09.5.2014 19:30 (Pá)
Rudolfinum - Dvořákova síň, náměstí Jana
Palacha, Praha 1
TICKETS
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: STABAT
MATER
dirigent / conductor Bruce
Chamberlain
Alicia Jayourba soprano,
Stanislava Jirků mezzosoprano, Kevin Hanrahan
tenore, Russi Nikoff basso
University of Arizona Symphonic Choir, USA
Tucson
Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Arizona, USA
Filharmonici města Prahy (The City
of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
Columbia, South Carolina
- Highly acclaimed and respected concert organizer, Varna International
brings the celebrated religious cantata, Stabat Mater, by renowned Czech
composer, Antonín Dvořák, to Vienna and Prague as part of its 2014 concert
season. The performances will take place in Vienna at the Musikverein Theatre on
May 6, featuring the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra of Bulgaria, and at
the Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum Theater in Prague on May 9, featuring the City of
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The performances will feature two choirs from The
University of Arizona, The Arizona Choir and the UA Symphonic Choir and members
of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus. The distinguished Dr. Bruce Chamberlain
will conduct the performances. Soloists for the concerts are Alicia Jayourba,
soprano, Stanislava Jirků, mezzo soprano, Russi Nikoff, tenor, and Kevin
Hanrahan, bass.
VARNA INTERNATIONAL
For sixteen years, Varna
International has organized international, artistically rich, and
custom-tailored performance tours. The company also conducts annual music
training academies and hosts the Opera Academy in various cities of Bulgaria.
The mission of Varna is to produce world-class classical music performances that
are both excellent and inspiring, drawing peoples and nations together through
the international language of music.
As the founder, Kalin Tchonev,
writes, "I am moved time and time again when I see men and women from different
nationalities and cultures unite on a single platform for a single purpose: to
celebrate music."
www.varnainternational.com
STABAT MATER
The Stabat Mater tour to Vienna and
Prague is one of four Varna International tours occurring this summer. Stabat
Mater, Op. 58 is a 90-minute, vocal-instrumental sacred work for soli, choir and
orchestra, based on the text of an old church hymn of the same name. It was
first performed in 1880 in Prague.
Conductor Bruce Chamberlain says of the
piece, "The Dvorak Stabat Mater is a monumental piece in the choral/orchestral
repertoire. Deeply moving, yet profoundly uplifting, the music touches
everyone at the very core of their humanity. That such beauty could be
spawned by the great tragedy of the loss of three of Dvorak's children is
awe-inspiring to me. In each measure one is able to hear the heartfelt
outpouring of grief combined with an unshakable faith in the goodness of God and
salvation."
BRUCE CHAMBERLAIN
Chamberlain is the
founding-director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Director of
Choral Activities at the University of Arizona School of Music. His guest
conducting dates for 2013-2014 have included TSO’s annual Messiah performances
in December, the Tennessee All-State Orchestra in February, an ACDA Central
Division Conference in March, the Durufle Requiem with the New York Chamber
Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall in March, followed by a performance with the
National Arabian Choir in Dubai, UAE, and concludes this summer with conducting
the Daegu City Professional Choir in Seoul, South Korea in August. He has
appeared as a guest conductor with the symphony orchestras of St. Petersburg
(Russia), the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Czech
Orchestra (Brno), the Budapest Chamber Orchestra, and the Ryul Chamber Orchestra
in Seoul, Korea. Under his leadership, the UA Graduate Choral Conducting
program has flourished and grown in reputation to attract students from all over
the United States and the world.
TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS
& UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SYMPHONIC CHOIR
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the UA Symphonic
Choir are part of the nationally and internationally recognized University of
Arizona School of Music. The Arizona Choir stands as the premier choral ensemble
of the UA School of Music and features 36 graduate voice, conducting and music
education students. The choir recently performed with Kronos Quartet and the
Budapest Chamber Orchestra. The choir has also been featured at the regional and
national conventions of American Choral Directors Association and the Music
Educators National Conference. The Symphonic Choir features 46 UA undergraduate
students and celebrates a fifty-year tradition of musical excellence.
"It is
my hope that the audiences in both Vienna and Prague will be able to hear and
feel the genuine care and love for this music that the students and I will
endeavor to convey," says Chamberlain. "Our mission is to be Dvorak's advocate,
representing his ideas and genius in every measure…grounded by a fundamental
understanding of the composer's style and intent. If we can move our
audiences as we have been moved then we will have been
successful."
THE CITY OF PRAGUE
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (FILHARMONICI MĚSTA PRAHY)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra was established
over 60 years ago at the end of World War II. It was created to produce the film
scores for Barrandov Film Studios in Prague. After the Velvet Revolution, it was
fully privatized and continued to play and record music for CD albums,
international films, television series and video games. Today, the orchestra is
led by Nic Raine and features predominantly Czech classical and jazz musicians
and has recently undertaken numerous concert tours across Europe and in Chile
and Brazil.