NEWS
Audio: "Amelia" interview
Brett Mitchell, director Buck Ross, composer Daron Hagen, and librettist Gardner McFall spoke with St.John Flynn on today's edition of KUHA's "The Front Row" about this weekend's world-premiere performances of the chamber version of "Amelia" at the Moores Opera Center. Mitchell also accompanied several singers at the piano in several arias from the work during the interview. To listen, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchesta offers a musical tribute to John Williams"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of a new concert just added by the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra to their current season: "A Night at the Movies: An 80th-Birthday Tribute to John Williams." To read the article, please click here.
Return engagements with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
After leading six education concerts with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra during the 2010-11 season, Brett Mitchell has been invited to return to the orchestra for another six concerts in February 2012. For more information, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Honors delivered to "Il Postino"
Last season's production of Daniel Catán's "Il Postino" at the Moores Opera Center, for which Brett Mitchell served as Music Director, has garnered top honors from the National Opera Association: the April 2011 production was ranked first 1 in Division IV of the Opera Production Competition. For more, please click here.
Brett Mitchell on "The Art and Science of Conducting"
The Women's Institute of Houston has published an extensive interview with Brett Mitchell on "The Art and Science of Conducting" in advance of his appearance as guest speaker on their lecture luncheon series on January 20, 2012. To read this interview, please click here.
Preview: "'A different mix' promises an interesting night with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday concert. This season's concert, titled "Christmas Around the World," will be held next Tuesday, December 6, at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw. To read this article, please click here.
New Year's Eve 2011 with the Houston Symphony
Brett Mitchell will lead his fifth consecutive New Year's Eve gala concert with the Houston Symphony, held on December 31 at 8 p.m. at the Centrum. This year's concert will celebrate the art of dance via both classical and light classical selections. For more information or to purchase tickets for this event, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Preview: "A familiar theme runs through Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's season opener"
The Saginaw News has published a preview article of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the 2011-12 season. To read this article, please click here.
Cover Story: "Brett Mitchell talks about new SBSO season"
On the eve of his second season as music director of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, Brett Mitchell sits down with 360 Main Street's Jeanne Lesinski to discuss the orchestra's 2011-12 offerings. To read this story, please click here.
The Philadelphia Orchestra, 2011-12
Brett Mitchell will continue for a third season as cover conductor for The Philadelphia Orchestra, covering several weeks of subscription programs with the Orchestra during their 2011-12 season. In February 2012, Mitchell will cover for Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Emanuel Ax in a program of Mozart and Brahms, while he will cover a program of Bernstein, Gershwin, and Tchaikovsky in March 2012. For more information, or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Brett Mitchell returns to Houston Symphony for three programs in October
Brett Mitchell will return to the Houston Symphony for the first time since his four-year tenure as assistant conductor concluded in May for three concerts this October. Mitchell will first lead a special outreach concert at The Methodist Hospital on October 27, then the orchestra's annual Halloween concert in The Woodlands on October 28. He will then lead his fifth consecutive "Lunada," a free concert celebrating the music of Latin America on October 29. For more information, or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Preview: SBSO's 2011-12 season
The cover story of the current issue of The Review features an in-depth interview with Brett Mitchell, as he previews of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming 2011-12 concert season. To read this story, "Conductor Brett Mitchell picks up the baton for a season showcasing 'Purely Michigan' music," please click here.
Two additional programs added with the Houston Symphony in 2011-12
In addition to five already-scheduled concerts, Brett Mitchell will lead another two programs with the Houston Symphony during their 2011-12 season. Mitchell will first lead a special outreach concert at The Methodist Hospital on October 27, then the orchestra's annual Halloween concert at the Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on October 28. For more information or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Return engagements with the National Symphony Orchestra
After leading a dozen concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra both at The Kennedy Center and on tour during the 2010-11 season, Brett Mitchell has been invited to return to the orchestra for another pair of family concerts in March 2012. For more information or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
"5,000 Conroe ISD students get musical experience at Mitchell Pavilion"
The Courier of Montgomery County has published an article about Brett Mitchell's recent education concert with the Houston Symphony for 5,000 elementary schoolers at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. To read this article, please click here.
Brett Mitchell to return to Moores Opera Center for two productions in 2011-12
Following successful runs of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and Daniel Catán's "Il Postino" on the Moores Opera Center's 2010-11 season, Brett Mitchell has been engaged to lead two new productions with that company during their 2011-12 season. Mitchell will first lead four performances of Verdi's "Falstaff" in October 2011, then three performances of Daron Hagen's new work, "Amelia," in January 2012. For more information or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
2011-12 concerts with the Houston Symphony
Brett Mitchell will return to the Houston Symphony as guest conductor for three programs during their 2011-12 season. He will first lead "Lunada"--the orchestra's annual celebration of Latin American music--in October, followed by his fifth consecutive New Year's Eve Gala in December. He will return in April 2012 for three Pops subscription performances celebrating the Great American Songbook. For more information or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Review: "An ode to the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season"
Janet Martineau has published a review of the final concert of Brett Mitchell's first season as Music Director of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra. "What a remarkable and fascinating piece of programming maestro Brett Mitchell came up with to conclude the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season. We can't stop mulling it over, and although Beethoven’s mighty Symphony No. 9 was the main feature of the night, it is the opening piece on the program [Christopher Theofanidis's Rainbow Body] that continues to enchant us. Can you tell? We loved it... The ensemble as a whole was superb." To read the complete review, please click here.
Preview: "Brett Mitchell calls on Beethoven as he celebrates his first year with the SBSO"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the final concert of Brett Mitchell's first season at the helm of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra. The concert, featuring Christopher Theofanidis's "Rainbow Body" and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, will take place this Saturday evening at the Temple Theatre. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra readies for new season"
WNEM TV5 (CBS) has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's 2011-12 concert series. The season--called "Pure Music, Pure Michigan"--will be Brett Mitchell's second as music director. To read the article, please click here.