DeKalb Symphony: Season Opening Concert
$37 ($10 students)
- Christina Smith, flute
- Paul Murphy, viola
- Paul Bhasin, conductor
Ernest Bloch — Suite Modale, B. 95
Ernest Bloch — Concertino for flute, viola (or clarinet), and piano, B. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Join the DeKalb Symphony as we kick off Season 60, featuring works by Rossini, Bloch, and Tchaikovsky! The DSO also welcomes flutist Christina Smith and violist Paul Murphy to the stage for a special performance.
About DeKalb Symphony Orchestra
DeKalb Symphony Orchestra presents concerts of traditional and contemporary symphonic repertoire, seeking both the highest possible level of artistic quality and the advancement of musical awareness and participation among ourmusicians and diverse audiences.
Membership in DeKalb Symphony Orchestra is by audition. Of the more than 80 players in the full orchestra, only a handful are paid a small stipend to act as principal players. The others are volunteer players from the community. A recent study concluded that each player in DSO devotes approximately 200 hours per year to the Orchestra’s rehearsals and performances and that the average member serves for 10 years or more.
https://www.dekalbsymphony.orgAbout Christina Smith, flute
Principal Flute of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Christina Smith is one of the most sought-after flutists in the country as an orchestral player, soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Smith's flute solos can be heard on 37 ASO recordings. She has also appeared with the orchestra numerous times as a concerto soloist.
https://www.aso.org/artists/detail/christina-smithAbout Paul Murphy, viola
Paul Murphy is the Associate Principal Viola with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, having held that position since 1986. Previously he held principal positions with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Kansas City Philharmonic, the Caracas (Venezuela) Philharmonic, and was a regular player with the St. Louis Symphony. He has also performed as Guest Principal for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Murphy is a native of Pensacola, Florida, where he studied with the renowned Anna Tringas. He later graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his principal teachers were David Cerone and Robert Vernon. During college, he also served as an assistant teacher at the prestigious Meadowmount School of Music.
Mr. Murphy is an avid chamber music performer and has played extensively with the Emory Chamber Music Society, the Atlanta Chamber Players, the Georgian Chamber Players, and the Minneapolis Artists’ Ensemble. He has collaborated with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Sadao Harada, Robert McDuffie, Alan Gilbert, and Robert Spano. He can be heard in chamber music performances on the Innova, GM, Arundax, and ACA labels and is a featured performer on the short children’s film, “The Orchestra Gets Dressed”. Mr. Murphy has participated regularly in music festivals such as the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Strings Festival in Steamboat Springs, the Bellingham Festival of Music the Wintergreen Music Festival, the Highlands Music Festival, and the Pensacola Chamber Music Festival.
A dedicated teacher, Murphy has served as an Artist Affiliate at Emory University, a Distinguished Artist at the McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University, as well as Adjunct Professor at Kennesaw State University. He also maintains a private studio. He lives with his wife, Christina Smith, in Vinings.
https://www.aso.org/artists/detail/paul-murphyAbout Paul Bhasin, conductor
Paul Bhasin is an accomplished conductor, composer, arranger, and trumpeter. He is on the faculty of Emory University in Atlanta and serves as the Music Director for the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Chamber Music Festival.
https://music.emory.edu/people/biography/bhasin-paul.html