/news-archive/tag/jeremy-lane/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:42:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /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/2017/08/30/arkansas-symphony-orchestra-tickets/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:36:19 +0000 /news/?p=67771 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, employees get discounted Arkansas Symphony Orchestra tickets]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is partnering with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra to bring musical enrichment opportunities to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community.聽 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will sponsor Arkansas Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 鈥淢usic City Hit-Makers鈥� concert, which will be held Feb. 10-11, 2018, at the Robinson Center. The event will feature singer/songwriters Chris DeStefano, Marcus Hummon, and Rivers Rutherford. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, faculty, and staff can attend the 鈥淢usic City Hit-Makers鈥� concert for free. They can attend all other Arkansas Symphony Orchestra concerts for the discounted rate of $10. The concert brings together three of Nashville鈥檚 elite songwriters to perform alongside the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and to share the stories behind some of the biggest hits they鈥檝e written for performers like Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, and Lady Antebellum. 鈥淭his partnership is a great opportunity for ASO to connect with the vibrant community of Little Rock in an exciting way,鈥� said Becky Flynn, director of development for Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. 鈥淚 am thrilled that the university has committed to helping ASO remain so accessible for its students, faculty and staff, and I look forward to seeing many of them at concerts this season.鈥� This latest partnership continues Arkansas Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 tradition of promoting musical enrichment programs through partnerships with community and educational institutions. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra have a long history of collaborative efforts undertaken to enhance the artistic life of our university and our community,鈥� said Dr. Jeremy Lane, chair of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music. 鈥淭he ASO is a wonderful symphony, and this agreement will help make that connection even stronger.鈥� Beginning Sept. 5, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students could聽 or call the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra box office at 501.666.1761, ext. 100, using the code 鈥淭rojan.鈥� For the 鈥淢usic City Hit-Makers鈥� concert, employees and students can reserve a free ticket by calling the box office or by visiting the box office on the days of the concerts, Feb. 10-11. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students can also purchase tickets for guests at a discounted price of $10 per ticket. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said he is honored to partner with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is committed to creating access and opportunity for our students, faculty, and staff to enjoy the universal beauty and the transformative power of music,鈥� Rogerson said. 鈥淥ur firm commitment to music as one of the seven great liberal arts is wonderfully demonstrated in our support for ASO, and in encouraging the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community to explore this regional treasure.鈥� 鈥淎s we re-imagine what we offer as a relevant, 21st century, urban and metropolitan university, we reaffirm the value of the arts to educate, and to open hearts and minds,鈥� Rogerson said. About Arkansas Symphony Orchestra The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 51st season in 2017-2018, under the leadership of Music Director Philip Mann. ASO is the resident orchestra of Robinson Center Music Hall, to which the ASO returned in November of 2016 after a two-year renovation of the historic structure. ASO performs more than 60 concerts each year for more than 165,000 people through its Stella Boyle Smith Masterworks Series, ACXIOM Pops LIVE! Series, River Rhapsodies Chamber Music Series, and Intimate Neighborhood Concerts. It also performs numerous concerts around the state, in addition to serving central Arkansas through numerous community outreach programs and bringing live symphonic music education to over 26,000 school children and over 200 schools. For more information about the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, call 501-666-1761 or visit . 聽]]>