Ensemble 212 2nd Annual Gala Concert
Saturday, June 12, 2010 8:30 pm
Ensemble 212 performs its 2nd Annual Gala Concert featuring instrumental and operatic masterpieces. 10-year-old violist Haesue Sarah Lee makes her New York debut on the Hoffmeister Viola Concerto. Ta'u Pupu'a and Lara Michole Tillotson join forces in Act I of Puccini's La Boheme. The orchestra will perform Schumann's rarely heard overture to "Scenes from Goethe's Faust" in commemoration of the composer's 200th anniversary and Beethoven's popular Symphony No. 8. A silent auction featuring unique artwork and luxury items will also be held in the lobby as a fundraiser.
Yoon Jae Lee, Conductor
Haesue Sarah Lee, Viola
Lara Michole Tillotson, Soprano
Ta'u Pupu'a, Tenor
Robert SCHUMANN
Scenes from Goethe's Faust Overture
in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Schumann's birth.
Franz Anton HOFFMEISTER
Viola Concerto in D Major
Giacomo PUCCINI
Act I Final Scene from La bohème
Giacomo PUCCINI
"Vissi d'arte" from Tosca
Ernesto DE CURTIS
Tu ca nun chiagne
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
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Single Tickets: $25. Students: $10 (Discounted tickets can be purchased at the box office or at 212 501 3330)
EVENT ABBREVIATIONS:
AGRH = Ann Goodman Recital Hall,
KC = Kaufman Center,
LMS = Lucy Moses School
MCH = Merkin Concert Hall,
SMS = Special Music School,
YAP = Young Artist Program