2022-23 Season Overview
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Firsts
Saturday September 17, 2022, 7:30pm Hammer Theatre 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose Free Admission/Donations Accepted Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult RSVPs Required - Livestream Option Available Masks Highly Recommended Program Spanish Dance No. 1 - Manuel de Falla Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" - William Grant Still Shards of Gold and Amethyst, world premiere - Robert Denham Violin Concerto - Samuel Barber Ken Lin, violin View/Download our Concert Program!
Cambrian Symphony Firsts September 2022 |
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Robert Denham
A Bay Area native, Robert Denham writes music that borrows from an eclectic array of sources including jazz, medieval chant, and everything in between. He has worked with a wide range of ensembles including Pacific Symphony, the Kansas State University Wind Ensemble, and Modern Brass Quintet. Recordings include “It’s Alive” (on Spotify: six works for low brass featuring Vancouver Symphony Orchestra bass trombonist Ilan Morgenstern), “New Music for Flute and Piano” (Cambrian Symphony Orchestra flutist Brian Bensing), and “Sutter Creek: 21 Songs for Baritone and Piano (Tyler Thompson and Emily Helvey). One of his most recent projects, A Bachs of Suites: 60 Solos and Duets for Low Brass is endorsed by members of the New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and Pacific Symphony. Dr. Denham won the American Prize for composition in the Wind Ensemble/Band division in 2018, and won again in the Chamber Music division in 2019. He holds degrees in composition from UCLA and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, with a BM in trumpet performance from Biola University. He currently serves as Professor of Theory and Composition at the Biola Conservatory of Music. Ken Lin
Violinist Ken Lin enjoys a career in performing as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra player. Being the top prize winner of the National Violin Competition of Taiwan at age of 12, Mr. Lin had already been performing as soloist across the country in early age. Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance with Distinction from the University of Victoria, and a Master of Music and Professional Studies Diploma in Violin Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Being a distinguished scholarship student from both music institutes, Mr. Lin has served as concertmaster and was winner of their concerto competitions, which led him to appear as soloist with their orchestras. As a full scholarship recipient from the Quartet Festival in Waterloo, Aspen Music Festival, and the Mendocino Music Festival, Mr. Lin has studied with Sharon Stanis, Ian Swensen, Henryk Kowalski and has collaborated with renowned artists such as Robert Mann, Gilbert Kalish, and Martha Katz. He has also appeared in the master classes of Charles Castleman, Mauricio Fuks, and members of Juilliard, Cleveland, Lafayette, and Penderecki string quartets. After graduating from the conservatory, Mr. Lin has performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, California Symphony, Marin Symphony, and Santa Cruz Symphony. In 2005, he was invited to perform an exclusive concert for the former President of Taiwan, Den Huei Lee, and conducted master classes through Taiwan, Korea, and USA. As founder of the acclaimed KAS piano trio, he toured Asia and North America in 2007 with a 1713 “Wirth” Stradivarius Violin sponsored by Chi-mei fine art Ltd, and the trio’s performances were featured in major radio stations in Asia. From 2008- present, Mr. Lin has devoted himself to teaching young talents, and at the same time giving numerous concerts in California and Vancouver, Canada. As a violinist of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra since 2012, Mr. Lin performs regularly with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and stays very active performing solo concerts throughout the years. |
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The Nutcracker
Collaboration with the San José Dance Theatre December 9-11 and December 16-18, 2022 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose The Nutcracker - Pyotr Tchaikovsky Order tickets online at www.sjnutcracker.com. Use code CAM22 for 10% off Friday evening performances! |
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Artistry and Dance
Saturday, February 4, 2023, 7:30 PM Hammer Theatre, San Jose 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose Free Admission/Donations Accepted Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult Program Dances from "Estancia" - Alberto Ginastera Dances in the Canebrakes - Florence Price Violin Concerto - Ludwig van Beethoven Ariana Kim, violin View/Download our Concert Program!
