originally published: 09/16/2024
(CAMDEN, NJ) -- Symphony in C and Music Director Noam Aviel are excited to present Rodrigo & Stravinsky on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Gordon Theater, Rutgers University-Camden. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Join them for an enchanting evening featuring Fauré's evocative "Pelléas et Mélisande Suite," Rodrigo's iconic "Concierto de Aranjuez" performed by acclaimed guitarist Jason Vieaux, and Debussy's charming "Petite Suite." The night concludes with Stravinsky's powerful and dynamic "The Firebird." Don’t miss this captivating program of orchestral masterpieces.
Tickets range from $10-$60 and are available for purchase online. Gordon Theater is located at 314 Linden Street in Camden, New Jersey.
guitarist Jason Vieaux
Symphony in C provides the next generations of musicians and composers with experiences in performance and in engaging with the community, helping musicians to develop skills and experiences for professional success. The Symphony seeks to support musicians in achieving their visions in the changing world of symphonic music.
Founded in 1952 as The Haddonfield Symphony, Symphony in C began as a community orchestra allowing amateur musicians to pursue their love of music by performing for the Haddonfield and southern New Jersey communities. Its debut performance was in January 1954 under music director Guido Terranova. Since then, it has grown into one of only three professional training orchestras in the United States preparing musicians and conductors who are on the cusp of world-class careers through concert, educational outreach and professional development programs.
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During the 1987-1988 season, the Symphony began providing training and performance opportunities to young professional musicians with the establishment of its Professional Development Internship Program. Over the next 13 seasons, this program grew to encompass all 78 positions within the orchestra. In 1991, the Symphony established the position of assistant conductor. The first holder of this position, Alan Gilbert, was named music director of the Symphony in 1992. During his tenure, he appointed the first composer-in-residence, Daniel Dorff, and launched the Young Composers’ Competition. From 1997 to 2000, Music Director Daniel Hege expanded the Music Matters! educational programs and Professional Development Internship programs for Symphony musicians.
Assistant Conductor Rossen Milanov was appointed Music Director in 2000, and led the organization for fifteen years, attracting the finest young musicians and soloists and increasing the orchestra’s artistic profile. In July, 2014, Maestro Milanov announced his departure at the end of the season, after being named Music Director of the Columbus Symphony and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
In 2015, after an extensive search, the Board of Directors chose Stilian Kirov as Music Director. Mr. Kirov led the orchestra for five seasons. In addition to the orchestra’s season concerts Mr. Kirov led the orchestra in a concert with the famed Wanamaker Organ and organist Peter Richard Conte, as well as a concert in celebration of the Presser Foundation’s 75th anniversary that featured Astral Artists performing works by renowned Philadelphia based female composers. Mr. Kirov’s contract ended on June 30, 2020. Due to the pandemic the search for the next music director was delayed until the 2022-2023 season. Following the search season, Noam Aviel was selected as the next Music Director beginning in the fall of 2023.
In 2004, the Symphony was awarded the national MetLife Award for Community Engagement in recognition of its programs serving people with special needs. In 2006, the Symphony moved its concert series to the Gordon Theater at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, and changed its name to Symphony in C in to reflect its commitment to the cultural and economic redevelopment of Camden.
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