International Artist Concerto Concerts Nahar Eliaz, cello, Israel Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns 00:13 - III. Tempo primo Timothy Shi, violin, USA Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn 1:19 - I. Allegro molto appassionato (1809-1847) Julio Reyes, guitar, USA Concerto in D Major, RV 93 Antonio Vivaldi 2:34 - III. Allegro Ke Tang, piano, China Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3:38 - I. Allegro (1756-1791) Ben Batalla, piano, USA Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 Frédéric Chopin 4:49 - II. Romanze – Larghetto (1810-1849) Itay Hazan, clarinet, Israel, France Concerto in F minor, Op. 73 Carl Maria von Weber 6:05 - I. Allegro Moderato (1786-1826) --- Friday, February 17 at 7:30pm Westminster Presbyterian Church Buffalo, NY Concerto in D Major, RV 93 Antonio Vivaldi I. Allegro giusto (1678-1741) II. Largo III. Allegro Julio Reyes, guitar, USA Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn I. Allegro molto appassionato (1809-1847) Timothy Shi, violin, USA INTERMISSION Concerto in F minor, Op. 73 Carl Maria von Weber I. Allegro Moderato (1786-1826) Itay Hazan, clarinet, Israel, France Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns I. Allegro non troppo (1835-1921) II. Allegretto con moto III. Tempo primo Nahar Eliaz, cello, Israel International Artist Concerto Concert Sunday, February 19 at 4:00pm Harry A. King Concert Hall The State University of New York at Fredonia Concerto in D Major, RV 93 Antonio Vivaldi I. Allegro giusto (1678-1741) II. Largo III. Allegro Julio Reyes, guitar, USA Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn I. Allegro molto appassionato (1809-1847) Timothy Shi, violin, USA Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro (1756-1791) Ke Tang, piano, China INTERMISSION Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 Frédéric Chopin II. Romanze – Larghetto (1810-1849) Ben Batalla, piano, USA Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns I. Allegro non troppo (1835-1921) II. Allegretto con moto III. Tempo primo Nahar Eliaz, cello, Israel These concerts and LIVE Broadcasts are produced by Virtual Concert Halls (VCHS), in collaboration with BTDA, kor/Productions, Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Western New York Chamber Orchestra. Special thanks to VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rusinovic, Christ Au

This concert is a culminating event in a months-long colORCHESTRA project designed to discover and present Concertos for wide variety of instruments from various periods, performed by international artists of highest caliber. Soloists for this Concert were selected by International Panel of Judges through rigorous live auditioning, out of a pool of applicants from all over the world. This project invites musicians and audience to bridge geographic and other barriers and come together for a truly remarkable musical journey. Friday, February 17, 2023 7:30 pm ​​Westminster Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Glen Cortese, conductor. Live commentary by Steve Robinson, a world renown radio producer and host of classical music programs https://virtualconcerthalls.com/steve... Hosted by Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and brought to you by the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović, Chris Au, Igor Zubkovsky, and Ante Božić-Kudrić. https://virtualconcerthalls.com/ Program 19:30 - Concerto in D Major, RV 93 Antonio Vivaldi I. Allegro giusto (1678-1741) 23:33 - II. Largo 29:05 - III. Allegro Julio Reyes, guitar 33:33 - Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn I. Allegro molto appassionato (1809-1847) Timothy Shi, violin INTERMISSION. 1:10:00 - Concerto in F minor, Op. 73 Carl Maria von Weber I. Allegro Moderato (1786-1826) Itay Hazan, clarinet 1:20:19 - Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns I. Allegro non troppo (1835-1921) 1:26:22 - II. Allegretto con moto 1:32:00 - III. Tempo primo Nahar Eliaz, cello We thank everyone who helped make this project possible! colORCHESTRA Staff: James Welch, Progressive Musicians Anna Ouspenskaya, Virtual Concert Halls Johanna Moffitt, /kor/ Productions Gevorg Sargsyan, Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards WNYCO Administrative Staff: Glen Cortese, Artistic Director/Conductor Lisa Layman, Executive Director Julie Newell, Development Director Brent Weber, Operations Manager Bryan Eckenrode, Personnel Manager