Philharmonia Northwest: Legacy

• John Turman, French horn
• Bobby Collins, conductor

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — Overture in C major (ed. JoAnn Falletta)
Richard Strauss — Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11 (John Turman, French horn)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Philharmonia Northwest's final Music Director Finalist, Bobby Collins, presents a tableau of Germanic compositional style. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Overture in C major, her only work for orchestra alone, is a lively, melodic fanfare firmly rooted in early Romanticism. Seattle Symphony hornist John Turman joins the orchestra as soloist on Richard Strauss's quintessential First Horn Concerto. Johannes Brahms' Second Symphony closes the program with some of the most festive and triumphant music of Philharmonia Northwest's season.

Join us after the concert for a Q&A with Music Director Finalist Bobby Collins!

Note: Our previously scheduled soloist, Andrew Pelletier, has unfortunately withdrawn from this concert due to health reasons; the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra by Samuel Adler will also no longer be performed. We wish Dr. Pelletier all the best, and thank John Turman for graciously agreeing to perform in his place as soloist for this concert.

About Philharmonia Northwest

http://www.philharmonianw.org/

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 Bobby Collins, conductor

Bobby Collins has conducted a variety of ensembles including symphony, chamber, and pit orchestras, as well as contemporary music ensembles ranging from beginning to professional. He currently serves as Music Director for both Seattle Festival Orchestra and The Sound Ensemble, and Assistant Conductor for Lake Union Civic Orchestra. He has conducted, in performance, groups such as Skagit Symphony, Saratoga Orchestra and Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra.

https://bobbycollins.org/