UW Symphony with John Turman, horn; Sunny Xia, Seattle Symphony

• John Turman, French horn
• Sunny Xuecong Xia, guest conductor

Jean Sibelius — Vårsång ("Spring Song"), Op. 16
Reinhold Glière — Horn Concerto, Op. 91 (John Turman, French horn)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

The UW Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) performs music by Sibelius, Glière, and Tchaikovsky in this end-of-quarter concert. With faculty artist John Turman, horn soloist on Glière: Horn Concerto, Op. 91 in B-flat major; and Seattle Symphony assistant conductor Sunny Xia, guest conductor for Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, Op. 36, in F minor.

About UW Symphony Orchestra

http://music.washington.edu/ensembles/uw-symphony-orchestra

About John Turman, French horn

John Turman joined the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in 2015 as Third Horn. Prior to becoming a member of the SSO, Mr. Turman was awarded the position of Principal Horn of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2015. During the 2013-2014 season, Mr. Turman performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as Acting Third Horn.

In 2010, Mr. Turman was named one of the Yamaha Corporation's Young Performing Artists, and in 2013 was chosen as a finalist in the Houston Symphony's Ima Hogg International Soloist Competition. Mr. Turman was awarded second prize in the wind division of the Shepherd School of Music Concerto Competition in 2015.

In addition to his solo and orchestral playing, Mr. Turman is a dedicated chamber musician. He is a founding member of the award-winning Noctua Wind Quintet, the Olympic Winds and the Southern Bells Horn Quartet. As a member of The Seattle Symphony Horns, he has performed and produced a substantial catalog of chamber music arrangements, recordings and videos along with his fantastic colleagues in the section.

Mr. Turman received his Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance from Rice University in 2015, where he studied with William VerMeulen.

https://music.washington.edu/people/john-turman

About Sunny Xuecong Xia, guest conductor

Recognized for her innate musicality, compelling presence, and technical precision, conductor Sunny Xuecong Xia’s ability to forge an immediate and captivating connection with orchestras and audiences alike has led to engagements around the country. Sunny currently serves as Assistant Conductor of the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra and Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra while pursuing a doctorate in Orchestral Conducting under Dr. Jeffery Meyer. In the 2020-21 season, she appeared as guest conductor with the MusicaNova Orchestra and was invited to serve as Assistant Conductor at the National Music Festival and Pierre Monteux Music Festival. In January 2020, she made her successful debut with the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra.

https://www.sunny-xia.com/