Brian Walnicki, Librarian Jessica Staiano & Dylan Murphy, Student Interns Julia Williamson, Graphic Design On Site Streaming Engineers: Matt Marco, Garrett Martin Graphic Designers: James Welch, Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rusinovic, Chris Au Special Thanks: Daniel Waldorf Brend Gottinger Jefferson Westwood Emily Cox Tom Loughlin Matt Marco To learn more about organizers and supporters of colORCHESTRA Project, visit our website, like and subscribe to our channels! events: https://www.progressivemusicians.com https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com https://www.virtualconcerthalls.com https://www.korproductions.org https://www.btdawards.com https://www.wnychamberorchestra.com https://www.wpcbuffalo.org https://www.iclassical-academy.com https://www.historyofmusic.eu https://www.wpta.info https://events.fredonia.edu

This concert is a culminating event in a months-long colORCHESTRA project designed to discover and present Concertos for wide variety of instruments from various periods, performed by international artists of highest caliber. Soloists for this Concert were selected by International Panel of Judges through rigorous live auditioning, out of a pool of applicants from all over the world. This project invites musicians and audience to bridge geographic and other barriers and come together for a truly remarkable musical journey. International Artist Concerto Concert Sunday February 19, 4:00pm Harry A. King Concert Hall The State University of New York at Fredonia Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Glen Cortese, conductor. Live commentary by Steve Robinson, a world renowned radio producer and host of classical music programs https://virtualconcerthalls.com/steve-robinson/ Hosted by Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and brought to you by the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović, Chris Au, Igor Zubkovsky, and Ante Božić-Kudrić. https://virtualconcerthalls.com/ Program: Concerto in D Major, RV 93 Antonio Vivaldi 40:41 - I. Allegro giusto (1678-1741) 45:45 - II. Largo 51:49 - III. Allegro Julio Reyes, guitar Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn 56:00 - I. Allegro molto appassionato (1809-1847) Timothy Shi, violin Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1:11:39 - I. Allegro (1756-1791) Ke Tang, piano INTERMISSION. Stay tuned for commentary by Steve Robinson and more! Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 Frédéric Chopin 1:45:45 - II. Romanze – Larghetto (1810-1849) Ben Batalla, piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns 2:00:40 - I. Allegro non troppo (1835-1921) 2:06:50 - II. Allegretto con moto 2:12:30 - III. Tempo primo Nahar Eliaz, cello Stay tuned for closing remarks! We thank everyone who helped make this project possible! colORCHESTRA Staff: James Welch, Progressive Musicians Anna Ouspenskaya, Virtual Concert Halls Johanna Moffitt, /kor/ Productions Gevorg Sargsyan, Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards WNYCO Administrative Staff: Glen Cortese, Artistic Director/Conductor Lisa Layman, Executive Director Julie Newell, Development Director Brent Weber, Operations Manager Bryan Eckenrode, Personnel Manager Brian Walnicki, Librarian Jessica Staiano & Dylan Murphy, Student Interns Julia Williamson, Graphic Design On Site Streaming Engineers: Matt Marco, Garrett Martin Graphic Designers: James Welch, Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rusinovic, Chris Au Special Thanks: Daniel Waldorf Brend Gottinger Jefferson Westwood Emily Cox Tom Loughlin To learn more about organizers and supporters of colORCHESTRA Project, visit our website, like and subscribe to our channels! events: www.progressivemusicians.com www.soundespressivocompetition.com www.virtualconcerthalls.com www.korproductions.org www.btdawards.com www.wnychamberorchestra.com www.wpcbuffalo.org www.iclassical-academy.com www.historyofmusic.eu www.wpta.info https://events.fredonia.edu/event/western_new_york_chamber_orchestra_230219 See less

