย musicians will perform 6ย works by 6 composers,ย plus violist Anna Stromer will perform an originalย improvisation.

“Theย Musicians Unleashed program on April 16ย willย giveย audiencesย an occasion to seeย extraordinaryย CAS musicians playing in an intimate venue.ย The music in the program really highlights theย artistryย of these 5ย musicians. Plus the excitingย improvisationย from violist Anna Stromer is a once in a lifetime opportunity!ย  This piece has never been played before and will never be played again!ย Spring Bouquetย is a concert not to be missed! “

Maestro Udagawa ย 

Theย Spring Bouquetย concert program includes works byย Liliย Boulanger, Ludvig vanย Beethoven,ย Cesareย Franck, Edvard Greig, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Gabriel Faure and Anna Stromerย performed by CAS musicians:ย Stephanie Stathos, flute;ย Olga Kradenova, violin;ย Anna Stromer, viola;ย Johnny Mok,ย cello;ย andย Tianhong Yang, piano.ย Boulanger’sย D’un matin de printempsย will be played byย Stephanie Stathos,ย fluteย andย Tianhong Yang, piano; Beethoven’sย Spring Sonata No.5, 1st Movementย will be played byย Olga Kradenova, violinย andย Tianhong Yang, piano; Franck’sย Sonata 4th Movementย will beย playedย byย Johnny Mok,ย cello and Tianhong Yang, piano; Greig’sย To Springย (fromย The Lyric Pieces for Piano)ย will be played byย Tianhong Yang, piano; Stromer’sย Originalย Improvisationย will beย created and played byย Anna Stromer, viola; Mozart’sย Flute Quartet, 1st Movementย will beย playedย byย Stephanie Stathos, flute,ย Olga Kradenova, violin,ย Anna Stromer, violaย andย Johnny Mok,ย cello; and ย Faure’sย Piano Quartet No. 1 inย Cย Minor, 4th Movementย played byย Olga Kradenova, violin, Anna Stromer, viola and ย Johnny Mok,ย celloย andย Tianhong Yang, piano.

Stephanie Stathosย is the Principal Flute of theย Capeย Annย Symphony. Sheย earned her degree in Flute Performance from Boston Universityโ€™s School for the Arts. Based in Lincoln, MA, Ms. Stathos is first piccolo for the Lexingtonย Symphony. She has served as the piccolo and second flute with the touring orchestra of the National Lyric Opera of New York. As soloist she has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Other appearances include performances with many of New Englandโ€™s ensembles including Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic,ย Symphonyย New Hampshire, Atlanticย Symphonyย Orchestra, Concord Chorale (NH), Newburyport Choral Society, and North Shore Chamber Music. Ms. Stathos also is passionate about jazz, new music and ethnic music.

A Native of St. Petersburg, Russia, violinist Olga Kradenovaย holds a bachelorโ€™s degree with distinction from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and Royal Northern College of Music in United Kingdom, and a Masterโ€™s degree from Cambridge’s Longy School of Music. She played with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and appeared as a chamber musician and a soloist throughout Europe. Currently, Ms. Kradenova performs regularly with orchestras and chamber ensembles in the Boston area including Cape Ann Symphony and ย the Rivers Symphony as well as teaching privately and at the Brooks School in North Andover.

Johnny Mok, Cape Ann Symphony’s ย principal cellist, is currently a freelance musician and teacher in the Greater Boston Area. He began his cello studies at the age of five at the Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy and continued his studies after immigrating to New Mexico. During Mr. Mokโ€™s primary and secondary education, he was very active in the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program and participated in multiple competitions where he was awarded with first prize. He continued to pursue Music Performance with a ย full scholarship at the University of Alabama where he entered competitions throughout the state of Alabama and was awarded first prize in the Birmingham Music Club, Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, and the Camilla Huxford Symphony Concerto Competition, among others.ย  Following a summer as an Orchestra Fellow at the Texas Music Festival in Houston, ย Mr. Mok pursued ย a Masterโ€™s Degree and the Professional Studies Certificate in Cello Performance at The Boston Conservatory. He has performed with many symphonies throughout the US including Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Cape Symphony, Tupelo Symphony, Boston Chamber Symphony, and National Repertory Orchestra, ย In addition to Cape Ann Symphony, Mr. Mok is also currently the Principal Cellist of New Hampshire Philharmonic, and Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. In 2020, he founded the Aroma Duo with his duo piano partner, Tianhong Yang. Since then, Aroma Duo has performed in several chamber music series in the New England area.

