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Starting January 30 at the brand new Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra begins an exciting new chapter with\u00a0a three-concert\u00a0Chamber Music Series\u00a0featuring\u00a0Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians and guest artists at the\u00a0new\u00a0Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families\u00a0beginning January 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n The premiere concert\u00a0heralds\u00a0the grand opening of the Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families,\u00a0offering audience\u00a0members\u00a0a\u00a0new way to experience music\u00a0performed by small ensembles of ASO musicians.\u00a0They offer\u00a0a\u00a0fresh\u00a0reimagining\u00a0of celebrated works, including Bart\u00f3k\u2019s\u00a0Romanian Folk Dances,<\/em>\u00a0arranged for woodwind quintet,\u00a0and Rossini\u2019s\u00a0Une\u00a0Larme<\/em>\u00a0for cello quartet.\u00a0Chamber works from Wagner, Jan\u00e1\u010dek,\u00a0and Mozart\u00a0round out the performance by\u00a0Gina Hughes (flute),\u00a0Zach Boeding (oboe), Jesse McCandless (clarinet), Alcides Rodriguez (bass clarinet), Cameron Bonner (bassoon),\u00a0Andrew Burhans (French horn) and cellists Tommy Carpenter, Ray Kim, Isabel Kwon and Nathan Mo.\u00a0<\/p>\n The next concert in the series\u00a0on March 8\u00a0features\u00a0harpsichordist Chlo\u00e9 S\u00e9v\u00e8re performing\u00a0The Wild Harpsichord,\u00a0<\/em>a charming one-woman show that portrays the life of a harpsichordist through arrangements of popular tunes, inviting audiences to experience the harpsichord in a new light. S\u00e9v\u00e8re later joins the Orchestra and Nathalie\u00a0Stutzmann\u00a0for\u00a0Bach\u2019s B minor\u00a0Mass, performing\u00a0in the\u00a0basso continuo.\u00a0<\/p>\n The third installment of the Chamber Music Series\u00a0on April 26\u00a0is part of\u00a0the\u00a0ASO\u2019s\u00a0America @ 250 series, featuring a performance of Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s\u00a0iconic\u00a0\u201cAmerican\u201d Quartet.\u00a0Barber\u2019s powerful String Quartet in B minor includes the original version of the famous melody that he eventually turned into the\u00a0Adagio for Strings<\/em>.\u00a0Rounding out the concert are works\u00a0from\u00a0rising-star Jos\u00e9 Elizondo and a world premiere\u00a0by\u00a0Atlanta Symphony\u00a0Orchestra\u00a0flutist Robert Cronin. This celebration of American chamber music features ASO flutists Robert Cronin and Gina Hughes, violinists Kevin Chen, Lauren Roth-G\u00f3mez, Olga\u00a0Shpitko\u00a0and Yaxin Tan, violists Yang Yoon Kim and\u00a0Yiyin\u00a0Li, and cellists Ray Kim and Isabel Kwon.\u00a0<\/p>\n The ASO Chamber Music Series\u00a0showcases\u00a0more intimate musical explorations\u00a0at the newly renovated Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families (formerly the Rich Theater), opening January 30.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Capacity is limited\u00a0for\u00a0these\u00a0special\u00a0performances. Tickets and subscription packages are on sale now at\u00a0aso.org\/chamber<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n CALENDAR LISTING<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Grand Opening Chamber Concert<\/strong>\u00a0 The Wild Harpsichord<\/strong>\u00a0 AMERICA @ 250 Chamber Music<\/strong>\u00a0 Chlo\u00e9 S\u00e9v\u00e8re, harpsichord<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Robert Cronin, composer & flutist<\/strong>\u00a0 Cronin is active as a composer. He writes music for a variety of instrumentations but has focused on works for flute, including Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (2009), Sonata for Flute and Piano (2010), and Five Bagatelles for Alto Flute and Cello (2016), which\u00a0premiered last season at the ASO Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series. The National Flute Association commissioned Cronin to write a work for flute and piano,\u00a0which was used as a required work for the High School Artist\u2019s Competition. The piece that resulted was an homage to his teacher, Mr. Kujala, called Off the Wall. Information and recordings of these and other of his works can be heard at\u00a0www.robertcronincomposer.info<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0 About the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>\u00a0 The Orchestra\u2019s range and depth are featured in more than 150 concerts each year, including the flagship Delta Classical Series, Movies in Concert, Family Concerts, Coca-Cola Holiday series, and many community and education concerts. In addition, the ASO presents many vibrant, wide-ranging events and artists through its Delta Atlanta Symphony Hall Live presentations. The ASO also performs\u00a0regularly\u00a0with the ASO Chorus, originally founded by Robert Shaw, and\u00a0currently\u00a0under the direction of Norman\u00a0Mackenzie. The Chorus is featured on nine of the ASO\u2019s 27 GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning recordings.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
JAN 30, Fri. at 8pm<\/strong>\u00a0
Gina Hughes, flute\u00a0
Zach Boeding, oboe\u00a0
Jesse McCandless, clarinet\u00a0
Alcides Rodriguez, bass clarinet\u00a0
Cameron Bonner, bassoon\u00a0
Andrew Burhans, French horn\u00a0
Tommy Carpenter, Ray Kim, Isabel Kwon, Nathan Mo, cellos\u00a0
MOZART Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat major\u00a0
WAGNER \u201cFeierliches St\u00fcck\u201d\u00a0from\u00a0Lohengrin,\u00a0<\/em>arr.\u00a0for\u00a0cello\u00a0quartet\u00a0
ROSSINI\u00a0\u00a0Une\u00a0Larme<\/em>, arr. for cello quartet\u00a0
BART\u00d3K\u00a0Romanian Folk Dances,<\/em>\u00a0for woodwind quintet\u00a0
