/news-archive/tag/community-orchestra/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:27:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/11/27/community-orchestra-3/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:27:41 +0000 /news/?p=72731 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Orchestra to perform Dec. 2]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold its fall concert on Sunday, Dec. 2.聽 The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts Building. This performance features works by Mikhail Glinka, Franz Schubert, and Leopold Mozart as well as the Arcangelo Corelli鈥檚 Christmas Concerto and the final movement from Haydn’s Symphony 104. Victor Ellsworth, an instructor in the Department of Music, conducts the 44-member Community Orchestra, which was formed in fall 1997 to provide a once-a-week musical experience for amateur musicians to play a wide range of music written for the symphonic orchestra. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music at 501-569-3294.]]> /news-archive/2018/04/16/community-orchestra-celebrate-20th-anniversary/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:42:53 +0000 /news/?p=70186 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Orchestra to celebrate 20th anniversary with April 29 performance]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Community Orchestra is celebrating its 20th anniversary with s special concert on Sunday, April 29.聽 The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Buildings. Jeremy Lane, chair of the Department of Music, will commemorate the orchestra鈥檚 20th anniversary and history. The program鈥檚 concert includes Academic Festival Overture, op. 80 by Johannes Brahms, 鈥淗andel in the Strand鈥� and 鈥淢olly on the Shore鈥� by Percy Aldridge Grainger; 鈥淚n the Steppes of Central Asia鈥� and 鈥淧olovtsian Dances from Prince Igor鈥� by Alexander Borodin, and 鈥淒ie Fiedermaus Overture鈥� by Johann Strauss Jr. The Community Orchestra formed in fall 1997 to provide a once-a-week musical experience for amateur musicians to play a wide range of music written for the symphonic orchestra. Victor Ellsworth, director of the Community Orchestra, took over as conductor of the orchestra in 1998, after playing viola for the first semester. 鈥淚 have tried to create an atmosphere of making music at whatever level of experience a member is at. We currently have 51 members when they all come,鈥� Ellsworth said. Including Ellsworth, there are four more member that have been with the Community Orchestra since 1997. They include Katherine Stanick, a 101-year-old cellist who also plays in a string quintet; violinist Linda VanBlaricom; Dr. Floyd Martin, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professor of art history and flutist; and Ellsworth鈥檚 daughter, Allison, who plays double bass. 鈥淭he following probably describe the orchestra best. After our first spring concert in 1998, the Arkansas Times had a review with the headline, 鈥楤eethoven in the Raw,鈥欌�� Ellsworth said. 鈥淭he reviewer was very kind and noted that orchestra played with soul and a love for the music.鈥� For more information, contact Ellsworth at evellsworth@ualr.edu. ]]> /news-archive/2017/11/30/community-orchestra-2/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:49:58 +0000 /news/?p=68699 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Orchestra to perform Dec. 3]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Community Orchestra will hold its fall concert on Sunday, Dec. 3. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts Building. This performance features music from the 18th century with a Mozart piano concert by four piano soloists, including Michael Caysido, Ethan Day, Eri Okawa, and Samuel Schalchlin. Victor Ellsworth, an instructor in the Department of Music, conducts the 44-member Community Orchestra, which was formed in 1998. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music at 501-569-3294. ]]> /news-archive/2017/11/28/music-department-concerts/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:04:18 +0000 /news/?p=68689 ... Department of Music holds fall concerts]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music has an exciting line up of concerts this week to celebrate the holiday season.聽 Join the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music faculty for a Choral Ensembles Christmas Concert featuring songs of the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. On Friday, Dec. 1, the Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. The Wind Ensemble is composed of musicians from the university and the community and performs great classic literature for winds, transcriptions of the masters, and arrangements and compositions by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty and students. Additionally, the Community Orchestra, led by Victor Ellsworth, will hold a rousing performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. This performance features music from the 18th century with a Mozart piano concert by four piano soloists, including Michael Caysido, Ethan Day, Eri Okawa, and Samuel Schalchlin. Associate Professor Andy Wen will delight audience members with a recital featuring Wen鈥檚 talent on the saxophone. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. Wen鈥檚 faculty recital will include four world premieres: Dr. Robert Boury鈥檚 Dialogue, for soprano saxophone and piano; Joshua Reed鈥檚 Ballade for alto saxophone and piano; Dr. Neil Flory鈥檚 Concerto with piano; and L.A. Logrande鈥檚 Bouncing Owen. The week of musical events concludes with a student recital featuring Cody Jackson on the trombone at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. All performances are free and open to the public and will take place in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts building. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music at 501-569-3294. ]]> /news-archive/2017/04/24/community-orchestra/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:18:22 +0000 /news/?p=66916 ... Department of Music Community Orchestra performance April 30]]> The event will begin at 3 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. General admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Music at 501.569.3294.]]> /news-archive/2016/11/26/ualr-community-orchestra-2/ Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:12:08 +0000 /news/?p=65818 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR Community Orchestra to perform 鈥楢 Taste of Old Vienna鈥�]]> The concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fine Arts Building Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Scheduled performances include Schubert鈥檚 鈥淪ymphony No. 5鈥� in Bb major and Haydn鈥檚 鈥淐ello Concerto鈥� in C major featuring soloist Felice Farrell. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Department of Music at 501.569.3294 or visit the Department of Music concert schedule.]]>