Violist Anna Stromer hasย collaboratedย with jazz, rock, reggae, blues and hip hop artists in the Boston area as a student atย Berklee College of Music.ย She hasย performedย withย Wyclef Jean,ย Mark Oโ€™Connor,ย Eugene Friesen,ย Mili Bermejoย andย Issac Delgado.ย As a founding member of theย performing and recording string quartet originally affiliated with rock bandย Art Decade, she hasย recorded two full-length albums,ย performed at theย South By Southwest Music Festivalย in 2010 and 2011.ย In May of 2011 sheย was selected to be the violist for theย Vitamin String Quartetย (a long-standing studio recording quartet known for its renditions of rock and pop classics) for its firstย liveย performanceย onย MTVย Unpluggedย (July 2011).ย Thirty Seconds to Marsโ€™ย song,ย Hurricane, which featured herย viola mirroringย the lead singerโ€™s voice, was awardedย MTVโ€™s Best Live Performanceย of 2011.ย The year ended with special performances byย VSQย withย 30 Seconds to Marsย in NYCย as they completed their two year world tour. The liveย Vitamin String Quartetย was also featured on the hit TV showย Gossip Girlย (100th episode).ย Theย Boston Balletย  selected Stromerย to be the violist in a quartet performing in Alexander Ekmanโ€™sย Cactiย in May 2014. This innovative choreographer features a string quartet improvising on stage with the dancers; the quartet also performsย classical repertoire with the Boston Ballet orchestra.

Based in Boston, Chinese born pianist Tianhong Yang has made ย solo appearances in a number of prestigious festivals and venues across Europe, Asia and the USA. Yang made her UK debut in 2010 at the St. Davidโ€™s Hall, Cardiff, performing Beethovenโ€™sย Third Piano Concerto, Op.37, under the direction of Maestro David Jones. Throughout Yangโ€™s competition career, she has participated and won numerous top prizes in international piano competitions such as Liege International Piano Competition and Andree Charlier International Piano Competition.ย At the age of four, Yang started her piano lessons and continued her studies in the Middle School program at Wuhan Conservatoire of Music, then later was admitted to the High School of Central Conservatoire of Music in Beijing, China. After Yangโ€™s intensive primary school training in Chinaโ€™s most prestigious conservatories, in 2009, she was awarded the inaugural Steinway Full Scholarship to further her studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music under the tutelage of Richard McMahon. In 2013, Yang was invited to study with the Piano Legend, Dmitry Bashkirov, at Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Spain and she was sponsored with a full scholarship by the Yamaha Europe Association and the Albeniz Foundation. Yang simultaneously began her masterโ€™s degree in performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, Belgium, with Polina Leschenko, and performance diploma program at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale Incontri Col Maestro, Italy, with Vovka Ashkenazy and Boris Petrushansky.ย Yang also works closely with Chinese composer, Haofu Zhang, promoting Chinese-Western contemporary compositions.ย Yang is currently working on her doctoral degree in Piano Performance at Boston University, under the guidance of Pavel Nersessian.

The Cape Ann Symphonyโ€™s Musicians Unleashed programs were launched in 2019 and have become a wonderfully popular series with overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience response.ย Ticket prices forย Spring Bouquetย are $40.ย Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go toย www.capeannsymphony.orgย for tickets.

