"A Feast for the Soul" Solo and Chamber Works

Concerts @ First presents

A Feast for the Soul Solo and Chamber Works

A Feast for the Soul Solo and Chamber Concert February 28th, 2021 2:00 P.M Jeremy Buckler, trombone; David Coucheron, violin; Julie Coucheron, piano; Jens Korndorfer, organ; Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe

Morceau Symphonique

Alexandre Guilmant (1827-1911)

Jeremy Buckler, trombone Jens Korndorfer, organ Caprice Viennois

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) David Coucheron, violin Julie Coucheron, piano

Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D Major

Camille Saint-Saens (1825-1921)

Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe Julie Coucheron, piano Adagio BWV 974

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Julie Coucheron, piano

B Minor Choral

Cesar Franck (1822-1890) Jens Korndorfer, organ

Romance

Johan Svendsen (1840-1912) David Coucheron, violin Julie Coucheron, piano

Fantasy

Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780) Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe Jens Korndorfer, organ

Carmen Fantasy

Franz Waxman (1906-1967) David Coucheron, violin Julie Coucheron, piano

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About the Artists Jeremy Buckler earned his Bachelor's of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. His principal teachers were James DeSano, David Waters, and David Kirk. Before joining the Atlanta Symphony, he was a member of the National Symphony Orchestra for three seasons, and prior to that he was a member of the United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C., for seven years. He has performed with many orchestras throughout the United States, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington National Opera Orchestra.

David Coucheron joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster in September 2010. At the time, he was the youngest concertmaster among any major U.S. orchestra.

Throughout his career, Coucheron has worked with conductors Robert Spano, Michael Tilson Thomas, Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich and Charles Dutoit, among others. He has performed as soloist with the BBC Symphony, Bergen Philharmonic, Sendai Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Trondheim Symphony. Coucheron has given solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Olympic Winter Games at Salt Lake City, as well as in Beograd, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Serbia, Singapore and Shanghai. His chamber music performances have included appearances at Suntory Hall as well as Wigmore Hall and Alice Tully Hall.

Coucheron serves as the Artistic Director for the Kon Tiki Chamber Music Festival in his hometown of Oslo, Norway. He is also on the artist-faculty for the Aspen and Brevard Music Festivals. An active recording artist, recordings with sister and pianist Julie Coucheron include “David and Julie” (Naxos/Mudi) and “Debut” (Naxos). He is also the featured soloist on the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, which was released on ASO Media in Fall 2014. Coucheron began playing the violin at age three. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute, his Master of Music from The Juilliard School and his Master of Musical Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with teachers including Igor Ozim, Aaron Rosand, Lewis Kaplan and David Takeno. Coucheron plays a 1725 Stradivarius.

Julie Coucheron has an established international career, winning prizes in Italy, Germany and in the United States. Ms. Coucheron has worked with musicians such as Lazar Berman, Claude Frank, Emanuel Ax, John O' Connor and Chistopher O'Riley and has toured Europe, America, South America and Asia, playing in great halls like Verizon Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.

Born in Oslo, Norway, Ms. Coucheron started playing the piano at the age of four. She earned her Bachelors and Master's Degree with honors from the Royal Academy of Music in London studying with Christopher Elton and Michael Dussek while also gaining her LRAM teaching diploma at the same institution.

Ms. Coucheron has performed at festivals such as the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Bergen International Music Festival and at La Jolla Summer fest. She is artistic director for the Fjord Cadenza Festival in Norway and a founding member of the Kon Tiki Classical music Fest in Oslo, Norway.

In September 2002 she released her first recording, 'Debut' on the Naxos label, together with her brother David containing lyrical and virtuoso music from the classical repertoire. The response was excellent and it sold more than 40.000 copies in Norway alone. Ms. Coucheron and her brother David released their second recording 'David and Julie' on the Mudi/Naxos label in September 2008. This recording contains sonatas by Grieg and Brahms and received brilliant reviews worldwide. In 2009, she won first prize at the Pinerelo International Chamber music Competition in Italy together with her brother.

About the Artists Ms. Coucheron enjoys a close collaboration with the Concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony, David Coucheron and the principal Cellist, Chris Rex and together they have formed a trio that performs regularly in various concert halls around the world. Ms. Coucheron is also a member of the Georgian Chamber Players and recently performed the Brahms piano quartet with the ensemble in Spivey Hall in Atlanta.

Ms. Coucheron enjoys a various and wide range of styles and repertoire emerging from her highly trained classical background to the more contemporary and popular music. Recent collaborations include performances with artists such as the Steve Miller Band and Elton John.

In the last two decades, German organist Dr. Jens Korndorfer has established himself internationally as performer, educator and church musician.