JAN\u00c1\u010cEK Ml\u00e1d\u00ed (Youth) for wind sextet\u00a0
This wide-ranging program moves from Mozart\u2019s elegant and playful\u00a0Sonata for Bassoon and Cello<\/strong>\u00a0to the solemn glow of Wagner\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFeierliches\u00a0St\u00fcck\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and the intimate lyricism of Rossini\u2019s\u00a0Une\u00a0Larme<\/em><\/strong>. Bart\u00f3k\u2019s\u00a0Romanian Folk Dances<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0bring a burst of earthy rhythm and vibrant folkloric color. The evening culminates with Jan\u00e1\u010dek\u2019s spirited\u00a0Ml\u00e1d\u00ed<\/em><\/strong>, a work alive with youthful energy and bold character.\u00a0<\/p>\n
MAR 8, Sun. at 6 pm\u00a0\u00a0
Chlo\u00e9 S\u00e9v\u00e8re, harpsichord\u00a0
Chlo\u00e9 S\u00e9v\u00e8re presents her effervescent one-woman tour de force\u202fThe Wild Harpsichord<\/em>. She will bring her touching and often funny portrayal of her life as a harpsichordist to the stage alongside some fun arrangements of popular tunes.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0see this historic instrument in a completely new light with an unexpected, funny, and poetic approach. Chlo\u00e9 has been a guest of the orchestra for Bach\u2019s St. Matthew Passion, and will reprise her role in the basso continuo for this year\u2019s Bach B Minor Mass.\u00a0<\/p>\n
APR 26, Sun, at 3 pm\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0
Robert Cronin, flute\u00a0
Kevin Chen, violin\u00a0
Gina Hughes, flute\u00a0
Yang Yoon Kim, viola\u00a0
Ray Kim, Isabel Kwon, cello\u00a0
Yiyin\u00a0Li, viola\u00a0
Lauren Roth-G\u00f3mez, violin\u00a0
Olga\u00a0Shpitko\u00a0and Yaxin Tan, violin\u00a0
ROBERT\u00a0CRONIN Serenade\u00a0for Flute and String Trio (World Premiere)\u00a0
BARBER String Quartet in B minor\u00a0
JOS\u00c9 ELIZONDO\u00a0\u00a0Danzas\u00a0Latinoamericanas\u00a0<\/em>for two cellos\u00a0
DVO\u0158\u00c1K String Quartet No. 12 in F major, (\u201cAmerican\u201d) arr. for flute, violin,\u00a0viola, cello\u00a0
The America @ 250 celebration continues with chamber works from the Americas. The ASO\u2019s own flutist, Robert Cronin, is featured in the world premiere of a work that he composed. Barber\u2019s powerful String Quartet in B minor includes the original version of the famous melody that he eventually turned into the\u00a0Adagio for Strings<\/em>. A recent work by rising-star composer Jos\u00e9 Elizondo and an arrangement of Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s iconic \u201cAmerican\u201d Quartet complete the concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chlo\u00e9 S\u00e9v\u00e8re is the co-founder and director of Ensemble El Sol and has cultivated that group\u2019s unusual specialty of Spanish and South American Baroque music. She has also been active as an educator, harpsichordist, and keyboard accompanist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
S\u00e9v\u00e8re\u00a0began\u00a0studying\u00a0the\u00a0harpsichord\u00a0at the Conservatoire \u00e0 rayonnement d\u00e9partemental de la Vall\u00e9e de Chevreuse\u00a0with\u00a0Mich\u00e8le\u00a0D\u00e9v\u00e9rit\u00e9.\u00a0She graduated with honors and went on to the Amsterdam Conservatory for a harpsichord bachelor\u2019s degree studying with Bob van\u00a0Asperen, and returned to France for a master\u2019s degree at the Paris Conservatory, working with Olivier Baumont. S\u00e9v\u00e8re took lessons in chamber music with Kenneth Weiss and continuo playing with Blandine\u00a0Rannou.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A special focus of her career has been serving as an audition and competition accompanist: she has filled these roles at the Juilliard School in New York, the Renata Tebaldi Baroque Singing Competition in San Marino, and the Handel Singing Competition in London. S\u00e9v\u00e8re herself\u00a0emerged\u00a0as the winner of the Young Talent prize at a competition sponsored by Zonta International, after which she gained prestigious new collaborators: Nathalie\u00a0Stutzmann, Les\u00a0Arts\u00a0Florissants, and Versailles Baroque Music Center, where she has made recurring appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Associate Principal Flute, Robert Cronin, has been with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 1999.\u00a0
Cronin received his Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, where he studied with Walfrid Kujala. Cronin went on to win the Principal Flute position in the Knoxville Symphony, where he also obtained his\u00a0Master\u2019s\u00a0of Music degree in Composition from the University of Tennessee. He has also held one-year positions in the Kansas City Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since 2007, Cronin has owned and managed a business that produces custom concrete countertops for commercial and residential applications called\u00a0CounterIntelligence\u00a0of Atlanta. Examples of his work and more information may be found at\u00a0counterintelligenceatlanta.com<\/a>.\u00a0Cronin has two beautiful daughters, is an avid golfer and is fluent in Swedish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under the leadership of Music Director Nathalie\u00a0Stutzmann, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) offers live performances, media initiatives, and learning programs that unite,\u00a0educate\u00a0and enrich our community through the engaging and transformative power of orchestral music experiences. The ASO engages the diverse international community of our city, bringing people together in harmony\u2014including our youngest citizens, with extensive opportunities for youth and families to experience the power of live orchestra music.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n