Courtesy photos

Photo 1: Stephanie Stathos, Flute

Photo 2: Johnny Mok, Cello

Photo 3: Anna Stromer, Viola

Photo 4: Olga Kradenova, Violin

Photo 5: CAS Music Director Yoichi Udagawa

Photo 6: Tianhong Yang, Piano

Big CAS news at UU Oct 3rd| Cape Ann Symphony Musicians Unleashed: Autumn Awakening concert at #GloucesterMA Unitarian Universalist Church ๏ฟผ

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Heidi Dallin shares happy news:

Cape Ann Symphonyย Musiciansย Unleashedย Concert Seriesย Returns LIVE On Sunday, October 3, 2021

AUTUMN AWAKENING at The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church

Cape Ann Symphony proudly announcesย Autumn Awakening,ย aย Musicians Unleashedย Concert, at 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Churchย Street, Gloucester, MA.ย Musicians Unleashedย is a series of musical events featuring Cape Ann Symphonyย musiciansย performing in a variety of intimate settings on Cape Ann and beyond. CAS launched the popular series to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience response in 2019. The ticket price forย Autumn Awakeningย is $40.ย  Call CAS at 978-281-0543 or go toย www.capeannsymphony.orgย to purchase tickets. In accordance with the CAS Covid Safety Policy,ย all concert attendees will be required to show proof of Covid 19 vaccination or to present documentation of a negative test within 72 hours prior to the event and will be required to wear a mask during the performance.

Autumn Awakening is a chamber music concert featuring music written for flute, oboe, clarinet and strings in various combinations and performed by seven CAS musicians at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. An historic meetinghouse founded in 1779, the church was the first Universalist congregation in the United States. Built in 1806, the building was created in a perfect โ€œshoe boxโ€ design which gives it ideal acoustics. CAS Music Director Yoichi Udagawa programmed a varied selection of music written by a mix of well known and lesser known composers from all over the world.  Maestro Udagawa and the musicians will introduce each piece of music to offer audiences insight and little known facts about the composers and their music.  

Maestro Udagawa looks forward to these intimate Musicians Unleashed concerts, โ€œ The Cape Ann Symphony is made up of extraordinary musicians, and we are thrilled to be able to highlight them! This concert will feature our principal flute, oboe and clarinet as well as some of our outstanding string players. We tried to make this concert a mixture of different composers as well as combination of instruments, and Iโ€™m sure the audience will enjoy this concert very much.โ€ The musicians performing in Autumn Awakening are Stephanie Stathos, flute; Izumi Sakamoto, oboe; Bill Kirkley, clarinet; Oksana Gorokhovskiy, violin; Olga Kradenova, violin; Anna Stromer, viola, and Johnny Mok, cello. The concert program includes Salem, MA  born and raised composer Arthur Foote’s Scherzo for Flute and String Quartet; British composer Malcolm Arnold’s Divertimento for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet; Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Oboe Quartet; German composer Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet, 1st Movement; and Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s American String Quartet, 4th Movement.

Salem native composer Arthur Foote, known for his chamber music, art music and choral music, was also a musician and a teacher.  โ€œWhen thinking about the program for the concert, we wanted to include music by a โ€localโ€,” explains Udagawa, “and this charming piece by Arthur Foote fit the bill perfectly! We have an amazing tradition of musicians, writers and artists who worked right here in our area, and left great works for all of us to enjoy. And Gloucester’s Unitarian Universalist Church is a perfect venue for Foote’s music with his strong ties to the Unitarian Church.โ€ Foote’s father, Caleb Foote, was the owner and editor of the Salem Gazette and his mother, Mary Wilder Foote, was a devout Unitarian. Arthur Foote began composing while studying harmony at the newly formed New England Conservatory in 1867. He then went on to study music at Harvard University where he received a Bachelor of Arts and the very first Master of Arts degree in Music awarded by an American university according to Foote’s Faculty Papers at New England Conservatory .

Arthur Foote was a leading member of a group of composers known as the Boston Six or the Second New England School. Together, the Six: John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, George Chadwick, Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach, and Arthur Foote wrote the first substantial body of โ€œAmericanโ€ classical music. “In his time Foote was considered to be the ‘Dean of American Composers'” points out Maestro Udagawa.

