[NEohioPAL]FREE Concerts all over town!

Fri Mar 11 14:59:00 PST 2005

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CityMusic Cleveland is giving FREE Spring Concerts
all over northeast Ohio ... March 15-19 ...
... and YOU are cordially invited!

Donald Rosenberg, of The Plain Dealer, praised CityMusic Cleveland as=20
=93wonderfully expressive ... vibrant & nimble" and said "the response=20=

was enthusiastic. And deserved.=94 Next week, CityMusic -- featured in=20=

the March issue of Northern Ohio Live -- will perform in Slavic=20
Village, Shaker Heights, University Circle, and Willoughby Hills.

CityMusic Cleveland -- the newest professional chamber orchestra and=20
arts outreach organization in town -- invites you to enjoy its FREE=20
concerts. Conducted by James Gaffigan (Assistant Conductor of the=20
Cleveland Orchestra). the program has a Spring theme -- including=20
Copland's Appalachian Spring, Schubert's Symphony #5 in Bb Major,=20
Piazzolla's Primavera Portena from his Four Seasons in Buenos Aires,=20
and Haydn's Violin Concerto #1 in C Major, featuring the teenage=20
prize-winning virtuoso Jinjoo Cho.

CONCERT INFORMATION:

Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 pm
Plymouth Church
2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights

Friday, March 18, 2 pm
Judson Manor
1890 East 107th Street, University Circle

Friday, March 18, 8 pm=09
United Methodist Church
34201 Eddy Road, Willoughby Hills

Saturday, March 19, 8 pm  =09
Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus
3649 East 65th Street, Slavic Village

Families with children are welcome. Donations will be accepted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, visit CityMusic Cleveland's website at=20
www.CityMusicCleveland.org or call (216) 321-8273.

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Composed of many of the finest freelance musicians in the area,=20
CityMusic Cleveland is dedicated to building new audiences for=20
classical music. The ensemble performs FREE concerts around Northeast=20
Ohio and collaborates with community development organizations and=20
leaders to strengthen the cultural excellence of their communities. By=20=

removing geographic and financial barriers to concert attendance,=20
CityMusic strives to nurture appreciation for live classical=20
performance (and other cultural events) and create the next generation=20=

of arts patrons.

Violin soloist Jinjoo Cho is a 16-year-old student in the Cleveland=20
Institute of Music Young Artist Program, where she studies with Paul=20
Kantor. "I went to a lesson of his when I was at Aspen Music Festival,=20=

and I just loved him," recalls Jinjoo. She found him so inspiring that=20=

she moved to Ohio from her home in Seoul, Korea, to study with him at=20
CIM. She began the study of violin when she was five years old. Her=20
mother wanted her to be a scientist but encouraged her to take violin,=20=

because Albert Einstein played the instrument. "I ended up liking it,=20
so I kept at it," she said. She has done more than keep at it: she was=20=

the winner of the CIM Concerto Competition and performed with the CIM=20
Orchestra; she has also served as concertmistress for the Cleveland=20
Orchestra Youth Orchestra and soloist in the Cleveland Orchestra's=20
Education Concerts at Severance Hall. Just last week, she won the=20
prestigious Stulberg International String Competition!

Guest conductor James Gaffigan currently serves as Assistant Conductor=20=

of the Cleveland Orchestra and as Music Director of the Cleveland=20
Orchestra Youth Orchestra, having been appointed to these posts by=20
Franz Welser-M=F6st in June 2003. Mr. Gaffigan made his Cleveland=20
Orchestra debut at the Blossom Festival in 2002, conducting a=20
performance of Tchaikovsky=92s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy as part=20=

of a collaboration between The Cleveland Orchestra and the Aspen Music=20=

Festival and School. During the summers of 2000-2002, he was a=20
conducting fellow at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, which=20=

is directed by David Zinman. In 2002, Mr. Gaffigan was the recipient of=20=

the first Robert Harth Conducting Award at Aspen. During the summer of=20=

2003, he attended Tanglewood as a conducting fellow. In September 2004,=20=

Mr. Gaffigan was one of two first prize winners at the Sir Georg Solti=20=

International Conductors=92 Competition.

For the upcoming concerts, CityMusic Cleveland features 24 musicians,=20
with Hanne-Berit Hahnemann as concertmaster. Among the other founding=20
players of the orchestra are flutist Heidi Ruby-Kushious, cellist Rene=20=

Schiffer, oboist Becky Schweigert, and bassist Tracy Rowell. President=20=

of the board is physician Ronald Strauss, a dedicated amateur=20
violinist.=20
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1890 East 107th Street, University Circle

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34201 Eddy Road, Willoughby Hills

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3649 East 65th Street, Slavic Village

Families with children are welcome. Donations will be accepted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, visit
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Cleveland</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger>'s website at
</x-tad-bigger><bold><x-tad-bigger>www.CityMusicCleveland.org
</x-tad-bigger></bold><x-tad-bigger>or call
</x-tad-bigger><bold><x-tad-bigger>(216) 321-8273.

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freelance musicians in the area,
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yMusic
Cleveland</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger> is dedicated to
building new audiences for classical music. The ensemble performs FREE
concerts around Northeast Ohio and collaborates with community
development organizations and leaders to strengthen the cultural
excellence of their communities. By removing geographic and financial
barriers to concert attendance,
=
</x-tad-bigger><bold><color><param>806C,0000,806C</param><x-tad-bigger>Cit=
yMusic</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger>
strives to nurture appreciation for live classical performance (and
other cultural events) and create the next generation of arts patrons.

Violin soloist
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joo
Cho</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger> is a 16-year-old
student in the Cleveland Institute of Music Young Artist Program,
where she studies with Paul Kantor. "I went to a lesson of his when I
was at Aspen Music Festival, and I just loved him," recalls Jinjoo.
She found him so inspiring that she moved to Ohio from her home in
Seoul, Korea, to study with him at CIM. She began the study of violin
when she was five years old. Her mother wanted her to be a scientist
but encouraged her to take violin, because Albert Einstein played the
instrument. "I ended up liking it, so I kept at it," she said. She has
done more than keep at it: she was the winner of the CIM Concerto
Competition and performed with the CIM Orchestra; she has also served
as concertmistress for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and
soloist in the Cleveland Orchestra's Education Concerts at Severance
Hall. Just last week, she won the prestigious Stulberg International
String Competition!

Guest conductor
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es
Gaffigan</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger> currently serves
as Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra and as Music
Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, having been
appointed to these posts by Franz Welser-M=F6st in June 2003. Mr.
Gaffigan made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at the Blossom Festival in
2002, conducting a performance of Tchaikovsky=92s Romeo and Juliet
Overture-Fantasy as part of a collaboration between The Cleveland
Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival and School. During the summers
of 2000-2002, he was a conducting fellow at the American Academy of
Conducting at Aspen, which is directed by David Zinman. In 2002, Mr.
Gaffigan was the recipient of the first Robert Harth Conducting Award
at Aspen. During the summer of 2003, he attended Tanglewood as a
conducting fellow. In September 2004, Mr. Gaffigan was one of two
first prize winners at the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors=92
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Cleveland</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger> features 24
musicians, with
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ne-Berit
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and bassist
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board is physician
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ald
Strauss</x-tad-bigger></color></bold><x-tad-bigger>, a dedicated
amateur violinist.</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily> =20=

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