Our Philharmonic Orchestra concert programming consists of subscription Concerts, a family concert series, special events and a Third Grade Youth Concert. The year is capped with a free Memorial Day Concert at Joe Farmers Recreation Center in Allen ending with an impressive fireworks display.
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The Allen Philharmonic Presents…
The 2011-2012 season of the Allen Philharmonic is a celebration of its fourteenth season in our community as we welcome special guests throughout the year with programs designed to entertain and enrich the concert experience for all.
October 22, 2011
We welcome our special guests, the Allen High School Chorale. This choir contains 70 auditioned voices, primarily upperclassmen, whose audition includes sight-reading, a singing exam, written tests, and several other year-long factors that are evaluated before earning a spot in the Chorale. The Chorale has been invited to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) convention to be held in San Antonio in February 2012. There were 115 schools that submitted a CD for consideration to perform at TMEA’s convention and the AHS Chorale was one of only three mixed groups chosen. This is the first time any music group from Allen ISD has been invited to perform at TMEA and it is the highest honor that a performing group can achieve in Texas. Richard Giangiulio, conductor and music director commented,” what a great honor that our choir was chosen to represent the outstanding artistic achievements found in the Allen school district. We can all be proud of such a historic accomplishment”. Concert programming will include Antonin Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ O Clap Your Hands, and Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
Friday December 16, 2011
Our annual Christmas concert will take place on Friday, December 16, 2011 as special guest artist Elizabeth Racheva joins the orchestra and chorus in a performance of John Rutter’s Magnificat. Equally at home on the opera and concert stages, dynamic soprano Elizabeth Racheva has been hailed as “a great storyteller” with (The Dallas Morning News) offering “bright, well-focused tone, exemplary diction and persuasive acting” (The Baltimore Sun). Recent debuts include Klärchen with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth’s Cliburn at the Modern series debut in concert with composer Jake Heggie, Musetta with Lubbock Symphony, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Charleston Symphony, Kapilow’s Green Eggs and Ham with Fort Worth Symphony, Barbarina with Greensboro Opera Company, and Gretel with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra and Capitol Opera Raleigh.
The Allen Philharmonic again welcomes the Allen District Honor Choir, an auditioned choir of 5th and 6th grade students, representing every elementary school in the Allen ISD to perform with the orchestra. The evening would not be complete without a surprise guest conductor and a special Christmas story narrated by perennial favorite, Carl Johnson.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
A new twist in performance times will take place on Sunday, February 26, 2012 when the Allen Philharmonic will perform a matinee concert that will begin at 2:00pm. Our special guest will be pianist Eugene Pridonoff in a performance of Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky’s famous Piano Concerto #1. Eugene Pridonoff has maintained an international performing career for over four decades since winning prizes in the Leventritt, Montreal, Brazil, and Tschaikowsky competitions. He is the Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Additional concert programming will include Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Maurice Ravel’s Bolero.
April 28, 2012
April 28, 2012 will be the conclusion of our concert season with a performance entitled Glorious. In this season finale, the Allen Symphony Chorus will perform movements from some of the most inspiring music written for the classical stage.
Tickets are reasonably priced and can be purchased online at www.allenphilharmonic.org or by phone at 972.359.0656. Do you have a student in grades 5 through 9 participating in a performing arts program? Be sure to inquire about our Be Our Guest program. Underwritten by a grant from Target this musical enrichment program is a great outing for parent and child.
We will look forward to seeing you at the concerts!
Below are the current members of the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra.
Richard C. Giangiulio – Conductor & Music Director
First ViolinLucia Neaga Marinda Bennion Eileen Cason Norma Jane Pyron Irina Salazar Rebecca Hamlen Zopa Bochurko Christina Harvey
2nd ViolinJennifer Seagraves Sharon Serrago Teresa Lawrence Heather Housley Shirley Kochman Julie Campbell Becky Wilsford Ann Grosshans
ViolaBeverly Marsh Brandon Chandler Grant Brenna Marian Jacobs Bree Penninger Karen Straus Amy Tecson
CelloOliver Schlaffer Monika Bartley Sue Ewing Gary Keller Kelle Kirschenmann Carol Haskin Daniel Moore |
BassScott Sheffler Sean McNeil Marisa Korth Michael Rybiski
Flute/PiccoloJulie Convery
OboeWoody Rowand
Oboe/English HornJennifer Fritz
ClarinetDamien Gibson Bonnie Dieckmann
Clarinet/Bass ClarinetJudy Altstatt
BassoonJeff Strong |
First Horn
Dan Serrago
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