 Arthur Foote was the organist and Choirmaster at the First Unitarian Church in Boston for 32 years, taught piano in his own studio for over 50 years and served on the faculty of New England Conservatory for 16 years, teaching piano and piano pedagogy. Foote helped edit Hymns of the Church Universal in 1890, and collaborated in the writing of Hymns for Church and Home, prepared for the American Unitarian Association in 1896 according to Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society

Ticket prices forย Autumn Awakeningย are $40.ย Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go toย www.capeannsymphony.orgย for tickets.ย In accordance with the CAS Covid Safety Policy,ย all concert attendees will be required to show proof of Covid 19 vaccination or to present documentation of a negative test within 72 hours prior to the event and will be required to wear a mask during the performance.

Courtesy photos attached:ย 
Photo 1:ย Bill Kirkley, Clarinet
Photo 2: Stephanie Stathos, Flute
Photo 3: Johnny Mok, Cello
Photo 4:ย Izumi Sakamoto, Oboe
Photo 5:ย Anna Stromer, Viola
Photo 6:ย Oksana Gorokhovskiy, Violin
Photo 7:ย Olga Kradenova, Violin
Photo 8: Salem’s Arthurย Foote, Composer
Photo 9: CAS Music Director Yoichi Udagawa

Rain Date! Cape Ann Symphony postponed to July 25 classical music outdoors Magnolia #GloucesterMA

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Heidi Dallin shares the news:

Cape Ann Symphony musicians led by Maestro Udagawa performing at 179 Hesperus Avenue  Courtesy photo 

CAPE ANN SYMPHONY BRINGS BACK LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC ON…JULY 25th!

Cape Ann Symphony announcesย An Outdoor Musical Celebration of Summer: two live outdoor concerts on Sunday, July 25th at 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm, featuring aย chamber orchestra ofย CAS musicians under the direction of CAS Conductor and Music Director Maestro Yoichi Udagwa performing poolside at the home of CAS President Fran White in Magnolia, MA.

This special outdoor musical celebration to benefit the orchestra features Adolphus Hailstork’s Sonata de chiesa; Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute highlighting CAS Principal Flutist Stephanie Stathos; and Joseph Bologne’s Symphony No. 1. 

Seating for each performance is limited to 70. Tickets are $100 per person. Tickets include wine, beer, soft drinks and lightย hors d’oeuvresย as well as a meet and greet with Maestro Udagawa and the members of the orchestra following each performance Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go toย www.capeannsymphony.orgย for tickets and further information.




Sun. July 25, 3 and 5:30PM,ย at the home ofย CAS President Fran White:

179 Hesperus Ave.
Gloucester, MA 01930


Wine and refreshments will be served prior to each performance.

Meet Cape Ann Symphony principal flutist Stephanie Stathos!

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Heidi Dallin writes,

“Stephanie Stathos will be the featured soloist in Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute this coming July 18 at the symphony’s two outdoor concerts.“

Stephanie Stathos | Photo Credit: Robert Torres

About Stephanie Stathos

Stephanie Stathosย earned her degree in Flute Performance from Boston Universityโ€™s School for the Arts. Based in Lincoln, MA, Ms. Stathos is first piccolo for the Lexingtonย Symphony. She has served as the piccolo and second flute with the touring orchestra of the National Lyric Opera of New York. As soloist she has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Other appearances include performances with many of New Englandโ€™s ensembles including Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic,ย Symphonyย New Hampshire, Atlanticย Symphonyย Orchestra, Concord Chorale (NH), Newburyport Choral Society, and North Shore Chamber Music.

