Atlanta Chamber Players: All-American Opening Concert
$25 ($15 senior; students free)
- Todd Skitch, flute
- Jesse McCandless, clarinet
- Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
- Brad Ritchie, cello
- Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Marco-Adrián Ramos — Entre azul y buenas noches (Southeastern premiere)
Adam Schoenberg — Ahava
Peter Schickele — Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
The Atlanta Chamber Players (ACP) is celebrating its 49th season as a mixed chamber music ensemble of strings, winds, and piano. Embracing the rich tapestry of chamber music, the ensemble’s repertoire is a blend of tradition and innovation. The opening concert features works by American composers, including a work by Adam Schoenberg commissioned and premiered by the ACP in 2014 as well as a brand new work by Marco-Adrián Ramos commissioned as part of the Cross Country Consortium and receiving its Southeastern premiere.
About Jesse McCandless, clarinet
Jesse McCandless was appointed Principal Clarinetist of the Atlanta Symphony in 2023. An ardent orchestral and chamber musician, Mr. McCandless has appeared in performances with the Jacksonville Symphony, New Haven Symphony, and the Florida Orchestra. Mr. McCandless has collaborated with the Amernet String Quartet and Eighth Blackbird, and has attended the Aspen Music Festival, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Norfolk Chamber Music festival, and the Kent-Blossom Chamber Music Festival.
Mr. McCandless received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and his Master's degree from the Yale School of Music.
About Helen Hwaya Kim, violin
Violinist Helen Hwaya Kim joined the music faculty in 2006 at Kennesaw State University with a stellar performance background. She made her orchestral debut with the Calgary Philharmonic at the age of six, and has gone on to become a respected and sought-after artist. She has appeared as a soloist with the Boston Pops at Boston's Symphony Hall, as well as with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras.
Ms. Kim earned her Bachelor and Master's Degree from the Juilliard School, where her teachers included Cho-Liang Lin and Dorothy DeLay. While at Juilliard, she served as Concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra and was the winner of the Juilliard Concerto Competition at both the Pre–College and College levels. She is the recipient of more than one hundred national and international awards. She won the prestigious Artists International Competition in New York and, as a result, gave debut recitals at Carnegie Weill Hall and the Aspen Summer Music Festival.
A native of Canada, Ms. Kim has been engaged by many of Canada's leading orchestras, including the National Arts Center Orchestra, Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, McGill Chamber Orchestra, and the Windsor, Regina, Victoria and Prince George Symphonies. She has also appeared with the DeKalb, New Orleans, Aspen, and Banff Festival Orchestras, and with orchestras in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland.
https://facultyweb.kennesaw.edu/hkim14/index.php