A note from the Maestro: Everything old is new again: there’s a freshness to each work in our third Masterworks series concert and I invite you to listen as though you are hearing this music for the first time. Indeed, we will be treated to a world premiere by the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award winner Ellis Ludwig-Leone, a brand new composition written specifically for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Witness the intimate collaborative atmosphere conjured by Mozart’s first flute concerto, as we welcome soloist Anthony Trionfo to our stage for his BSO debut. We end the afternoon with the magnificent storytelling drama evoked by Beethoven’s pen, delighting in the musical storyline of his Symphony No.6, also known as the “Pastorale.”
Program
Ellis Ludwig-Leone | World Premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K.313
Anthony Trionfo, flute
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastorale”
About the Guest Artist:
“…a breezily virtuosic flutist, gave an articulate and ebullient account of Ibert’s impish Flute Concerto”
– Anthony Tommasini, THE NEW YORK TIMES
ANTHONY TRIONFO, First Prize Winner of the 2016 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, has been praised by The New York Times for his “breezily virtuosic” playing. He is quickly establishing himself as one of today’s most dynamic musical talents.
Recent solo engagements include performances with the Edmonton Symphony, Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and Mobile Symphony. He has also appeared in recitals and chamber music performances at Clemson University, Festival de Ibagué in Colombia, The Kennedy Center, The Morgan Library & Museum, and Newport Classical. Notable collaborations include tours with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and performances with the Jupiter Chamber Players and Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, alongside appearances with the Columbus, Knoxville, Princeton, and Seattle Symphonies.
In 2020, Anthony curated the panel discussion “Learning to Listen,” which addressed the nuances of the Black experience in classical music, and the “Illuminate!” series, exploring the intersections of allyship, ethnicity, pedagogy, queerness, and race in the music field. As a founder of the Umoja Flute Institute, he is committed to providing flutists of African descent with the tools needed to succeed at all levels of music-making. Anthony also serves on the Aspen Music Festival and School’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee and has taught at The Juilliard School and Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Upcoming highlights include performances at Clarion Concerts, BIG Arts Sanibel Island, YCA on Tour at Bethlehem Chamber Music Society, Ringwood Friends of Music, and collaborations with guitar duo, Ziggy & Miles, at the Brooks Center at Clemson University as part of the Utsey Chamber Music Series, Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, and the Terrace Theatre at The Kennedy Center.
Anthony received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the Colburn School Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of James Walker and completed his high school studies at Interlochen Arts Academy with Nancy Stagnitta. His additional teachers include Nadine Asin, Timothy Day, Megan Lanz, Emmanuel Pahud, and Mark Sparks.
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YCA represents flutist Anthony Trionfo for worldwide engagements.
TICKETS:
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