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Takes place on 14 May 2011 at Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, New York - Artissimo.gr record entry date : Wed 11/05/2011
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Meet our Fabulous Soloists Starring in
"The Voice" on Sat., May 14th!
The Voice
Sat., May 14th at 7:30 pm
(pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm)
Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major
Joseph Haydn
Nan-Cheng Chen, cello
Serenade for Tenor, Horns & Strings
Benjamin Britten
Daniel Neer, tenor & Francisco Donaruma, horn
Orchestra $30.00
Balcony $25.00
Student/Senior (65 +) $20.00
Children (12 & under) $10.00
Group Discount (of 10 +) 20% off
Lecture $5.00
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Queensborough Performing Arts Center
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside
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Daniel Neer
Tenor Vocalist in "The Voice"
Daniel Neer enjoys a diverse career as a singer, actor and writer in a broad range of projects ranging from opera and concert repertoire to experimental and interdisciplinary works. Recent projects include Pete Wyer's Numinous City for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden ROH2 series, Danilo in Opera Delaware's production of The Merry Widow, Evangelist for Arvo Part's Passio with The Dessoff Choirs, the Knee Plays of Philip Glass for Darmstadt Essential Repertoire and a staging of Benjamin Britten's Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac for Brooklyn's Vertical Players Repertory. He has appeared as soloist with South Carolina Philharmonic, Rebel Baroque Ensemble, Metropolis Ensemble, Charlotte Symphony, Illinois Symphony and Gotham City Baroque Orchestra, to name a few, and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, The Apollo Theater and Guggenheim Museum. Broadway credits include original casts of Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme and Coram Boy directed by Melly Still. His first play, The Interview, was recently chosen for the 'New Works International Festival for Short Plays' at the Richmond Shepard Theater in New York.
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The Voice is This Saturday!
QSO is thrilled to introduce you to the remarkable soloists that will be featured in our final Masterworks Concert of the season.
Francisco Donaruma, Principal Horn in the QSO in addition to performing Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings in this event, describes the piece in this way:
"The Britten is one of the most beautiful and unique works for horn. Its haunting solo for natural Horn, out-of-tune and precarious, evokes the imperfect beauty of life reflected in the poetry. This aspect coupled with the interdependent tenor soloist make Britten's music unsurpassable."
It's not too late to reserve your seats and join us on May 14th, for this one-of-a-kind concert!
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Francisco Donaruma, QSO Musician & French Horn Soloist in "The Voice"
Frank Donaruma currently is Principal French Horn of the American Ballet orchestra at Lincoln Center and Queens Symphony Orchestra. His stellar career as a French horn player covers every facet of the music industry - symphony, opera, chamber, soloist, ballet, and pops - in concert halls, Broadway theaters, television, radio, recordings and film soundtracks.
Donaruma has been Principal Horn of the Kansas City Philharmonic, The Royal Ballet, New Jersey Symphony and Baltimore Symphony. His orchestral experience also includes performing with the Metropolitan Opera.
As a soloist, Donaruma has performed concertos with many of these orchestras. He has also had a distinguished career as a chamber musician, touring the world with the Phoenix Woodwind Quintet for seven years and with the American Brass Quintet for the 1963 tour.
Donaruma's recording credits are extensive, from the Baltimore Symphony and the Metropolitan Opera to the Charlie Mingus Big Band, Peter Nero, Lee Konitz and the New York Neophonic Orchestra. He has made many film soundtracks, including Reds (Warren Beatty), Garbo Talks, Billy Bathgate, Cape Fear and Swamp Thing. He has opened many Broadway shows, including Oliver, Hyman Kaplan, A Dolls Life, My Fair Lady, The Boy and The Aviator, Sho-Gun and 1776.
Donaruma's wife, Atsuko Sato, is the Bassoonist in the 20+-year Broadway hit Phantom of the Opera, as well as Queens Symphony Orchestra.
Donaruma attended the Eastman School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music and New York University.
Nan-Cheng Chen, cello soloist & winner of
QSO's 2010 Young Soloist Competition
A solo recitalist and a chamber musician, cellist Nan-Cheng Chen is passionate about music making and connecting with audiences through the language of music. Mr. Chen was a soloist with Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Metro-West Symphony, Quincy Symphony, Symphony Pro Musica, and has participated music festivals such as Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz Institute, Encore School for Strings and Kneisel Hall. Among Nan-Cheng's many honors and awards are first prize in the 2010 Queens Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition, 2006 Chamber Music Society Competition, 2005 Quincy Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and 2004 Hsin-Tian Temple National Cello Competition in Taiwan. He also won top prizes in 2010 Manhattan School of Music Chamber Music Competition, 2010 Long Island Conservatory Young Artist Competition and 2006 Fischoff National Chamber Competition. He is Music Director of the newly founded New Asia Chamber Music Society. Nan-Cheng received his Bachelor of Music Degree in 2010 from The Juilliard School and is currently there pursuing his Master of Music Degree, studying with Joel Krosnick.
Nan-Cheng's spring engagements include directing the New Asia Chamber Music Society in their Weill Hall debut in April and a recital tour in Taiwan this July.
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