{"id":2177615,"date":"2025-11-26T12:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2177615"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:04:30","slug":"britt-announces-first-season-under-new-maestro-norman-huynh-ashland-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britt-announces-first-season-under-new-maestro-norman-huynh-ashland-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Britt announces first season under new maestro Norman Huynh – Ashland News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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64th season to highlight masterworks from Beethoven to Richter during three-week 2026 summer run in Jacksonville<\/h2>\n

By Lee Juillerat for Ashland.news<\/p>\n

Classical music by musical masters will be featured at the 64th<\/sup>\u00a0season of the Britt Festival Orchestra under the leadership of its new music director, Norman Huynh, in 2026.<\/p>\n

Britt\u2019s three-week season \u2014 from June 18 to July 3 \u2014 at the outdoor theater in historic Jacksonville will showcase the power, beauty, and thrill of live symphonic music, from Dvorak to Beethoven and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited to start my first season music director,\u201d Huynh said in a telephone interview from Alabama. \u201cWhat I love about the Britt Pavilion is it\u2019s so incredible to make music in a beautiful setting. The orchestra is talented and so amazing \u2013 and so are the people of Jacksonville and Southern Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huynh envisions the three-week season as a \u201ccelebration of incredible orchestral work \u2026 all the concerts will feature major orchestral pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tickets are on sale now at britt.org.<\/a> There will not be a member pre-sale for the Britt Festival Orchestra concerts. Britt officials recommend people make sure they are using the website britt.org, as there are several websites that look official while charging higher prices and distributing potentially invalid tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at the Britt box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 216 W. Main St., Medford, or by calling 541-773-6077.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

He also notes the season\u2019s lineup will include several renowned guest artists, including pianist Olga Kern and soprano Janai Brugger, violinist William Hagen, soprano Janai Brugger, and the Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble, \u201cTime For Three.\u201d<\/p>\n

Offerings will feature several orchestral favorites, including Beethoven\u2019s tribute to nature and Max Richter\u2019s Four Seasons Recomposed. The Britt will again feature a film live with the orchestra intended to add to \u201cthe immersive experience for attendees.\u201d<\/p>\n

The schedule includes two Beethoven classics, \u201cNew World Symphony\u201d and \u201cPastoral Symphony,\u201d along with Holst\u2019s \u201cThe Planets\u201d and Mozart\u2019s \u201cJupiter Symphony.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s not really captured on paper is my style and how I present the program,\u201d Huynh explained. \u201cI do my best to make it relevant to the listener \u2026 what this music represents and how we put it together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping,\u201d he added, \u201cto give birth to new classical music fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The upcoming season will begin June 18, 2026, and run until July 3, 2026.\u00a0 The schedule includes:<\/p>\n

Thursday, June 18 \u2013 Dvorak\u2019s \u201cNew World Symphony,\u201d\u00a0Olga Kern, piano. Bedrich Smetana, \u201cMa Vlast: No. 2. Moldau (Vltava)\u201d, Sergei Rachmaninoff, \u201cRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,\u201d Antonin Dvorak, \u201cSymphony No. 9 From the New World.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday June 25 \u2013 Holst: \u201cThe Planets,\u201d featuring Gabriela Lena Frank, TBD (World Premiere).<\/p>\n

Saturday June 27 \u2013 \u201cBeethoven\u2019s Pastoral Symphony,\u201d featuring Janai Brugger, Soprano. Felix Mendelssohnm, \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream: Overture,\u201d Samuel Barber, \u201cKnoxville: Summer of 1915.\u201d Ludwig Van Beethoven, \u201cSymphony No. 6 in F Major, \u201cPastoral.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday July 2 \u2013 Mozart\u2019s \u201cJupiter Symphony\u201d and Time For Three, ensemble. Kevin Puts, \u201cContact,\u201d Wolfgang\u201d Amadeus,\u201d Mozart, \u201cSymphony No.41 in C Major, K. 551, \u201cJupiter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday July 3 \u2013 Richter\u2019s \u201cFour Seasons\u201d and Copland \u201cSymphony No. 3,\u201d William Hagen, violin. Max Richter, \u201cFour Seasons Recomposed,\u201d Aaron Copland, \u201cSymphony No.3.\u201d<\/p>\n

Concertgoers are invited to attend free pre-concert talks at the Sam & Hannelore Enfield Stage in the Performance Garden. Each talk begins at 7 p.m. and will feature a discussion about that evening\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

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Acclaimed conductor Norman Huynh, seen here in 2024, has been named music director of the Britt Orchestra. Agnete Schlichtkrull photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
About Norman Huynh<\/h5>\n

American conductor\u00a0Norman Huynh<\/a>\u00a0has attracted significant acclaim not just for his natural musicality and technical command, but for his dynamic presence, creative programming, and highly sought-after abilities in connecting with new audiences.<\/p>\n

The music director of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, with a distinguished career as a guest conductor, his past and future guest appearances include his sold-out subscription debut with the New York Philharmonic, as well as performances with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Britt Music & Arts Festival.<\/p>\n

With a range of repertoire from the Baroque to the contemporary, his prowess as an insightful collaborative conductor includes concerts conducting not only renowned, multi-award-winning stars in the world of classical music, but throughout the genres of R&B, hip-hop, and pop.<\/p>\n

These include violinists Itzhak Perlman and Augustin Hadelich; bassist Edgar Meyer; guitarist Pablo S\u00e1inz Villegas; composers Kevin Puts, Andy Akiho, and Phillip Glass; singer-songwriters Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight; rappers, musicians, and actors Leslie Odom Jr., Wyclef Jean, and Nas; indie and folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov; and pop groups such as Pink Martini and Boyz II Men. In addition, Huynh has received considerable acclaim for his work conducting orchestral performances of live film soundtracks, ranging from \u201cAn American in Paris\u201c<\/em>\u00a0to the Harry Potter films.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A proud first-generation Asian American, Huynh\u2019s passion for engaging new audiences reflects his own entry point to classical music as a 12-year-old \u201cband geek\u201d trombonist in Alabama. The euphonium player turned maestro continues to find passion in exploring new ways to create these same entry points for others. In 2015, he and the Portland Symphony Orchestra earned the 2015 Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award, awarded \u201cin recognition of innovative approaches to music education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huynh previously served as the associate conductor of the Oregon Symphony and assistant conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. He was a featured conductor in the 2022 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview alongside the Louisiana Philharmonic. He was also selected for private mentorship by the late maestro Kurt Masur as a prestigious Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship recipient.<\/p>\n

Previous music directors include founder John Trudeau (1963\u201387), James DePriest (1988\u201392), Peter Bay (1993\u20132013), and Teddy Abrams (2014\u201323).<\/p>\n

Email freelance writer Lee Juillerat at <\/em>[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ashland.news \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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