Cambrian Symphony Artistry and Dance February 2023 |
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Ariana Kim
Noted by The New York Times for giving “the proceedings an invaluable central thread of integrity and stylishness,” violinist Ariana Kim made her New York recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall during her doctoral studies at Juilliard and is now a tenured professor at Cornell University. At 16, Ariana made her debut with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and at 24 was appointed acting concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans; she has since become one of the most respected artists of her generation.
As a violinist of the Aizuri Quartet she was awarded the 2017 Osaka International Competition Grand Prize, the 2018 M-Prize, and a 2019 GRAMMY® nomination for the album Blueprinting. During her tenure, the ensemble served as a Quartet-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and presented recitals at Suntory Hall Tokyo, the University of Toronto, the Caramoor Center, National Sawdust, Princeton University, and the Kennedy Center. Equally devoted to contemporary and long-established literature, Ariana held a 10-year position with the New York new music ensemble Ne(x)tworks and is currently in her 17th season with The Knights; their 2016 recording …the ground beneath our feet… on which Ariana is a featured soloist alongside Guillaume Pirard in Steve Reich’s Duet, was chosen as NPR’s “Songs We Love” for the year.
Recently having returned from a sabbatical year in South Korea, Ariana spent seven months studying the gayageum (an ancient zither-style instrument), performing throughout the country, and presenting master classes at Seoul National University. She was appointed co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota and Paesaggi Musicali Toscani in Siena, Italy in 2019. Current season highlights include the premiere of a new double violin concerto by Laura Schwendinger with the Dubuque and Madison Symphonies, serving as the host for the live PBS broadcast of This Is Minnesota Orchestra, and a solo recital at The Clark Art Institute. Her upcoming solo album – exploring improvisation through the lens of Mozart and Beethoven sonatas alongside world folk music – is set for release in the fall of 2023.
Noted by The New York Times for giving “the proceedings an invaluable central thread of integrity and stylishness,” violinist Ariana Kim made her New York recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall during her doctoral studies at Juilliard and is now a tenured professor at Cornell University. At 16, Ariana made her debut with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and at 24 was appointed acting concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans; she has since become one of the most respected artists of her generation.
As a violinist of the Aizuri Quartet she was awarded the 2017 Osaka International Competition Grand Prize, the 2018 M-Prize, and a 2019 GRAMMY® nomination for the album Blueprinting. During her tenure, the ensemble served as a Quartet-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and presented recitals at Suntory Hall Tokyo, the University of Toronto, the Caramoor Center, National Sawdust, Princeton University, and the Kennedy Center. Equally devoted to contemporary and long-established literature, Ariana held a 10-year position with the New York new music ensemble Ne(x)tworks and is currently in her 17th season with The Knights; their 2016 recording …the ground beneath our feet… on which Ariana is a featured soloist alongside Guillaume Pirard in Steve Reich’s Duet, was chosen as NPR’s “Songs We Love” for the year.
Recently having returned from a sabbatical year in South Korea, Ariana spent seven months studying the gayageum (an ancient zither-style instrument), performing throughout the country, and presenting master classes at Seoul National University. She was appointed co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota and Paesaggi Musicali Toscani in Siena, Italy in 2019. Current season highlights include the premiere of a new double violin concerto by Laura Schwendinger with the Dubuque and Madison Symphonies, serving as the host for the live PBS broadcast of This Is Minnesota Orchestra, and a solo recital at The Clark Art Institute. Her upcoming solo album – exploring improvisation through the lens of Mozart and Beethoven sonatas alongside world folk music – is set for release in the fall of 2023.
