LITTLE ROCK — NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ARKANSAS RESIDENCY, MARCH 24-31, 2009, MASTER SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 24
Batesville
3 p.m., Community service performance, Mabee-Simpson Library, Lyon College
Glenn Donnellan, violin; David Teie, cello; Richard Barber, bass
JONESBORO
1 p.m., horn master class/clinic, Fine Arts Recital Hall, Arkansas State University. Scott Fearing, horn
Noon: Pre-concert lecture, First Baptist Church (tentative). Yvonne Caruthers, cello
2 p.m., Community Service performance, Jonesboro Public Library/Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School. The Unlikely Trio: Dotian Levalier, harp; Carole Bean, flute; William Wielgus, oboe
3 p.m., community workshop and music appreciation class, Jonesboro Public Library. Yvonne Caruthers, cello
7:30 p.m., Concert, Fowler Center, Arkansas State University, 201 Olympic Drive. Ivan Fischer, conductor. Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Weiner: Serenade in f minor, op.3; Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in d minor, op.70
NEWPORT
Noon, Community service performance, Arkansas State University/Iron Mountain Regional Arts Council. Glenn Donnellan, violin; David Teie, cello; Richard Barber, bass
Wednesday, March 25
Helena/West Helena
Noon, Advocacy talk, Warfield Concerts for Helena-West Helena Civic Clubs, Lily Peter Auditorium, University of Arkansas/Phillips County Community College, 1000 Campus Drive. Emil de Cou, associate conductor
1:30 p.m., In-school ensemble/assembly, West Side Elementary School. Woodwind Quintet: Alice Kogan Weinreb, flute; Nicholas Stovall, oboe; Loren Kitt, clarinet; Truman Harris, bassoon; Laurel Bennert Ohlson, horn
7:30 p.m., Concert, Lily Peter Auditorium. Presented by Warfield Concerts. Ivan Fischer, conductor. Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Weiner: Serenade in f minor, op.3; Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in d minor, op.70
JONESBORO
Noon, Community service performance, Downtown Jonesboro Association and First Baptist Church. Brass Quintet: Steven Hendrickson and Thomas Cupples, trumpets; Martin Hackleman, horn; Craig Mulcahy, trombone; Stephen Dumaine, tuba
WYNNE
Noon, Community service performance, Rotary Club meeting, Kelley's Restaurant. Dotian Levalier, harp; Carole Bean, flute
Thursday, March 26
Brinkley
7 p.m., Chamber music concert, Brinkley High School. Woodwind Quintet
Conway
Noon, Arts education advocacy speakers, Rotary Club meeting, Second Baptist Church. Ivan Fischer and Rita Shapiro
1 p.m., Community service event, Faulkner County Library. "Maestro Mouse and the Mystery of the Missing Baton"
4:10 p.m., Sectionals/coaching, Trieschmann Fine Arts Building, Hendrix College. Hyun-Woo Kim and Heather LeDoux Green, violins; Daniel Foster, viola; Steven Honigberg, cello; Paul DeNola, bass
7 p.m., Chamber music concert, Faulkner County Library. "Viva Violins": Elisabeth Adkins, Holly Hamilton, Paula Sisson Akbar, Linda Schroeder, violins
Forrest City
7 p.m., Chamber music concert, East Arkansas Community College. The Unlikely Trio
Helena/West Helena
10 and 11:30 a.m., NSO Young People's Concerts: "Sound Science," Lily Peter Auditorium. Emil de Cou, conductor. John Williams: "Imperial March" from Star Wars; Holst: "Mars" from The Planets; violin demonstrations: gut strings, modern, electric; Bach "demo": "Vivace" from Concerto for Two Violins in d minor; Piano "demo": "Molto vivace" from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven); Conch Shell "Demo"; Brass Quintet Demo: "Can Can" from Orpheus in the Underworld (Massenet); Debussy: "Play of the Waves" and "Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea" from La Mer; Britten: "Theme" and "Fugue" from The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Presented by Warfield Concerts.
2 p.m., Community service performance, Crestpark Skilled Nursing Home. The Unlikely Trio.