Praised as “a virtuoso in the grand Romantic tradition” who creates “performances that are deeply musically satisfying as well as exciting” (The American Organist), Jens has performed to critical acclaim at prestigious venues such as Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Merrill Auditorium in Portland (ME), Duke University Chapel, the Montreal Bach Festival, the Cathedrals in Washington, Berlin, Paris, Salzburg, Oslo, and Moscow, Westminster Abbey in London, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Kyoto Concert Hall, and the Cultural Centre in Hong Kong.

Jens’ repertoire reaches from the Renaissance to the 21st century, including transcriptions, commissions and world premieres. He frequently collaborates with other musicians, has performed with orchestras, and recorded four CDs. He has given master classes and presentations at conventions, universities, and concert halls around the world, and his research has been published in dedicated music journals.

Passionate about forming the next generation of organists, Jens taught at Agnes Scott College (2014-19) and, since 2017, has been directing the successful rebuild of the organ program at Georgia State University. In combination with graduate assistantships at major churches in the Atlanta area, the comprehensive program is designed to prepare students for a successful career in church and concert.

As Director of Worship and the Arts, and Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, GA, Jens oversees a thriving music and arts ministry. Under his leadership, the sanctuary organ was completely rebuilt, enlarged, and re-voiced by organ builders Klais (Bonn, Germany) and Schlueter (Lithonia, GA), and a new Steinway Concert Grand Piano was purchased.

Thanks to collaborations with major cultural players (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, HIGH Museum of Art, Atlanta Opera), the introduction of programs that raise awareness for minorities in the classical arts, and presentations and lecture series on inter-disciplinary topics, Jens significantly increased the reach of the church’s music and arts ministry.

A top-honor graduate from the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, the Oberlin Conservatory, the Musikhochschule in Bayreuth and McGill University in Montreal, Jens’ teachers include Olivier Latry, Michel Bouvard, James David Christie, and Ludger Lohmann.

During Jens’ tenure as organist in residence at the Concert Hall Kitara in Sapporo, Japan, in the 2005/06 season, he was particularly inspired by the imaginative marketing and highly creative— and successful—outreach efforts of the hall’s administration. Ever since, in his positions he has striven to make the arts and especially the organ as successful as they were in Sapporo. www.jenskorndoerfer.com

About the Artists Elizabeth Koch Tiscione joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) at the beginning of the 2007-2008 season. She currently holds the George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair.

In addition to her responsibilities with the ASO, Ms. Tiscione plays Principal Oboe at the Grand Teton Music Festival and is a member of the Atlanta Chamber Players. She has performed as a guest musician with the orchestras of Philadelphia, St. Louis, St. Paul, Baltimore, Rochester, Buffalo, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Recent solo engagements include the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, and Dekalb Symphony Orchestra. She has been featured on NPR’s “From the Top,” and has also performed at many chamber music festivals throughout the country, including Tannery Pond, Cape Cod, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Ms. Tiscione has a love for teaching, and is currently a faculty member at Kennesaw State University. She also teaches internationally at Festicamara, in Medellin, Colombia, and has a studio in Atlanta.

A native of Hamburg, NY, Ms. Tiscione began the oboe in the NY State public school systems at age nine, continued her studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy under Daniel Stolper, and went on to study with Richard Woodhams at the Curtis Institute of Music. Other teachers include Mark DuBois, J. Bud Roach, Pierre Roy, Robert Walters, and Eugene Izatov.

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Concerts @ First Donors 2020/21 Season Orchestrator

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Carillon Bell Choir in memory of Jack McGaughey

Mr. and Mrs. Debi and John Akers Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Allvine Mrs. Elizabeth Case Mr. John Cooke

Elizabeth Fogartie A.M. Haltiwanger in honor of Dr. Jens Korndörfer

Margaret Howell Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Jones in memory of Margaret Mary and Dick Leslie Bates Block Linda and Mason Stephenson Angel Friend Mr. and Mrs. Robert Candler Idara Bassey Mr. and Mrs. Annika and Tim Eichenlaub Mrs. Carol Hardenburg Mrs. Lillian Law Carton and Cheryl Hughes Mrs. Margaret Murphy Jeffrey Jakubowski Anne C. Pritchett Stephen Nash Ann and Eberhard Voit Drs. Joseph Bishop and Stuart Noel Gail and David Watson in memory of Cary and Brooks Lide; Bill Minnich Anne Pritchett Benefactor

Jeff Chilcutt

Dr. Margaret Blackmon in honor or Daniel Bara and Jens Korndörfer

Nancy Schultz

Carol and James Dew Mr. and Mrs. James Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hatch Seaborn Jones in honor of Martha Stringer and Giles Myers Ms. Susan Lowance Arthur and Mamie Mendez Mr. and Mrs. Spalding and Aimee Nix Mr. and Mrs. Michael Russ Suzanne Shull Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stringer

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