The colORCHESTRA Open Auditions are presented in Partnership with Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards, Progressive Musicians, Virtual Concert Halls, and /kor/ productions Auditions were held for upcoming Concerto Performance Dates: FEBRUARY 17th & 19th, 2023 Western New York Chamber Orchestra Glen Cortese, Conductor This uniquely-designed audition is open to musicians of all ages who are available for soloist engagements within the 2022-23 and 2023-24 concert seasons. Selected artists will be awarded an appearance opportunity to perform solo with esteemed professional orchestras from around the world. We thank the esteemed International Panel of Judges, for sharing their time and expertise with auditionees, through their constructive supportive comments which they provided live during the Final Round of the Auditions, and through the process of selecting the Winners: Gevorg Sargsyan, conductor, cello Johanna Moffitt, soprano James Welch, piano, conductor Lisa Layman, soprano, Executive Director, WNYCO Orchestra Glen Cortese conductor, Music Director of WNYCO Orchestra Come and join a supportive, inclusive environment that values professionalism, creativity, personal expression, and the joy that comes from making music! This two-tiered audition has no accompanying requirements, is readily accessible by video submissions, and there is no time limit imposed on the selections that competitors choose to present—we want YOU to show us what you feel you do BEST! ~~~~~~~~ Today's LIVE Broadcast is brought to you by hosts Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović and Igor Zubkovsky. Learn more by visiting: https://www.btdawards.com/ https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/colorchestra-auditions https://www.progressivemusicians.com/ https://www.korproductions.org/ https://virtualconcerthalls.com/ https://www.wnychamberorchestra.com/ ​

Welcome to the colORCHESTRA Open Auditions 2022-23 concert season! Presented in Partnership with Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards, Progressive Musicians, Virtual Concert Halls, and /kor/ productions. Today musicians from around the world take central stage for the Final Round of LIVE competing for an opportunity to perform in the upcoming Concerto performances with Western New York Chamber Orchestra on FEBRUARY 17th & 19th, 2023, Glen Cortese, Conductor​ and Music Director Today's Judges will be providing on-air live comments to each auditionee right after they perform: Lisa Layman, soprano, Executive Director, WNYCO Orchestra James Welch, piano Johanna Moffitt, soprano ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's performers and program: 12:30 - Katie Shih Koh & Eric Shih Koh (USA) Mozart - Concerto No. 10 in E-flat Major, K. 365 for 2 Pianos (III. Rondo: Allegro) 25:02 - Tiffany Tsui (USA), accompanied by Yvonne Lau Joseph Bologne de Saint-George - Violin Concerto in G Major, Op.2 No.1 (I. Allegro) 36:19 - Timothy Shi (USA) Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (I. Allegro molto appassionato) 54:42 - Lifan Deng (China), accompanied by Teressa Kang Ravel - Don Quichotte à Dulcinée I. Chanson Romanesque II. Chanson épique 59:22 - III. Chanson à boire 1:27:48 - Julio Reyes (USA) Vivaldi - Guitar Concerto in D Major I. Allegro 1:30:56 - II. Largo 1:36:12 - III. Allegro 1:45:26 - Sarah Lowenstein (USA) Henri Casadesus - Concerto in C minor for Viola in the style of J.C. Bach I. Allegro molto ma maestoso 1:48:59 - II. Adagio molto espressivo 1:55:36 - III. Allegro molto energico Today's LIVE Broadcast is brought to you by hosts Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović and Igor Zubkovsky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This uniquely-designed audition is open to musicians of all ages who are available for soloist engagements within the 2022-23 and 2023-24 concert seasons. Selected artists will be awarded an appearance opportunity to perform solo with esteemed professional orchestras from around the world. This two-tiered audition has no accompanying requirements, is readily accessible by video submissions, and there is no time limit imposed on the selections that competitors choose to present—we want YOU to show us what you feel you do BEST. We invite audience members to comment and support today's artists and producers of the program! Please sign up to our channel and share the link with your community, let's together give more people an opportunity to be enriched by classical music! Learn more by visiting https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/colorchestra-auditions https://www.korproductions.org/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/2nd-tier-auditions https://www.btdawards.com/

