Paradise Symphony Orchestra - "The Carnival’s in Town"
“The Carnival’s in Town!”
Dr. Robert Bowman returns to the stage to perform one of the symphonic repertoire’s most towering works - the “Piano Concerto in A minor,” Op. 16, composed by Edvard Grieg.
Erik Satie’s alluring “Three Gymnopédies” will enchant the audience with gentle, lilting melodies set about unconventional yet charming harmonic progressions. These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 meter, each sharing a comparable theme and structure. Collectively, the “Gymnopédies” are regarded as the precursors to modern ambient music.
Camille St. Saens’ enduring and beloved “Carnival of the Animals” takes listeners on a 14-movement tour sonically representing the lion, hens, roosters, wild asses, turtles, elephant, kangaroos, fish, cuckoo, birds, and of course the always-cherished swan.
The concert will also feature this year’s two winners of the Mr. & Mrs. George Martin Young Artist Competition.The winner of the Scholastic Division, Jonathan Culbreath will favor the audience with another giant of the piano repertoire: the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto #5” Op. 73. Chris Navarrete is the winner of the new Collegiate Division. He will join with the PSO for his rendition of the first movement of Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s “Trumpet Concert in Eb.”
The eclectic program is sure to pique the interest of everyone in attendance!
Tickets are $17 general, $15 seniors, $5 students under 18 years of age. Tickets can be purchased by contact with the Paradise Symphony Society Representative in the Paradise Performing Arts Center Lobby, starting one hour prior to the concert; please only use checks or cash. Tickets are available at the Paradise Symphony Web Site . Tickets can also be purchased at Post Net, Come Back Diner, Fir Street Gallery, Fuller’s Flowers, and in Chico at Music Connection.
Dr. Robert Bowman, keyboard artist, has performed extensively on the West, Midwest and East Coasts of the United States since 1960 in solo and chamber ensemble recitals, on radio and TV, and as soloist with orchestras (including the Paradise, Chico, and Shasta Symphony Orchestras.) He has also performed solo and ensemble recitals in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Japan, and Mexico. In 1987, he was a prize winner in the Artists’ Division of the Young Keyboard Artists Association International Competition in Orlando, Florida.
Jonathan Culbreath, age 17, has been playing the piano for approximately 12 years, and currently studies with Mr. Justin McKay. He is also a 6 year violin student of Mrs. Pamela Kather. Jonathan regularly plays piano, harpsichord, violin, and viola with other music students in the area and is principal violist for the MTAC All-City Youth Orchestra. He also enjoys singing and directing Gregorian Chant and sacred polyphony for the Latin Mass at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Chico. He is currently a junior in high-school with Mother of Divine Grace Academy, a Catholic distance education program. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys the study of philosophy – notably the philosophy of aesthetics as it pertains to beauty and the arts – and scholastic theology.
