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Huynh Conducts Copland, Bartók, & Stravinsky

June 28 @ 8:00 pm

TICKETS: $49 Premium Reserved | $39 Standard Reserved | $34 Adult Lawn | $15 Child (1-12) & Student Lawn (with valid ID)

GATES OPEN: @ 5:45 PM Early Entry | 6:00 PM General Public | 7:00 PM Pre-Concert Talks

ALCOHOL: A selection of beer and wine will be available for purchase. Customers will also be permitted to bring in outside alcohol for this performance.

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Surrounded by the ponderosa pines of Britt Hill, experience two of the 20th century’s most irresistible ballet scores: Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, a tender portrayal of pioneer life in small-town America, and Béla Bartók’s suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, which traces a supernatural tale of lust, violence, and forgiveness.

PROGRAM

Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring

Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto in D
     Simone Porter, violin

Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
     Simone Porter, violin

Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19: Suite

 

Learn more about the music and the artists by coming early for our 30-minute Pre-Concert Talk (excludes concerts with film and/or non-classical events).

Note: Schedule, programs, and artists subject to change. Visit Brittfest.org for the most current information. Standard BFO programs run 90 minutes with intermission.

 

Sponsors & Grantors:
Sponsors: Cutler Investment Group, LLC, Rogue Valley Manor, Diamond Medical Maintenance, Inc, and Kubli Haus
Grantor: The Carpenter Foundation

About Norman Huynh

American conductor Norman Huynh has attracted significant acclaim not just for his natural musicality and technical command, but for his dynamic presence, creative programming, and highly sought after abilities in connecting with new audiences. The Music Director of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, with a distinguished career as a guest conductor, his past and future guest appearances include his sold-out subscription debut with the New York Philharmonic, as well as performances with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Portland Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Britt Music & Arts Festival.

With a range of repertoire from the Baroque to the contemporary, Norman’s prowess as an insightful collaborative conductor includes concerts conducting not only renowned, multi-award- winning stars throughout the world of classical music, but throughout the genres of R&B, hip-hop, and pop, as well. These include violinists Itzhak Perlman and Augustin Hadelich; bassist Edgar Meyer; guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas; composers Kevin Puts, Andy Akiho, and Phillip Glass; singer/songwriters Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight; rappers, musicians, and actors Leslie Odom Jr., Wyclef Jean, and Nas; indie and folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov; and pop groups such as Pink Martini and Boyz II Men. In addition, Norman has received considerable acclaim for his work conducting orchestral performances of live film soundtracks, ranging from An American in Paris to Harry Potter films.

A proud first generation Asian-American, Norman’s passion for engaging new audiences reflects his own entry point to classical music as a 12-year-old “band geek” trombonist in Alabama. The euphonium player turned maestro continues to find passion in exploring new ways to create these same entry points for others. In 2015, Norman and the PSO earned the 2015 Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award, awarded “in recognition of innovative approaches to music education.” Norman previously served as the Associate Conductor of the Oregon Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. He was a featured conductor in the 2022 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview alongside the Louisiana Philharmonic. He was also selected for private mentorship by the late maestro Kurt Masur as a prestigious Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship recipient.

About Simone Porter

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. She has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle and Pittsburgh Symphonies and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo Dudamel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Nicholas McGegan, Ludovic Morlot, Donald Runnicles, David Robertson, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Manfred Honeck, Louis Langrée and David Danzmayr. Simone made her professional solo debut at age 10 with the Seattle Symphony and her international debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London at age 13. In March 2015, Simone was named a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Porter’s recent seasons include extensive US touring with debuts and return visits to orchestras such as Colorado, North Carolina, St. Louis, Oregon, Hawaii, Grand Rapids, Omaha, Quebec, Jacksonville symphonies, Erie Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra and many more. In 24/25 season Porter will return to Nashville and Baltimore symphonies, as well as Santa Rosa, Monterey and Westchester symphonies with a debut with Arkansas Symphony performing Glass’ 1st violin concerto and a visit to Johnson City Symphony in TN. Internationally, Simone has performed with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra with Gustavo Dudamel; the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira in Rio de Janeiro; the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica; the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong; the Royal Northern Sinfonia; the Milton Keynes City Orchestra in the United Kingdom; Orquesta Clasica Santa Cecilia de la Fundacion Excelentia in Madrid; the Opera de Marseille and at the Edinburgh Festival performing Barber under the direction of Stéphane Denève,
Recent recital highlights include a tour in Spain with pianist Pallavi Mahidhara and debuts at Celebrity Series in Boston and NY92, both of which featured the newly commissioned piece by composer Reena Esmail. She will return to FL in recital in January of 2025. An avid chamber musician, Porter can be heard at La Jolla Summerfest in August of 2024, followed by projects with Bay Chamber Music, Moab Music Festival and Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival. Together with her colleagues violinist Blake Pouliot and pianist Hsin-I Huang, Porter will present a program at Cliburn Foundation in Fort Worth, TX and Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA in spring of 2025. At the invitation of Esa-Pekka Salonen, Simone performed his work ‘Lachen verlernt’ (‘Laughing Unlearnt’), at the New York Philharmonic’s “Foreign Bodies,” a multi-sensory celebration of the work of the composer and conductor. Simone made her Carnegie Zankel Hall debut on the Emmy Award-winning TV show From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall followed in November 2016 by her debut in Stern Auditorium. She will return to Carnegie in December of 2024 together with cellist Joshua Roman as a part of their Well-Being Concert. In June 2016, her featured performance of music from Schindler’s List with Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and members of the American Youth Symphony was broadcast nationally on the TNT Network as part of the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams.
Raised in Seattle, Washington, Simone studied with Margaret Pressley as a recipient of the Dorothy Richard Starling Scholarship, and was then admitted into the studio of the renowned pedagogue Robert Lipsett, with whom she studied at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. Summer studies have included many years at the Aspen Music Festival, Indiana University’s Summer String Academy, and the Schlern International Music Festival in Italy.

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