Little Rock
7:30 p.m., ImprovLittleRock show, "The Improv Strikes Back: The Star Wars Spoof!," Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Glenn Donnellan, violin, and David Teie, cello.
Searcy
4 p.m., In-school ensemble/assembly, Harding University Music Department and Bald Knob Public Schools, Reynolds Center Recital Hall, Harding. Aaron Goldman, flute; Abigail Evans, viola; Jeffrey Weisner, bass
Friday, March 27
Conway
1 p.m., In-school ensemble, Independent Living Services. Holly Hamilton and Heather LeDoux Green, violins
1 p.m., Violin master class University of Central Arkansas music department. Ricardo Cyncynates, violin
7:15 p.m., Chamber music concert, Hulen Ballroom, Hendrix College. Aaron Goldman, flute; Abigail Evans, viola; Jeffrey Weisner, bass
El Dorado
7:30 p.m., Chamber music performance, Municipal Auditorium. Brass Quintet. Presenter is the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
Little Rock
10:30 a.m., Community service performance, Hospice Home Care. Toshiko Kohno and Alice Kogan Weinreb, flute; Janet Frank, cello
2 p.m., Community service performance, Home Educators of Little Rock, Little Rock Church. The Evans Quartet: Carole Tafoya Evans and Susan Midkiff, violins; Mahoko Eguchi, viola; Mark Evans, cello
Monticello
7 p.m., Chamber music concert, Southeast Arkansas Concert Association, Fine Arts Building Auditorium, University of Arkansas at Monticello. Woodwind Quintet.
Saturday, March 28
Conway
Snow Fine Arts Building, University of Central Arkansas
Master classes
9:30 a.m., Steven Honigberg, cello
10 a.m., Toshiko Kohno, flute/piccolo; Nicholas Stovall, oboe; Loren Kitt, clarinet; Sue Heineman, bassoon; Martin Hackleman and Teresa Bosch, horn; Stephen Dumaine, tuba
Coaching sessions
9:30 a.m., Violin sectional/coaching. Elisabeth Adkins, violin
11 a.m., Chamber music coaching - strings. Hyun-Woo Kim, violin
1:30 p.m. Student composition reading. Ensemble will read through student compositions and provide comments. Alice Kogan Weinreb, flute; Loren Kitt, clarinet; Paula Sisson Akbar, violin; David Teie, cello; Joseph Connell, percussion
2 p.m. Sectional/rehearsal coachings for UCA Symphony, Reynolds Performance Hall. Ricardo Cyncynates, violin; Daniel Foster, viola; Yvonne Caruthers, cellol; Robert Oppelt, bass; Aaron Goldman, flute; Lewis Lipnick, bassoon; Adel Sanchez, trumpet
3:30 p.m., UCA Symphony rehearsal, Reynolds Performance Hall. Emil de Cou, conductor.
7:30 p.m., Concert, Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Ivan Fischer, conductor. Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Weiner: Serenade in f minor, op.3; Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in d minor, op.70
Little Rock
9 a.m., Sectional coachings, Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra, Byrne Hall, St. John's Center, 2500 N. Tyler St. Heather LeDoux Green and Peter P. Haase, violins; Tsuna Sakamoto, viola; David Teie, cello; Ira Gold, bass; Edward Cabarga, clarinet; Barry Hearn, trombone; Benjamin Ramirez, timpani
11 a.m., Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra rehearsal (tentative). Ivan Fischer, conductor
3 p.m., Community service performance, Roosevelt Thompson Public Library. Evans Quartet.
