CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra will be joined by string musicians from York Community High School during the University’s annual VIVID showcase being presented on March 30 in Elmhurst and on April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.
Led by Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Conductor Emanuele Andrizzi, approximately 100 college and high school musicians will be performing side-by-side in the finale of the concert, which is Gioachino Rossini’s famous Italian masterpiece and overture to his opera William Tell.
“This is a unique opportunity for some of the region’s best young musicians to perform in a suburban venue and then to take their performance to the stage of one of the nation’s most famous theatres,” said Andrizzi, who has been jointly preparing the student musicians.
VIVID 2015 includes two free concerts being performed at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 30 at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst and at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago.
The program includes the CCPA Symphony Orchestra performing Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 14, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by composer Paul Dukas and Finlandia by Jean Sibelius. The CCPA Orchestra and 30 students from York Community High School will join together in the concert’s final piece, the Overture to William Tell.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn from more advanced student musicians and also to be able to gain experience from a conductor (Andrizzi) who is known internationally for conducting Italian opera,” said Ray Ostwald, orchestra director at York Community High School.
For more information, call 312-341-2238 or visit www.roosevelt.edu/ccpa
Source: www.roosevelt.edu
