Saratoga Orchestra's 15th Anniversary Celebration Concert
$30 ($25 senior/military; students ages 17 & under free)
- Eva Nelson, soprano
- Sarah Pizzichemi, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 ("II. Allegretto")
Ralph Vaughan Williams — The Lark Ascending (Sarah Pizzichemi, violin)
Leonard Bernstein — Selections from West Side Story
Richard Rodgers — The Sound of Music (selections)
John Williams — Star Wars Suite
Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra concludes its 15th Anniversary season with a set of concerts on May 20, 7:00pm at South Whidbey High School and May 21, 2:00pm at Oak Harbor High School. Music Director, Anna Edwards, leads the musicians in a program featuring popular selections that have been programmed over the past fifteen seasons.
Music selections from stage and screen will be featured, including John Williams' Suite from Star Wars, Bernstein's West Side Story and even an audience singalong of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music featuring soprano Eva Nelson. Returning as special guest is Sarah Pizzichemi, former concertmaster, performing The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Fanny Mendelssohn's Overture in C and the Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 give nod to the orchestra's successful Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute established in 2017.
Tickets available at Click Music in Oak Harbor, bayleaf in Coupeville, and Moonraker Books & Blue Sound Music in Langley. Online tickets and further information at www.sowhidbey.com or by calling (360) 929-3045.
About Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra formed as an expansion of the Saratoga Chamber Players founded by Whidbey Island's legendary violinist and arts supporter, Michael Nutt. Previously known as Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, the name is derived from the beautiful Saratoga Passage that flanks the east side of Whidbey Island and the stand of trees known as the Saratoga Woods. In 2007, Legh W. Burns, Music Director Emeritus, began a regular concert series performing throughout the island for Whidbey audiences. Dr. Anna Edwards has led the orchestra as Music Director since 2015, and has brought national attention to the ensemble for its innovative programming championing women, BIPOC and underrepresented composers and hosting the highly esteemed Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held each summer.
TEL: (360) 929-3045
http://www.sowhidbey.comAbout Sarah Pizzichemi, violin
Dr. Sarah Pizzichemi (DMA, MM, BM) is a versatile and passionate violinist and educator with a global presence as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. She is a founding member of the Skyros Quartet, established in 2010, and co-creator of the nonprofit Constellation Creatives. The quartet has performed across Asia and North America and is active in teaching in the Pacific Northwest.
Sarah co-directs Chamber Music Guild, a nonprofit with many educational programs, and co-hosts The Counterpoint Club podcast. She is also the co-founder and owner of Evergreen Music Press, which aims to broaden string and chamber music education.
Sarah maintains the award-winning Pizzichemi Violin Studio, where her students regularly achieve significant accolades. She has held key positions with several orchestras, including concertmaster of the Saratoga Orchestra and Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, and co-concertmaster of the Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute.
Sarah earned her Bachelor of Music and Master of Chamber Music from the University of Texas at Austin and her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, focusing on string quartet performance. Her research on violinists Maud Powell and Maddalena Lombardini contributes to feminist musicology and pivotal moments in music history, and her mentors include many of the world's leading violinists and string quartets.
https://www.skyrosquartet.com/about#sarah-pizzichemi