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Expressions
Saturday, April 1, 2023, 7:30 PM Hammer Theatre, San Jose 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose Free Admission/Donations Accepted Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult Program round shadow, round planet, world premiere - Robert Woodcock Essay for Orchestra No. 2 - Samuel Barber Ballade for Piano and Orchestra - Germaine Tailleferre Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta - Bela Bartok |
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Keisuke Nakagoshi
Keisuke Nakagoshi has performed to acclaim on prestigious concert stages across the United States, including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. He has received training from Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler, and Paul Hersh, and enjoys collaborating with other accomplished musicians such as Lucy Shelton, Ian Swensen, Jodi Levitz, Gary Schocker, and Lev Polyakin, and conductors such as Alasdair Neale, Nicole Paiement, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Herbert Blomstedt. Mr. Nakagoshi is Pianist-in-Residence at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the award-winning Opera Parallele. Keisuke and Swiss pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann formed ZOFO in 2009, a piano duet team commissioning and performing music for piano four hands, and their first CD was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2013.
Keisuke Nakagoshi has performed to acclaim on prestigious concert stages across the United States, including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. He has received training from Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler, and Paul Hersh, and enjoys collaborating with other accomplished musicians such as Lucy Shelton, Ian Swensen, Jodi Levitz, Gary Schocker, and Lev Polyakin, and conductors such as Alasdair Neale, Nicole Paiement, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Herbert Blomstedt. Mr. Nakagoshi is Pianist-in-Residence at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the award-winning Opera Parallele. Keisuke and Swiss pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann formed ZOFO in 2009, a piano duet team commissioning and performing music for piano four hands, and their first CD was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2013.
Robert Woodcock
Originally from Long Island, NY, Robert Woodcock holds Bachelor’s Degrees in History and Double Bass Performance from Fordham University and Queens College. In 2006 he received a Master's Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in Double Bass Performance, and he has been teaching instrumental music at Herbert Hoover Middle School in San Francisco since 2013.
While working on his Master's (2004-2006) he studied double bass with San Francisco Symphony bassist Stephen Tramontozzi and San Francisco Opera bassist Shinji Eshima. Rob was Principal Bassist of the Silicon Valley Symphony from 2006-2010, as well as the Principal Bassist of the San Francisco Civic Symphony from 2010-2012, during which time he performed Bottesini's Concerto for Double Bass No. 2. Additionally, he has performed with the San Francisco Wind Symphony (formerly the SF Wind Ensemble) and Cambrian Symphony, and currently leads his own jazz quintet. In the summer of 2016 he completed a certification on the Fundamentals of Scoring for Film and Visual Media through Pulse College in Dublin, Ireland, and he has studied composition with Joseph Stillwell of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Rob continues to compose jazz, concert and film music as well as perform regularly throughout the Bay Area..
Originally from Long Island, NY, Robert Woodcock holds Bachelor’s Degrees in History and Double Bass Performance from Fordham University and Queens College. In 2006 he received a Master's Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in Double Bass Performance, and he has been teaching instrumental music at Herbert Hoover Middle School in San Francisco since 2013.
While working on his Master's (2004-2006) he studied double bass with San Francisco Symphony bassist Stephen Tramontozzi and San Francisco Opera bassist Shinji Eshima. Rob was Principal Bassist of the Silicon Valley Symphony from 2006-2010, as well as the Principal Bassist of the San Francisco Civic Symphony from 2010-2012, during which time he performed Bottesini's Concerto for Double Bass No. 2. Additionally, he has performed with the San Francisco Wind Symphony (formerly the SF Wind Ensemble) and Cambrian Symphony, and currently leads his own jazz quintet. In the summer of 2016 he completed a certification on the Fundamentals of Scoring for Film and Visual Media through Pulse College in Dublin, Ireland, and he has studied composition with Joseph Stillwell of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Rob continues to compose jazz, concert and film music as well as perform regularly throughout the Bay Area..
From Tragedy to Triumph
Saturday, June 17, 2023, 7:30 PM
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose
Free Admission/Donations Accepted
Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult
Program
Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler
Saturday, June 17, 2023, 7:30 PM
Hammer Theatre, San Jose
101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose
Free Admission/Donations Accepted
Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult
Program
Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler