Austin Civic Orchestra:: A "Rhapsody" of American Music
$16.20 ($10.97 educator/college student/military/senior; youth free)
- Joseph Choi, piano
- Zoe Chunghui Kim, soprano
- Jenny Ohrstrom, soprano
- Donghyuk Chung, tenor
- Trevor Shaw, tenor
- Evan K. Brown, tenor
- Jake Skipworth, baritone
- Richard Frazier, conductor
John Williams — The Cowboys Overture
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Leonard Bernstein — "Make Our Garden Grow" from Candide
Join the Austin Civic Orchestra at The Austin Stone Northwest for a Saturday pre-dinner concert of all American music!
The ACO will begin with Hanson's flowing three movement Symphony No. 2 (The Romantic). Conductor, Richard Frazier selected The Cowboys Overture to feature composer John Williams. You do not want to miss Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, where we welcome Austin resident Dr. Joseph Choi as the piano soloist. The concert ends with the moving finale from Bernstein's Candide, "Make our Garden Grow," complete with soloists and a choir.
Come at 5:15pm for a preconcert talk with our always entertaining Associate Conductor, W.P. Sterneman III (Dr. Gus).
About Joseph Choi, piano
Korean-American pianist Joseph Choi is a multi-faceted artist of the 21st Century. He has been praised for his sensitive, sincere, and scintillating performances.
As a performer, Joey has competed on the international stage and has garnered awards such as the Second Prize in the 2014 NTD International Piano Competition, Finalist in the 2016 San Antonio International Piano Competition, where he was awarded the prize for Best Performance of a Baroque Composer, Second Prize in the 2012 Tuesday Musical Club Competition in San Antonio, and winner of the 2012 concerto competition at the University of Texas at Austin. He has performed in venues such as Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the Benedict Music Tent at the Aspen Music Festival. Joey has also performed with groups such as the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, Aeolus Quartet, and Inversion Ensemble.
https://www.josephchoipiano.com/bioAbout Zoe Chunghui Kim, soprano
Soprano Zoe Chunghui Kim has been celebrated as an artist with a colorful voice and ample expressivity, being selected as the First Prize winner of the 2021 Forte International Competition and the 2021 MAP International Music Competition, and the Distinction Award in the 2018 Metropolitan International Vocal Competition.
https://www.zoechunghuikim.com/biographyAbout Jenny Ohrstrom, soprano
Jenny Ohrstrom has been captivating audiences and holding audiences captive since she was first introduced to The Little Mermaid as a kid.
She was an avid French Horn player all through middle school and high school, and went on to march Mellophone with the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps after graduating. A chance run-in at college with a friend from high school led to Jenny auditioning for Mt. San Antonio College’s choir, and she never looked back. Jenny’s involvement with singing started with choir, but it steadily expanded to vocal jazz, a cappella, opera, backup vocals, and video game samplers. Jenny’s college plans switched from French Horn Performance to Voice Performance, and she went on to get her AA (Mt. San Antonio College), BM (Central Washington University), and MM degrees (CSU Northridge) in Voice Performance.
https://jennyohrstrom.com/About Trevor Shaw, tenor
Trevor Shaw is based in Austin, Texas, and the Artistic Director of Inversion Ensemble (since 2017), a new music-focused choral organization. As a composr, he is known for blending jazz and classical music in his compositions and arrangements. These are published by Seeadot Music Publishing (since 2015). His choral and instrumental compositions have been performed on five continents.
https://bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Shaw-Trevor.htmAbout Evan K. Brown, tenor
Hailed for his "unfailingly vigorous" tenor voice, Evan, a native of Texas, has been rapidly gaining prominence in the opera world. Commencing his career in humble roles at Austin Opera, such as Amelia's servant in Un Ballo in Maschera, Ed Mavole in Kevin Puts's The Manchurian Candidate, and the Notary in La Fille du Regiment, Evan has since evolved into tackling more demanding lead roles.
https://evankbrown.com/About Jake Skipworth, baritone
Jake Skipworth is a baritone with a powerful voice and a commanding stage presence. He was an apprentice artist at Sarasota Opera for four seasons, where he sang the Commissionario in La traviata and has covered numerous roles such as Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Moralès in Carmen, Haly in L'Italiana in Algeri, Thierry in Dialogues des Carmélites, and Blind Man in Rootabaga Country. Recently, he covered Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Baron Zeta (The Merry Widow), and the title role in Rigoletto at St. Petersburg Opera, and also sang Monterone in Rigoletto in the same production.
https://www.jakeskipworth.com/