2023-2024 SEASON
Season 14
Maestro Daniel Meyer and the orchestra engages listeners with a delightful array of concerts and events, each an intriguing sojourn.
YARON KOHLBERG PLAYS SHOSTAKOVICH
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Saturday, October 7, 2023
7:30 PM
Church of the Covenant
University Circle
11205 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Bach/Mahler: Suite for Orchestra
Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in c minor, Op. 35
Pianist Yaron Kohlberg, President of Piano Cleveland, joins Maestro Meyer and the BlueWater Chamber Orchestra in the first piano concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich. The prominent trumpet solo in the piece will be performed by Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) Artist Diploma candidate Austin Cruz.
Other works on the program are Mahler’s arrangement of selections of Bach’s Orchestral Suites and the Danses Concertantes of Stravinsky.
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JINJOO CHO PLAYS BARBER
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Friday, November 17, 2023
7:30 PM
Church of the Covenant
University Circle
11205 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
McTee: Adagio
Barber: Violin Concerto
Copland: Appalachian Spring: Suite for Full Orchestra
American vistas are the theme as popular violinist Jinjoo Cho returns to BlueWater to perform the lush Barber Violin Concerto. The program opens with Cindy McTee’s Adagio for String Orchestra, reminiscent of Barber’s beloved score. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring: Suite for Full Orchestra concludes this program of iconic works by American composers.
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Jinjoo Cho’s appearance is made possible through the generosity of BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
YOLANDA KONDONASSIS PLAYS RAVEL
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
7:30 PM
Church of the Covenant
University Circle
11205 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Lully: Roland: Suite
Itoh: Kohola Sings
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Faure: Incidental Music to Pelléas et Mélisande
The beauty of the solo harp is extolled in two works for harp and strings. Yolanda Kondonassis performs Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro as well as the world premiere of Kohola Sings by Takuma Itoh, a work that celebrates the humpback whale. Also on the program is the Roland: Suite by Lully and selections from the Incidental Music to Pelléas et Mélisande by Fauré.
Soprano Amanda Powell sings the Chanson de Mélisande.
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JASON VIEAUX PLAYS VIVALDI
A Collaboration with the
Cleveland Classical Guitar Society
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Saturday, May 4, 2024
7:30 PM
Church of the Covenant
University Circle
11205 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Vivaldi: Concerto in D, RV 93
Dorman: How to Love
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Jason Vieaux joins BlueWater Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director Daniel Meyer in performances of two divergent works for solo guitar with string orchestra. The Vivaldi Concerto in D, RV 93 is a beloved masterpiece from the 17th century, while Israeli composer Avner Dorman’s concerto How to Love for guitar and strings resonates deeply with our times. Dorman writes, “How to Love speaks to the essentials of mindfulness and how to love. How to love oneself, how to listen and understand, be happy, and even disagree. The journey of embracing imperfection in order to love each other fully is explored throughout all the movements.” The program concludes with Beethoven’s joyful Symphony No. 7.
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PHOTO CREDITS: Jinjoo Cho – Kyu-Tae Shim, Yolanda Kondonassis – Mark Battrell, Jason Vieaux – Tyler Boye