April 27, 2011
Ayako Yonetani will be a featured soloist for the Beethoven concerto in two concerts during the Kosice Spring Music Festival in May in Slovakia. Yonetani has a concert in Spisska Nova Ves on May 17th, and Humenne on May 18th. This will be the orchestra’s 50 year anniversary season. For more information, see http://en.sfk.sk/index.php?context=417&den=17&mesiac=5&rok=2011 and…
February 23, 2011
Sarah Purser is the winner of Florida Opera Theatre’s 2011 Orlando Idol Voice Competition. Purser, 28, is currently a candidate for her Master’s Degree in Music, Vocal Performance and Conducting at UCF. She also is a songwriter and plays guitar in venues around Orlando. Jose Fajardo, President and CEO for WMFE-TV and 90.7 WMFE-FM, was…
February 14, 2011
Baritone Thomas Potter will sing the two roles of Dr. Bartolo and Antonio in a fully staged production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro on Sunday, March 20. The performance will take place in the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets available through calling 772-564-5537. Also see: http://www.verobeachopera.org/Marriage-of-Figaro-2.html
December 1, 2010
Rebecca Galarza, a junior and Musical Theatre major at the University of Central Florida, was recently chosen as the Best Female Performer in the World by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions during its Brass Ring Awards. The IAAPA Brass Ring conference and award ceremony, held Nov. 17 at the Orange County Convention…
November 30, 2010
Adriane Hill won the concerto competition 2010 Sophomore Stephanie Hoeckley – Finalist Florida Young Artist Junior Kate Nichols Alternate Florida Young Artist Sophomore
November 4, 2010
John Almeida has been invited to present a clinic at the 64th Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, IL. The event will take place Dec. 15–18, 2010. Mr. Almeida’s clinic is entitled “Sound Ideas on Playing the Trumpet” and will be presented on Friday morning Dec. 17. The clinic is designed to showcase teaching…
November 1, 2010
Congratulations to Rebecca Galarza for becoming a finalist for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Brass Ring Awards – Best Female Performer of the Year! The IAAPA Membership is composed of every Amusement Park, Waterpark, zoo, or public attraction in the world. Brass Ring Awards deliver recognition to outstanding performers and shows in…
October 25, 2010
UCF Opera Director and baritone Thomas Potter will perform as soloist with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra for its “Home for the Holidays” concert—two performances at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 27. Highlights will include “O Holy Night”, “Panis Angelicus”, and “White Christmas”. For more information, please visit the Orlando Philharmonic’s Pop…
October 7, 2010
Jeff Rupert performs at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on October 30 with singer Kevin Mahogany. Mahogany will sing one of Rupert’s compositions from his latest album, From Memphis to Mobile. Rupert will provide saxophone accompaniment during the performance. With his gift for bebop, ballads, blues, and swinging jazz, Kevin Mahogany has been called…
September 28, 2010
On Saturday, September 25 at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 113 students in the UCF Choir sang one of the most challenging and beloved symphonies ever composed. Throughout September, the students prepared for the Orlando Philharmonic’s opening night concert. They performed Gustav Mahler’s symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” alongside the Orlando Philharmonic Opera Chorus and…