Great Symphonic Orchestra, South Texas Symphonic Orchestra, to Provide a Free Live performance That includes a World Premiere Efficiency
San Antonio welcomes this Great Symphonic Orchestra!
Because the San Antonio Symphony went bankrupt in 2022, there’s been a niche to fill when it comes to alternatives to take pleasure in magnificent symphonic experiences within the Alamo Metropolis. Fortunately, the South Texas Symphonic Orchestra (STXSO), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in 2017, is prepared, ready and thrilled to assist fill that esteemed function, sharing their ardour for symphonic music with San Antonio and South Texas.
“We would like San Antonio to know that there’s a couple of main symphony nonetheless on the town, and we’re right here to offer an distinctive symphonic expertise. We sound like a world-class symphony orchestra due to 76 highly-skilled musicians, and we’ve performed all the things from Beethoven symphonies to Broadway musicals,” says Dr. Ronnie Sanders, STXSO’s Creative Director and a seasoned conductor who studied at Juilliard and earned a Grammy Signature Award for excellence in music schooling in each 2010 and 2016.
On October 15, 2023, STXSO is proud to introduce a model new piece of music by Texas-based American Composer, Wesley S. Uchiyama-Penix. This shall be a WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE of his music, titled “A Traveler’s Fantasy,” together with an adventurous program, together with works by Brahms, Berlioz and Aaron Copland. See full program under.
“Via this piece, I wished to convey the hope that I held onto throughout the pandemic, the struggles that I held inside, and the perseverance that saved me going. When given the chance, I hope others are prepared to take the step towards their dream, even in occasions of uncertainty,” says composer, Uchiyama-Penix.
CONCERT DETAILS
DATE:
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2:00 pm.
WHERE:
UTSA Primary Campus, Fantastic Arts Constructing Retama Auditorium Recital Corridor at 1 UTSA Circle, Room 2.02.02, San Antonio, TX 78249
COST:
Free
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PROGRAM:
– Brahms – Tragic Overture
– Giménez – “La Boda de Luis Alonzo”
– Wesley Uchiyama-Penix – A Traveler’s Fantasy
*WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE
– Borodin Prince Igor – Polovetsian March
– Berlioz Hungarian March – from Damnation of Faust
– Aaron Copland – Buckaroo Vacation – from Rodeo
“The principle inspiration for this piece was to expertise all that life has to supply, such is the lifetime of a traveler. The world is such an unlimited and open marvel. So please, take the step and set off. You’ve gotten the entire world forward of you,” says Uchiyama-Penix.
ABOUT CONDUCTOR DR. RONNIE SANDERS
“It’s my honest hope this live performance will deliver extra consciousness, donors and grants to STXSO, however, extra importantly, my dream is to encourage folks of all ages to fall in love with symphonic music,” says Sanders.
Hailed by Diane Windler as “a conductor with authority on the rostrum,” Ronnie Sanders made his Carnegie Corridor conducting debut in a critically acclaimed efficiency with the New England Philharmonic Orchestra in 2005. Sanders studied on the Juilliard College in New York Metropolis and holds a grasp’s diploma in conducting from the College of Houston and a Physician of Musical Arts diploma from Boston College. Sanders served as a state commissioner for the Texas Fee on the Arts from 2011 – 2018.
Sanders was privileged to have been personally coached by Maestro Milton Katims, conductor of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra from 1954 – 1976. Katims was a conducting protégé of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini. Not solely is Sanders a longtime orchestral conductor, he has carried out opera, ballet, concerti, choral works and quite a few musicals. His imaginative and prescient for the South Texas Symphonic Orchestra is to serve our local people of musicians who’re extremely expert and have a ardour to carry out on the highest creative ranges.
MORE ABOUT STXSO
STXSO was created to unite humanity by means of the efficiency of the best music ever written, merely for the love of music. The Orchestra has emerged as considered one of San Antonio’s main main orchestras. STXSO is devoted to performing symphonic music of the very best caliber usually to underserved and underrepresented audiences.
The orchestra is strongly dedicated to music schooling. Annually, the symphony gives academic live shows to hundreds of scholars throughout the better Bexar county space and throughout Texas for gratis to the faculties. STXSO is a member of the League of American Orchestras and the Texas Affiliation of Symphony Orchestras. In 2020, STXSO was designated a finalist within the American Prize Competitors.
WESLEY S. UCHIYAMA-PENIX BIO
Wesley S. Uchiyama-Penix (b. 1994) is a composer, producer, audio engineer, sound designer, educator and performer within the San Antonio/Austin space.
After receiving his B.M. in Music Schooling and Certificates of Clarinet Efficiency on the College of Texas at San Antonio, Wesley determined to make composing music his principal focus. Afterwards, Wesley attended Texas State College to acquire his M.M. in Music Composition the place he continued to develop his music writing for the normal and digital/pc setting, and for numerous media similar to dance, movie, and online game. Wesley has studied underneath Ethan Wickman, Michael Ippolito and Richard Corridor.
For extra info on STXSO, go to stxso.web.
