Beethoven and Brahms
Jason Tramm, Guest Conductor Drew Petersen, Piano Adelphiorchestra.org March 31, 2019, 2:00 PM Pascack Valley High School Audiorium PO Box 262 River Edge, NJ 07661 This program has been made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Beethoven & Brahms Sunday March 31, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Pascack Valley High School Auditorium  Jason Tramm - Guest Conductor Overture to Don Giovanni W.A. Mozart 1756 - 1791 Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 J. Brahms 1833 - 1897 Drew Petersen - Piano Intermission Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 L.V. Beethoven 1770 - 1827
This program has been made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Adelphi Orchestra Violin-1 Kathleen Butler-Hopkins Concertmaster Sylvia Rubin Cristopher Basso Claire Kapilow Stephanie Leotsakos Rachel Matthews Karin Pollok Violin-2 Molly Biscocho Principal Amelia Muccia Michael Peng Rob Rubin Heather Kaplin Elizabeth Smith Viola Heather Wallace Principal Mariann Annecchino Paula Washington Francesca Silos Cello Janis Kaplan Olivia Kim David Moore Alice Kayzerman Anne Taylor
Bass Jay VandeKopple Marvin Topolsky Lauren Einhorn Flute Carron Moroney Lisandra Hernandez Oboe Roy Beason Molly Raum Clarinet Chris Hotchkiss Jane Grisby Bassoon Julia Bair Elizabeth Romano French Horn Nathaniel Udell Ian Vlahovic Bryan Meyers Andrew Dodson Trumpet Alex Rensink Colton Duvall Timpani Mark Zettler
Jason C. Tramm is proud to be conducting his second performance with the Adelphi Orchestra this season. Hailed as “A Conductot to Watch” by Symphony Magazine and “filled with Italianate passion by the Huffington Post, Jason C. Tramm’s work in the symphonic, operatic and choral realms have received critical acclaim throughout the Unites States and abroad. Maestro Tramm currently holds the following artistic position Artistic Director and Principal Conductor with the Mid Atlantic Artistic Productions, Director of Music, in Residence, of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, Music Director of Teatro Lirico D’Europa, a touring professional opera company and Music Director of the Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Ensemble. He also serves as Music Director of two acclaimed community choral societies, the Morris Choral Society (Morristown, NJ) and the Taghkanic Chorale (Yorktown Heights, NY). He served as Artistic Director of the New Jersey State Opera from 2008 to 2012 and his 2009 “Verdi Requiem- Live from Ocean Grove” broadcast was nominated for an Emmy Award. An accomplished educator, he serves as Director of Choral Activities at Seton Hall University where he leads the University Chorus, Chamber Choir, Orchestra, and teaches voice and conducting. He is also actively sought as a clinician and regularly presents lectures on a wide variety of musical topics. Seton Hall University presented Maestro Tramm the University Faculty Teacher of the Year Award in 2017. Mr. Tramm holds degrees in music from the Crane School, the Hartt School, and a DMA in Conducting from Rutgers University, where he was the recipient of their prestigious Presidential Fellowship. A frequent guest conductor, he has led operatic and symphonic performances in Italy, Romania, Albania, and in Hungary. For a complete list of upcoming performances, please visit www.JasonTramm.net.