A lover of all forms of music – classical, jazz, new music, ethnic – Stephanie has performed as soloist throughout the United States and Europe. Here she is seen rehearsing Domenico Cimarosa’sย Concerto for two flutes and orchestraย with the Orchestra Del Concentus Musicus Patavinus in the Sala Dei Giganti in Padua, Italy.

photo description: The performance in the Sala Dei Giganti in Padua, with Stephanie Stathos, Flute]

Stephanie Stathosย is the Principal Flute of theย Capeย Annย Symphony and the soloist in Cรฉcile Chaminade’sย Concertino for Flute.ย She is thrilled to play this special piece with CAS:

“Cรฉcile Chaminadeโ€™sย Concertinoย was commissioned by the Paris Conservatoire in 1902. ย It is a popular piece in the flute repertoire and features a beautiful, memorable melody that recurs throughout the piece. ย As a young flute student the beautiful melody captured my attention and I began learning it. Although Iโ€˜ve performed theย Concertinoย with piano over the years, playing it with theย Capeย Annย Symphonyย is a dream come true.ย 

I am very much looking forward to seeing my colleagues and Yoichi again, but also to see those who have supported us through this incredibly difficult period. Each person makes a huge difference, ย and we are grateful to all those who attend our concerts and also to all those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the orchestra going.ย 

I welcome the chance to say thank you in person on July 18 at the post-concert meet and greet!ย 

Personally, the canceling of all live music that accompanied the Covid months has made me reevaluate what it means to play. ย Itโ€™s a huge privilege and I cherish each opportunity to perform more than ever. ย No one should take music making for granted – because, as we saw, it can go away very quickly.”

Stephanie Stathos, Principal Flute, Soloist

About this “Outdoor Musical Celebration”

This July 18 program is inspired by Cape Ann Symphony 2021 Composer Series emails celebrating Black History and Womenโ€™s History.

This special outdoor musical celebration to benefit the orchestra features Adolphus Hailstork’s Sonata de chiesa; Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute highlighting CAS Principal Flutist Stephanie Stathos; and Joseph Bologne’s Symphony No. 1. 

Seating for each performance is limited to 70. Tickets are $100 per person. Tickets include wine, beer, soft drinks and light hors d’oeuvres as well as a meet and greet with Maestro Udagawa and the members of the orchestra following each performance Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org for tickets and further information.

Preview listen! 5 Days Until Cape Ann Symphony classical music event of the summer ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽป๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŽถ

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Exciting to imagine how the pieces will sound outdoors in Magnolia this coming Sunday!

Until that time, sample a listen:

Hailstork’sย Sonata de chiesa [Paul Freeman conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra]

Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute with CAS Principal Flutist Stephanie Stathos as soloist. [Below- flutist Julie Lee at Merkin Concert Hall, NJ – Cecile Chaminade Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 107]

Bologne’s Symphony No. 1 [Boise Baroque Orchestra, 2020]

TICKETS ARE LIMITED. CALL CAPE ANN SYMPHONY AT 978-281-0543 OR GO TOย WWW.CAPEANNSYMPHONY.ORGย FOR TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION.ย 

Cape Ann Symphony celebration sounds gorgeous – One Sunday two Summer Concerts – LIVE Classical music Magnolia #GloucesterMA

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July 18 program inspired by 2021 Composer Series emails celebrating Black History and Womenโ€™s History – featuring stephanie stathos flutist solo

Heidi Dallin shares the news:

Cape Ann Symphony musicians led by Maestro Udagawa performing at 179 Hesperus Avenue  Courtesy photo 

CAPE ANN SYMPHONY BRINGS BACK LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC ON JULY 18

Cape Ann Symphony announces An Outdoor Musical Celebration of Summer: two live outdoor concerts on Sunday, July 18 at 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm, featuring a chamber orchestra of CAS musicians under the direction of CAS Conductor and Music Director Maestro Yoichi Udagwa performing poolside at the home of CAS President Fran White in Magnolia, MA.

This special outdoor musical celebration to benefit the orchestra features Adolphus Hailstork’s Sonata de chiesa; Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute highlighting CAS Principal Flutist Stephanie Stathos; and Joseph Bologne’s Symphony No. 1. 

Seating for each performance is limited to 70. Tickets are $100 per person. Tickets include wine, beer, soft drinks and light hors d’oeuvres as well as a meet and greet with Maestro Udagawa and the members of the orchestra following each performance Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org for tickets and further information.

