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2011-2012 CONCERT SEASON

Featuring The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's with guest artists Andrew von Oeyen, Lindsay Deutsch and Chatham Baroque

All single tickets are $35 each. Subscribers receive tickets to all seven (7) regular concerts along with one (1) bonus concert. Online payment is done via a Secure Server (PayPal). You may also download a PDF order form to pay by check.

All concerts are Friday at 8:00 pm

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February 10 Pianist Andrew von Oeyen in Recital

Andrew von Oeyen has established himself as one of the most captivating pianists of his generation. Since his debut at age 16 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mr. von Oeyen has performed to critical acclaim in recital and orchestral appearances around the world.

• Music by Scarlatti, Liszt and Debussy

March 23 Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna”

Morton Lauridsen's "Lux Aeterna" has become one of the most beloved and recognizable works in the choral repertoire. The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's will be joined by the Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew's Parish for a performance of this modern classic, along with the world premiere of a Music Guild commission by Manhattan based Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo (pictured left).

• Music by Vaughan Williams and Mozart

• Commissioning of Gjeilo's "O! Solitude" underwritten by a generous grant from the MacTon Foundation

April 27 Chamber Music Night with Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic return to the Music Guild for an exciting program. Ariana Ghez, Principal Oboe of the LA Phil will be joined by members of the string section for stirring chamber music by Brahms and tuneful but lesser known classics by Britten, Ibert and Martinu.

• Ariana Ghez, oboe (pictured left); Johnny Lee and Jin Shan-Dai, violin; Dana Hansen, viola and piano; Jason Lippman, cello

June 1 The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s — Sounds of the Seasons

The 2011 – 2012 season concludes with selections from Vivaldi's immortal "Four Seasons" coupled with a new "Four Seasons" by American violinist and composer Mark O'Connor. O'Connor has made a name for himself through artful blending of classical and traditional American musical expressions and his hauntingly beautiful and exciting "Four Seasons" is one of the most downloaded pieces of crossover music on iTunes. The "Seasons" will be coupled with the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Christopher Tin and the Marimba Concerto by Emmanuel Séjourné, played by the Chamber Orchestra's longtime Principal Percussionist, Aaron Smith.

• Vivaldi/O’Connor Four Seasons, Yi-Huan Zhao (pictured left) and Kevin Kumar (pictured right), violin

• Séjourné: Marimba Concerto, Aaron Smith (pictured left), marimba

• World Premiere of a Music Guild Commissioned Work

October 14 Season Opener with Lindsay Deutsch

Lindsay Deutsch has been described as "one of the most interesting, imaginative, and downright thrilling young violinists in America today." She will join The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's for a performance of one of the most Romantic of all violin concertos plus sultry songs from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess."

• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
• Gershwin: Excerpts from "Porgy and Bess"
• Mozart: "Jupiter" Jupiter Symphony
• Copland: Three Latin American Sketches

November 11 Jazz Orchestra Night with Delores Stevens

George Gershwin set the standard for orchestral jazz with "Rhapsody in Blue" and composers far and wide followed suit. Delores Stevens will perform the original jazz band version of "Rhapsody" and the concert will include a jazz suite by Shostakovich and the comic jazz suite about the inner lives of kitchen utensils by Martinu.

• Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
• Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 1
• Bourland: Night Train
• Martinu: "La Revue de Cuisine"

December 9 Handel's "Messiah"

The ultimate holiday classic, Handel's "Messiah" heralds forth from the vibrant acoustic of St. Matthew's Church with The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's joined by the Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew's Parish. Get there early! This concert is always a sell-out.
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• Handel: "Messiah" (Part I) and "Hallelujah" Chorus
• Bach's motet "Sing to the Lord" and Handel's Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 5

January 20, 2012 BONUS CONCERT

Chatham Baroque in a Special Bonus Concert for Music Guild Subscribers. “One of Pittsburgh’s greatest treasures” says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music played on instruments of the period.

• Music of Teleman, Handel and Bach

Underwritten by the Edwin W. Pauley Foundation