Praised for his commanding and poetic performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Zaimont, American pianist Drew Petersen is the recipient of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, 2017 American Pianists Award, and the Christel DeHaan Fellow of the American Pianists Association, as well as a residency at the University of Indianapolis. Mr. Petersen has also received prizes from the Leeds International Piano Competition, the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition, and the New York Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Highlights of Petersen’s 2017-2018 season included his debuts with the Tucson and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras, and performances with the symphony orchestras of Anderson, Indiana, Butler, Pennsylvania, Carmel, Indiana, Adelphi Orchestra, New Jersey, University of Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, as well as solo recitals at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, University of Indianapolis, Dame Myra Hess Concerts in Chicago, and the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. An eight-city U.S. recital tour followed that included performances for California’s InConcert Sierra, Indiana’s Purdue University Convocations, New York’s The University Club of New York, Shelter Island Friends of Music, the Parrish Art Museum, Florida’s Chopin Foundation of the U.S., and St. Andrews Estates. Summer 2018 included chamber concerts within Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and a recital at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival.2018 marked the release of his first solo recording of American music on the Steinway label, for which BBC Music Magazine acknowledged his presence as a rising star. The 2018-2019 season includes appearances with orchestras in Indianapolis, New Jersey, Santa Fe and Milwaukee in addition to his Orange County debut.An avid traveler, Petersen’s emerging career frequently takes him abroad, where he sets out to discover new foods and meet locals as eagerly as he performs for new audiences. Overseas engagements have included recitals at the Musica e Arte Festival in Tolentino, Italy; Verbier Festival in Verbier, Switzerland; Euro Arts Music Festival in Leipzig, Germany; and American Spring Festival of the Czech Republic. A frequent radio contributor, Petersen has performed on McGraw-Hill “Young Artists Showcase”, NPR’s “From the Top”, American Public Radio’s “Performance Today” and WFMT’s “Impromptus”. Profiles include The New York Times, New York Magazine, and the documentary “just normal” by award-winning director Kim A. Snyder. A champion of chamber music, Petersen has appeared on French radio’s “France Musique” while a member of a Verbier Festival piano trio. Drew Petersen’s firm belief in the importance of music in contemporary society led to collaborations with Young Audiences NY that presents performances in New York City’s public schools. His appearance in Andrew Solomon’s New York Times bestselling book, Far From the Tree, sparked a nation-wide conversation on raising extraordinary and different children who test the willpower and capabilities of their families and society. Petersen continually advocates for the necessity of classical music and other arts in society, and was named a 2006 Davidson Fellow for his portfolio entitled “Keeping Classical Music Alive”. Mr. Petersen graduated cum laude from Harvard at age 19 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Social Science and did his undergraduate and graduate music studies at the Juilliard School, the former as a recipient of the prestigious Kovner Fellowship. He is currently enrolled in the Artist Diploma program at the Juilliard School
Patrons 2018-19 Season Foundations Amazon Smiles Henry and Elaine Kaufman Foundation Price Waterhouse Cooper Puffin Foundation Perlman Family Foundation Raymond James Foundation TD Bank Affinity Program Concertmaster Member Marilyn Clark Andrea Maire Michael & Farrah Peng Sylvia & David Rubin
Kathy & John Hopkins Muriel Isbitts Richard Owen George & Barbara Sabel Francis Schott Judy Tobey Margaret Falahee Watkins Concerto Member Cynthia Bernstein Glenn Danks Michele Mestman Lorraine Spivak Joan Tramm Kathleen Valentine
Principal Member Lillian and Gerald Levin The Minichiellos (Principle Chair) Claire and Robert Kapilow Virtuoso Member Felicia Davis Jeanine & Fred Feinstein Edward & Kathryn Friedland Jason & Janis Kaplan Joan Kuhns Barbara Lacher & Antoslav Vlahovic Arlene Locola Rachel Matthews Elisabeth Manschott Michael Morley Daniel & Theresa Muccia Dr. William & Leanore Rosenzweig Sharon Rothstein Constance Schnoll moshe schuldinger Sigrid Snell Ann Taylor Jay & Linda VandeKopple Mark Zettler Sinfonia Members Hagop & Sirapi Aram Mort Cahn David Feltner The Hauersteins
IN HONOR OF: Sylvia Rubin Lillian & Gerald Levin Elizabeth Rubin Ian Vlahovic Barbara Lacher & Antoslav Vlahovic Marvin Topolsky Carroll Grece IN MEMORY OF:
Frank Lee
Martin Perlman Ellen Springsteen Cliff & Kathy Lee Ed Levy Margaret Cook Levy Herbert J, Eder Terry Eder-Kaufman Helene Emmanuel
Terry Wager
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