“While we love the worldwide accessibility of our virtual concert series, we at CAS recognize nothing beats hearing live classical music in person. At this time there are few opportunities for that live classical music experience. This concert really is a special treat to hear CAS in the summer. Normally we do not perform in the summer, but we are currently in the planning stages of full season in November and just could not wait until November to reunite with our audiences.

Maestro Udgawa, the musicians and the entire CAS organization are very excited about being able to perform these special outdoor live concerts on July 18.  Maestro Udagwa has programmed an excellent and distinctive selection of music from three unique composers to perform in a comfortable, intimate setting. We are thrilled audiences will also get the opportunity to meet and chat with Maestro Udgawa and the musicians following each concert.”

Fran White, Cape Ann Symphony (CAS) Board President

Maestro Udagawa looks forward to performing live and reuniting with CAS musicians , “The musicians and I are thrilled to be able to perform together, and are grateful to Cape Ann President Fran White and her husband David for opening up their large backyard to host a concert again this year. It is such a pleasant, tranquil (and bug free!) venue that offers the audience close proximity to the musicians – a chance we don’t get often in large concert halls.  The opportunity to make music and share it with an audience is always a thrill and more than ever, we musicians are aware of what a privilege it is. The musicians and I are looking forward to the post-concert meet and greet so we can thank our audiences in person for their unwavering support.”   

An Outdoor Musical Celebration of Summer will feature a chamber orchestra from the Cape Ann Symphony under the direction of Maestro Udagawa performing the music of Adolphus Hailstork, Cรฉcile Chaminade and Joseph Bologne. 

“The three pieces are gorgeous, and our principal flutist Stephanie Stathos will be playing a solo in Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino. 

Adolphus Hailstork is a living composer who has written unbelievably beautiful pieces. Inspired by our email about Hailstork during Black History Month, I did a deep dive into Hailstork’s body of work and found it hard to choose just one piece for the concert! I decided on his Sonata de chiesa for its rich and romantic work for strings.

Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino is a piece I have admired for a long time, but when she was featured during Women’s History Month, it reminded me that I have to program something written by her. When this concert was in the planning stages, it seemed like the perfect time to feature some of her music and I knew Stephanie Stathos, our principal flutist would be the perfect soloist.

The Joseph Bologne Symphony No. 1 is a perfect classical symphony with clear themes that are light and yet full of energy. He had an extraordinary life, and it’s reflected in his music. I’m grateful that we are all starting to become more aware of the incredible contributions of these great composers and can’t wait to share them with our audiences!”

Yoichi Udagwa, Cape Ann Symphony Music Director, Maestro

Stephanie Stathos | Photo Credit: Robert Torres

Stephanie Stathos is the Principal Flute of the Cape Ann Symphony and the soloist in Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute. Ms. Stathos is thrilled to play this special piece with CAS, “”Cรฉcile Chaminadeโ€™s Concertino was commissioned by the Paris Conservatoire in 1902.  It is a popular piece in the flute repertoire and features a beautiful, memorable melody that recurs throughout the piece.  As a young flute student the beautiful melody captured my attention and I began learning it. Although Iโ€˜ve performed the Concertino with piano over the years, playing it with the Cape Ann Symphony is a dream come true. I am very much looking forward to seeing my colleagues and Yoichi again, but also to see those who have supported us through this incredibly difficult period…

“…Each person makes a huge difference,  and we are grateful to all those who attend our concerts and also to all those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the orchestra going. I welcome the chance to say thank you in person on July 18 at the post-concert meet and greet! Personally, the canceling of all live music that accompanied the Covid months has made me reevaluate what it means to play.  Itโ€™s a huge privilege and I cherish each opportunity to perform more than ever.  No one should take music making for granted – because, as we saw, it can go away very quickly.”

Stephanie Stathos, Principal Flute, Soloist

About Stephanie Stathos

Stephanie Stathos earned her degree in Flute Performance from Boston Universityโ€™s School for the Arts. Based in Lincoln, MA, Ms. Stathos is first piccolo for the Lexington Symphony. She has served as the piccolo and second flute with the touring orchestra of the National Lyric Opera of New York. As soloist she has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Other appearances include performances with many of New Englandโ€™s ensembles including Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Symphony New Hampshire, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Concord Chorale (NH), Newburyport Choral Society, and North Shore Chamber Music. Ms. Stathos also is passionate about jazz, new music and ethnic music.

An Outdoor Musical Celebration of Summer Composers:

Adolphus Hailstork, 1941-

A prolific composer of music in every form from solo works to opera, symphony and chamber music. Adolphus Hailstork (1941- ) was born in Rochester, New York and grew up in Albany where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. He currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His works blend musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions.

Dr. Hailstork began his studies in composition at Howard University. He then attended the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, France, where he studied with Nadia Boulanger. He received his Bachelor and Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and received his PhD in composition from Michigan State University. From 1969 to 1971, Dr. Hailstork taught at Michigan State University. He then served as professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio from 1971 to 1976, and in 1977 he became professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Virginia’s Norfolk State University. He is currently a professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Cecile Chaminade, 1857-1944

French composer Cรฉcile Louise Stรฉphanie Chaminade (1857โ€“1944) enjoyed considerable success touring as a pianist and performing her own works. In the United States she was so popular that a national group of musical clubs was named after her, and in England her Prรฉlude for Organ was played at Queen Victoria’s funeral in 1901. In 1913 she was awarded the Lรฉgion d’Honneur, a first for a female composer. Composer Ambroise Thomas said, “This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman.โ€

When Ms. Chaminade was a young her family moved to the village of Le Vรฉsinet, west of Paris, and acquired Georges Bizet as a neighbor. She began playing the piano, composing keyboard music and pieces and Bizet praised her talent. Franz Liszt also praised the talent of the  young pianist. Ms. Chaminade  was urged to study at the Paris Conservatory but her father forbade it, saying it would be improper for a young woman of her class. However, she was allowed to take private lessons with Conservatory faculty. Ms. Chaminade toured steadily around Europe in the 1890s, finding special success in England. Audiences, including the Queen, loved her. Queen Victoria invited her to perform at Windsor Castle.

Today, thanks to an enlightened interest in the music of women composers, Cรฉcile Chaminade’s compositions have experienced a revival in popularity.

Joseph Bologne, 1745-1799

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) is the first known classical musician of African descent. A man of many talents he was a composer, virtuoso violinist, conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris, and a renowned champion fencer.

Born in the French colony of Guadeloupe, he was the son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter and Anne Nano, his wifeโ€™s African slave. At the age of seven his father took him to France, where he received an extensive education. During the French Revolution, he served as a colonel of the Lรฉgion St.-Georges, the first all-black regiment in Europe, fighting on the side of the Republic. Mr. Bologne traveled throughout Europe and England, fighting in many battles and, in competition, beating some of the most famous swordsmen in his time, while also conducting, performing and composing numerous string quartets, many instrumental pieces and several operas.

Cape Ann Symphony’s Outdoor Musical Celebration of Summer Benefit Concerts are Sunday, July 18 at 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm at 179 Hesperus Avenue, Magnolia, MA. Rain date is Sunday, July 25. Tickets are $100 per person. Tickets include wine, beer, soft drinks and light hors d’oeuvres as well as a meet and greet with Maestro Udagawa and the members of the orchestra following each performance.

Tickets are limited. Call Cape Ann Symphony at 978-281-0543 or go to www.capeannsymphony.org for tickets and further information. 

Photo credits:

  • Stephanie Stathos, Principal Flute of the Cape Ann Symphony and the soloist in Cรฉcile Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute in An Outdoor Musical Celebration of Summer on July 18 Photo Credit: Robert Torres
  • Adolphus Hailstork, Composer Courtesy photo 
  • Joseph Bologne, Composer Courtesy photo 
  • Cape Ann Symphony musicians led by Maestro Udagawa performing at 179 Hesperus Avenue  Courtesy photo