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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Season Finale Features GRAMMY Award Winning Cellist Zuill Bailey May 22 & 23
Maestro Brotons is scheduled to return to Vancouver for the first time this season.
[Vancouver, WA. April 28, 2020] – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concludes its 42nd season with May’s live streamed performances, featuring a world-renowned Guest Artist and audience-favorite masterworks. The VSO Music Director and Conductor Maestro Salvador Brotons is scheduled to join the orchestra for the first time this season, travelling from his home in Barcelona. Performing with him will be cello virtuoso Zuill Bailey in his debut with the VSO.
GRAMMY Award-winning, internationally renowned cellist Zuill Bailey will showcase his mastery in Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C major, which is regarded as one of the greatest works for cello of the classical era. Bailey’s rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists of today. He will also be joined by the members of VSO cello section in performance of Max Bruch’s rhapsodic Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (arranged by Edward Laut). The program will also include the ever-popular Appalachian Spring Suite by Aaron Copland and Swiss-born Oregonian Ernest Bloch’s modern pseudo-Baroque Concerto Grosso No. 1.
Maestro Brotons has until now been unable to travel to Vancouver due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. His planned arrival will come after a 14 month absence from Vancouver.
Performances will feature a reduced orchestra and will be streamed live from Skyview Concert Hall. The Saturday broadcasts will begin at 6:30pm with the celebrated VSO pre-concert show Da Capo, hosted by VSO Podcast host Ashley Johnson and VSO trombonist Greg Scholl. Intermission will feature special, not-to-be-missed interviews and announcements regarding the 2021-22 season. The Sunday performances and shows will also be streamed live and will begin at 2:30pm.
A piano will be generously provided by Michelle’s Piano Co.
What: Haydn Concerto No. 1 Live Stream
When: Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 7 p.m. (pre-concert show at 6:30pm) and Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3 p.m. (pre-concert show at 2:30pm)
Where: Live streamed from Skyview Concert Hall to your viewing devices on the VSO website
Tickets: Free with season subscription. Single tickets are $30. Available online or by calling 360-735-7278
Program:
Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1
Bruch, Kol Nidrei for Cello Quartet
Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 Instruments
Bloch, Concerto Grosso No. 1
Tickets
All current season ticket holders will receive a secure email link in order to access the live stream performances.
Single tickets to view the live stream are on sale now. A secure email link will be emailed to each single ticket buyer.
Our tech support team will be on standby to assist you if you have any issues logging in during the performances.
Safety Precautions
Two physicians on the VSO Board of Directors–Dr. Michael Liu and Dr. David Smith–helped to develop the safety protocols for the musicians in coordination with the Washington Health Department.
Musicians will perform at an appropriate distance and wear face masks.
The size of the orchestra will be reduced to ensure appropriate distancing.
Future Performances
We are working closely with the Department of Health to monitor the latest COVID-19 developments and will be adjusting our season’s programming accordingly. Changes will be promptly communicated to the audience
About Zuill Bailey
Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award winner, distinguished soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, Artistic Director, and teacher. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry, and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists today.
Recent highlights include appearances with orchestras such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Israel, San Francisco, Toronto, Nashville, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and the Philharmonia (UK) with conductors Itzhak Perlman, Carlos Kalmar, Neeme Jarvi, Jun Markl, Alan Gilbert, Andrey Borekyo, Krzysztof Urbanski, Giancarlo Guerrero, Andrew Litton, and Grant Llewellyn. He was honored as the distinguished Alumnus of 2014 by Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute.
Zuill Bailey is an internationally renowned recording artist with over twenty titles. Mr. Bailey's extensive discography includes the “Bach Cello Suites” and Britten Cello Symphony/Cello
Sonata CD’s, both of which immediately soared to the Number One spot on the Classical Billboard Charts. The Grammy Award-winning “Tales of Hemingway,” swept the board with three Grammy Awards including Best Solo Performance by Zuill Bailey. Other celebrated releases include the complete works for cello and piano of Brahms, Beethoven, and Barber in addition to concertos of Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn,
Schumann, Korngold, Saint Saens, Bloch, Brahms, Beethoven and the world premiere recordings of the Muhly and Daugherty Works for Cello and Orchestra. Kalmus "Ludwig Masters" has released his musical editions of the core repertoire in celebration of his appearances and recordings.
Mr. Bailey performs on the "rosette" 1693 Matteo Gofriller Cello, formerly owned by Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. He is the Artistic Director of El Paso Pro-Musica (Texas), the Sitka Summer Music Festival/Series and Cello Seminar, (Alaska), the Northwest Bach Festival (Washington), guest Artistic Director of the Mesa Arts Center (Arizona), and Professor of Cello at the University of Texas at El Paso.
About Salvador Brotons
Maestro Salvador Brotons returns for his 30th season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the
VSO. In addition to the VSO, he has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Orquestra
Simfònica de les Illes Balears “Ciutat de Palma” (1997-2001, 2009-2013) and the Orquestra
Sinfónica del Vallés (1997-2002). He is presently the Conductor of the Barcelona Symphonic
Band. In 2005, he received the “Arts Council” award by the Clark County and The City of Vancouver as well as the Kiwanis Rose Award. He has guest conducted orchestras in countries such as the U.S., Israel, France, Germany, China, Poland, South Korea, Mexico, Uruguay, and Colombia.
About The VSO
The VSO, now in its 42nd season, has been a cornerstone of Southwest Washington's arts community, providing symphony music of the highest caliber in live performances and through music education in schools, concert halls, and throughout the community. For more information, please visit vancouversymphony.org.
About our Sponsors
The VSO is generously supported by individual donors, The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, All Classical Portland, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Community Foundation of Southwest Washington, The Columbian, Homewood Suites, Dick Hannah Dealerships, ENT.Office.org, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation, Propel Insurance, MedicareHelpNow, Opsahl Dawson CPAs, New Blueprint Partners, Realvest Corporation, and Michelle’s Piano Co.
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