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COYO send-off concert named among "Five Classical Music Events Not to Miss This Week"
Cleveland Scene has named the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra's China tour send-off concert on Sunday, June 14 as one of "Five Classical Music Events Not to Miss This Week". The event is now sold-out, but may be streamed live on WCLV.org at 3 p.m. Eastern.
Preview: Banner season for Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra reaches local, national, and international audiences
Following the conclusion of a successful 2014-15 Severance Hall season on May 3, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO) will make a nine-day, four-concert tour to China June 15-24, 2015. These performances mark the Youth Orchestra’s second international tour in its 29-year history. The tour includes performances in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Ningbo, featuring Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Kilar’s Orawa, Barber’s Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. On June 14, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Severance Hall, COYO will present a free China tour send-off concert. WCLV 104.9 FM will broadcast the send-off performance live; it can also be streamed online at WCLV.org.
On the occasion of the League of American Orchestras’ 2015 Conference, held in Cleveland May 27-29, COYO alumna and world-renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein makes a special appearance with COYO as part of the conference’s Opening Session concert on May 27 at Public Auditorium. The program features Weilerstein performing Saint-Saëns’s “The Swan” from The Carnival of the Animals, and she joins the Youth Orchestra for a performance of the final movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Weilerstein was a member of COYO from 1992 to 1994.
To learn more about these performances, read the following article in Broadway World: "Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra to Launch China Tour and More This Summer".
Audio: COYO interview (May 2015 concert)
Brett Mitchell joined host Jacqueline Gerber on WCLV this morning to discuss the final concert of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra's 2014-15 season, featuring Barber's Medea's Dance of Vengeance, Kabalevsky's Cello Concerto No. 1 with soloist Henry Shapard, and the orchestra's first-ever performance of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. To hear this interview, please click here.
Preview: "Music from 'Psycho' part of Saginaw Bay Chamber Orchestra's 'Russian Tales' concert"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Chamber Orchestra's upcoming season finale, which mark Brett Mitchell's final concerts as music director of the ensemble's parent organization, the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra. The performances—taking place on Sunday, April 19 at the State Theatre in Bay City (3 p.m.) and the Bronner Performing Arts Center in Frankenmuth (7:30 p.m.)—will feature a suite from Bernard Herrmann's score for Psycho, Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: Debut with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Broadway World has published a preview of Brett Mitchell's upcoming debut with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, which will feature works of Jennifer Higdon, Schubert, and Stravinsky on Thursday, April 16. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: Brett Mitchell returns to podium for Cleveland Orchestra's 2015-16 Miami residency
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced details for the 10th-anniversary season of their annual residency in Miami in 2015-16, including several education concerts led by Brett Mitchell in November 2015. For more details, please read this preview in the Plain Dealer (Cleveland).
Preview: ‘Brett Mitchell prepares for his grand finale with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra’
The Saginaw News has published an article chronicling Brett Mitchell's five-season tenure as music director of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, which comes to a close with their final performance together on Saturday, March 14. To read this article—complete with testimonials from staff, musicians, and community members—please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra to play Bernard Herrmann’s score to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo on February 13"
ClevelandClassical.com has published a preview of The Cleveland Orchestra's upcoming performance of Bernard Herrmann's score for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo this Friday evening, led by assistant conductor Brett Mitchell. "By now, Mitchell is an old hand at making live music match up with events on the big screen. He led the Orchestra in Herrmann’s score to Psycho last April, and in selections from both the 1940 and 2000 versions of Walt Disney’s Fantasia last December. Those projects resonate with Mitchell’s earliest musical experiences..." To read more, please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra & Chorus to explore French music on February 8"
ClevelandClassical.com has published a preview of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra's upcoming subscription concert, the second of their 2014-15 season. The program, led by music director Brett Mitchell this Sunday evening at Severance Hall, will include Ravel's Une barque sur l'océan, Debussy's La mer, and Fauré's Requiem with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, soprano Marian Vogel, and baritone Nikola Budimir. To read this article, please click here.
Brett Mitchell on Bernard Herrmann
Brett Mitchell recently sat down with Cleveland Magazine to discuss three classic scores of noted film composer Bernard Herrmann. To read this article, please click here. Mr. Mitchell will lead a performance of Mr. Herrmann's score for Alfred Hitchcock's classic Vertigo with The Cleveland Orchestra on Friday, February 13.
Preview: "Vertigo" at The Cleveland Orchestra
Ohio Magazine has published a preview of The Cleveland Orchestra's upcoming performance of Bernard Herrmann's score for Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 classic film, Vertigo, which will be conducted by Brett Mitchell. To read this article, entitled "New Heights," please click here.
Blossom debut with The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced details of its 2015 summer season at the Blossom Music Center, including two performances led by Brett Mitchell on Saturday, August 1. After leading the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra in Stravinsky's Danses Concertantes, Mr. Mitchell will lead The Cleveland Orchestra in Dvořák's The Noon Witch and Barber's Violin Concerto with soloist James Ehnes. The orchestras will then combine for a performance of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. For more information, please click here and here.
Mr. Mitchell made a last-minute debut at Blossom with the orchestra last summer, leading a highly acclaimed program of Weber, Mozart, and Shostakovich. (See reviews here, here, and here.) This performance marks his officially scheduled debut with the orchestra at its summer home.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra's plans for new season include tour of China"
The Plain Dealer has published a preview of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra's 2014-15 season, which marks Brett Mitchell's second year as Music Director. The season--which opens on Sunday with a program of Adams, Harris, and Tchaikovsky--will conclude with a four-city tour of China in June 2015, marking the ensemble's first performances in Asia. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra opens its season on Sunday, November 23"
ClevelandClassical.com has published a preview of the first concert of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra's 2014-15 season, Brett Mitchell's second as Music Director. The season, which culminates with a four-city tour of China in June 2015, will also feature several other high-profile events, including a special performance to open the League of American Orchestras' annual conference in May 2015 in Cleveland. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's season opener to feature former conductor Samuel Jones"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's opening concert of the 2014-15 season, which marks the beginning of Brett Mitchell's fifth and final year as music director. Renowned composer Samuel Jones will return to Saginaw to attend a performance of his Elegy, a piece Jones himself premiered with the orchestra while serving as its fourth music director from 1962 to 1965. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra lightens up with pops, family and holiday programs"
The Plain Dealer has released a preview of The Cleveland Orchestra's 2014-15 Youth Orchestra, family, and pops concert series, all three of which Brett Mitchell helps to lead this season. To read this article and learn more about these performances, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra launches banner year with a few firsts and a final farewell"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's 2014-15 season, "A Celebration of Excellence," which marks Brett Mitchell's fifth and final season as Music Director. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Brett Mitchell will make official debut at Blossom with Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra"
After Brett Mitchell's last-minute debut at the Blossom Music Festival last weekend with The Cleveland Orchestra, ClevelandClassical.com has published a preview of his upcoming "official" Blossom debut with the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra. To read the article, please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra announces next 'Celebrity' series with focus on classic films"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has posted a preview of The Cleveland Orchestra's live-score-with-film series for 2014-15, on which Brett Mitchell will lead both "Fantasia" (December 11, 2014) and "Vertigo" (February 13, 2015). To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra, city advocates looking forward to busy week 'At Home in Lakewood'"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has published an article about The Cleveland Orchestra's upcoming residency in Lakewood, Ohio, including Brett Mitchell's various contributions to the project. To read this article, please click here.