Welcome to the colORCHESTRA Open Auditions 2022-23 concert season! Presented in Partnership with Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards, Progressive Musicians, Virtual Concert Halls, and /kor/ productions. Today musicians from around the world take central stage for the Final Round of LIVE competing for an opportunity to perform in the upcoming Concerto performances with Western New York Chamber Orchestra on FEBRUARY 17th & 19th, 2023, Glen Cortese, Conductor​ and Music Director. Today's Judges will be providing on-air live comments to each auditionee right after they perform: Gevorg Sargsyan, conductor, cello Johanna Moffitt, soprano James Welch, piano Lisa Layman, soprano, Executive Director, WNYCO Orchestra ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's performers and program: 22:00 - Pablo Menéndez (Spain) (accompanied by Soledad Ramirez) Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez I. Allegro con spirito 29:00 - II. Adagio 41:10 - III. Allegro gentile 54:38 - Ke Tang (China) (accompanied by Peizhang Wu) Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 I. Allegro II. Romanze III. Rondo, Allegro assai 1:39:27 - Kyle Cho (USA) Handel - Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 I. Grave II. Allegro 1:44:12 - III. Sarabande 1:46:17 - IV. Allegro 1:59:35 - Louisa Marie Cordes (Germany) (accompanied by Anette Kröger) Bach - Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 I. Allegro moderato 2:03:40 - II. Andante 2:11:10 - III. Allegro assai 2:24:00 - Nahar Eliaz (Israel) Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 (accompanied by Tal Haim Samnon) 2:55:24 - Kailey Suh (USA) Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (I. Allegro molto appassionato) 3:19:23 - Itay Hazan (Israel) Weber - Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor, Op. 73 (I. Allegro) (accompanied by Anat Paul Hazan) 3:40:50 - Elizabeth Cohen (USA) (accompanied by Dan Foster) Puccini - “Un bel di vedremo”, from Madama Butterfly 3:45:50 - Verdi - “Tacea la notte placida”, from Il Trovatore 4:07:50 - Calliope Smith (USA) Vivaldi - Winter, from The Four Seasons I. Allegro non molto II. Largo III. Allegro 4:22:04 - Lemuel D'Anzi (Italy) Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Rondo (Vivace) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's LIVE Broadcast is brought to you by hosts Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović and Igor Zubkovsky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This uniquely-designed audition is open to musicians of all ages who are available for soloist engagements within the 2022-23 and 2023-24 concert seasons. Selected artists will be awarded an appearance opportunity to perform solo with esteemed professional orchestras from around the world. This two-tiered audition has no accompanying requirements, is readily accessible by video submissions, and there is no time limit imposed on the selections that competitors choose to present—we want YOU to show us what you feel you do BEST. We invite audience members to comment and support today's artists and producers of the program! Please sign up to our channel and share the link with your community, let's together give more people an opportunity to be enriched by classical music! Learn more by visiting https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/colorchestra-auditions https://www.korproductions.org/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/2nd-tier-auditions https://www.btdawards.com/

Welcome to the colORCHESTRA Open Auditions 2022-23 concert season! Presented in Partnership with Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards, Progressive Musicians, Virtual Concert Halls, and /kor/ productions. Today musicians from around the world take central stage for the Final Round of LIVE competing for an opportunity to perform in the upcoming Concerto performances with Western New York Chamber Orchestra on FEBRUARY 17th & 19th, 2023, Glen Cortese, Conductor​ and Music Director. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's Judges will be providing on-air live comments to each auditiounee right after they perform: Gevorg Sargsyan, conductor, cello Johanna Moffitt, soprano James Welch, piano Lisa Layman, soprano, Executive Director, WNYCO Orchestra ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's performers and program: 11:20 - Ria Kang (USA) Mozart - Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major, K.216 (I. Allegro) (accompanied by Minyoung Kang) 24:55 - Mark Richman (USA) Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 I. Allegro maestoso 38:22 - II. Andante 45:30 - III. Allegro vivace assai (accompanied by Dmitry Rachmanov) 1:05:30 - Sandra Godwin (India) Bizet - “Comme autre fois dans la nuit sombre”, from Les Pêcheurs de perles (accompanied by Susan Dantoni) 1:24:13 - Susan Dantoni (USA) Bach - Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 (I. Allegro) 1:41:31 - Xavier Flory (USA) Verdi - “Ah, la paterna mano”, from Macbeth 1:45:03 - Wagner - “Wintersturme”, from Die Walküre 2:13:31 - Rae Pung (Australia) Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (I. Allegro maestoso) 2:23:15 - Johnston Lai (USA) Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (I. Allegro molto appassionato) 2:56:20 - Ben Batalla (USA) Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (II. Romanze – Larghetto) Accompanied by Ray Garcia (violin), Brett Osburn (viola), Jen Hwo (cello) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's LIVE Broadcast is brought to you by hosts Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović and Igor Zubkovsky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This uniquely-designed audition is open to musicians of all ages who are available for soloist engagements within the 2022-23 and 2023-24 concert seasons. Selected artists will be awarded an appearance opportunity to perform solo with esteemed professional orchestras from around the world. This two-tiered audition has no accompanying requirements, is readily accessible by video submissions, and there is no time limit imposed on the selections that competitors choose to present—we want YOU to show us what you feel you do BEST. We invite audience members to comment and support today's artists and producers of the program! Please sign up to our channel and share the link with your community, let's together give more people an opportunity to be enriched by classical music! Learn more by visiting https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/colorchestra-auditions https://www.korproductions.org/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/2nd-tier-auditions https://www.btdawards.com/

Welcome to the colORCHESTRA Open Auditions 2022-23 concert season! Presented in Partnership with Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards, Progressive Musicians, Virtual Concert Halls, and /kor/ productions. Today musicians from around the world take central stage for the Final Round of LIVE competing for an opportunity to perform in the upcoming Concerto performances with Western New York Chamber Orchestra on FEBRUARY 17th & 19th, 2023, Glen Cortese, Conductor​ and Music Director. Today's Judges will be providing on-air live comments to each auditionee right after they perform: Gevorg Sargsyan, conductor, cello Johanna Moffitt, soprano James Welch, piano Lisa Layman, soprano, Executive Director, WNYCO Orchestra ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's performers and program: 14:44 - Christina Ebersohl (USA) Haydn - Concerto No.1 in C Major I. Moderato 23:15 - II. Adagio 31:45 - III. Allegro molto 50:23 - Doron Hazan (Israel/France) Glazunov - Saxophone Concerto, Op. 109 I. Allegro moderato II. Andante sostenuto III. Allegro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's LIVE Broadcast is brought to you by hosts Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au, and the VCHS Production Team: Fedor Ouspensky, Frane Rušinović and Igor Zubkovsky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This uniquely-designed audition is open to musicians of all ages who are available for soloist engagements within the 2022-23 and 2023-24 concert seasons. Selected artists will be awarded an appearance opportunity to perform solo with esteemed professional orchestras from around the world. This two-tiered audition has no accompanying requirements, is readily accessible by video submissions, and there is no time limit imposed on the selections that competitors choose to present—we want YOU to show us what you feel you do BEST. We invite audience members to comment and support today's artists and producers of the program! Please sign up to our channel and share the link with your community, let's together give more people an opportunity to be enriched by classical music! Learn more by visiting https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/colorchestra-auditions https://www.korproductions.org/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/2nd-tier-auditions https://www.btdawards.com/