Sunday, March 29
Arkadelphia
11 a.m., Brass master classes/demonstration, Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist universities. Matthew Guilford, Barry Hearn, Craig Mulcahy, trombones; Stephen Dumaine, tuba
Little Rock
8:50 a.m., Community service performance, St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Toshiko Kohno, flute; Rudolph Vrbsky, oboe
3 p.m., Concert, Robinson Center Music Hall, West Markham Street and Broadway. Ivan Fischer, conductor. Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Weiner: Serenade in f minor, op.3; Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in d minor, op.70. Presented by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Monday, March 30
Conway
9 a.m., In-school ensemble, St. Joseph Elementary School. Lewis Lipnick, contrabassoon; Joseph Connell, percussion; Paula Sisson Akbar, violin
11:30 a.m., In-school ensemble/assembly, Vilonia Primary School. Woodwind Quintet; Brian Ratliff, Vilonia Primary School principal, narrator
Fayetteville
In-school ensembles:
8:15 a.m., Root Elementary School. Kennedy String Quartet - Holly Hamilton and Jane Bowyer Stewart, violins; James Francis Deighan, viola; David Teie, cello
9 and 9:50 a.m., Asbell Elementary School. William Wielgus, oboe; Carole Bean, flute
9 and 10 a.m., Vandergriff Elementary School. Richard Barber, bass; Glenn Donnellan, violin
9 a.m., Owl Creek School. Aaron Goldman, flute; Abigail Evans, viola; Jeffrey Weisner, bass
1:30 p.m., Leverett Elementary School. Richard Barber, bass; Glenn Donnellan, violin
1:30 p.m., Holcomb Elementary School. Brass Quintet
2 p.m., Happy Hollow Elementary School. Marissa Regni, violin; Dotian Levalier, harp
10:30 a.m., In-school ensembles/assembly, Greater Northwest Arkansas String Teacher's Association, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. Kennedy String Quartet.
12:30 p.m., Conductor workshop, University of Arkansas music department. University Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs of University of Arkansas (Schola Cantorum and Master Chorale). Emil de Cou.
1 p.m., Brass and woodwinds sectionals/coachings, Benton County School of the Arts students in Fayetteville, McNair Middle School. Steven Wilson, bassoon; James Nickel, trumpet
4 p.m., Master classes, University of Arkansas music department. Scott Fearing, horn; Aaron Goldman, flute; William Wielgus, oboe; Adel Sanchez, trumpet; Lewis Lipnick, bassoon; Elisabeth Adkins, violin/viola
5 p.m., Lecture/speakers bureau, University of Arkansas music department. Rita Shapiro.
6 p.m., "Meet the Performers" panel, Benton County School of the Arts students and families in Fayetteville, Walton Arts Center. Emil de Cou and Jane Bowyer Stewart
7 p.m. Concert, Walton Arts Center. Ivan Fischer, conductor. Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Weiner: Serenade in f minor, op.3; Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in d minor, op.70
Little Rock
8:30 a.m., Teddy Bear Concert/Story Time Music, Jefferson Elementary School. Marissa Regni, violin; Dotian Levalier, harp
9 a.m., In-school ensemble/assembly, Episcopal Collegiate School. Woodwind Quintet
Rogers
10:40 a.m., String clinics, Benton County School of the Arts Cafeteria. Yvonne Caruthers, cello
1 p.m., Music and Math workshop, Rogers High School. Yvonne Caruthers, cello
2:30 p.m., Alexander Technique, Rogers High School. Janet Frank, cello
Russellville
11 a.m., Master classes, Arkansas Tech University Music Department. Toshiko Kohno, flute; Sue Heineman, bassoon
Springdale
4:30 p.m., Sectional/rehearsal coaching, Ozarks Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Springdale High School. Hyun-Woo Kim and Peter P. Haase, violins; William Foster, viola; David Howard, cello; Paul DeNola, bass; Edward Cabarga, clarinet; Sylvia Alimena, horn; Joseph Connell, percussion
Tuesday, March 31
Fayetteville
8:15 a.m., In-school ensemble, Washington Elementary School. Teddy Bear Trio. Aaron Goldman, flute; William Wielgus, oboe; Janet Frank, cello
Alphabetical list of communities and dates for National Symphony Orchestra Arkansas Residency activities:
Arkadelphia: March 29
Batesville: March 24-25
Brinkley: March 26
Conway: March 26-28, 30
El Dorado: March 27
Fayetteville: March 30-31
Forrest City: March 26
Helena: March 25-26
Jonesboro: March 24-25
Little Rock: March 26-30
Monticello: March 27
Newport: March 24
Rogers: March 30
Russellville: March 30
Searcy: March 26
Springdale: March 30
Wynne: March 25