CCM's Britten Centenary Celebration Culminates with Birthday Concert on Nov. 22
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer, conductor and pianist Benjamin Britten with a celebratory concert on Friday, Nov. 22.
Under the baton of Mark Gibson, Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Studies, the CCM Philharmonia will present Brittens orchestral showpiece
The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra,
narrated by special guest Santa J. Ono, President of the University of Cincinnati.
One of Brittens best-known pieces,
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
, Op. 34 (1946), is a musical composition that was originally commissioned for an educational documentary film called
Instruments of the Orchestra
, directed by Muir Mathieson and featuring the London Symphony. It is one of the three popularly used scores in childrens music education, along with Saint Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
and Prokofievs
Peter and the Wolf
.
Audience members may recognize this showpiece from the 2012 Wes Anderson film
Moonrise Kingdom
. Music drawn from Britten's opera for children,
Noye's Fludde
, and his
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
, played an integral role in the movie's conception and can be heard throughout the film. Watch Anderson discuss Brittens influence by visiting
http://www.britten100.org/whos-celebrating/britten-fans/wes-anderson---film-director
.
The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
is not only one of Brittens most played pieces but in its original, 1940s film version was a highly significant attempt to use the media of the day to introduce children to classical music. View a newly animated version of the showpiece by visiting
http://animatingbritten.wordpress.com/author/animatingbritten
.
The evening will also feature Brittens Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (1939), a highly original piece that foreshadows the composers work on the famed opera
Peter Grimes
(1945).
In addition, the program includes Sir Edward Elgars
Enigma Variations
, the work that brought him to national prominence upon its production by Hans Richter at St. James Hall, London, in June of 1899. Like Britten, Elgar holds a place at the helm of his respective generation of British composers.
About President Santa J. Ono, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Santa J. Ono, PhD, is the 28th President at the University of Cincinnati. After serving on an interim basis for two months, he was appointed to the presidency on Oct. 23, 2012.
President Ono first arrived at UC in 2010, serving two years as the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. As Provost, he led the development of an Academic Master Plan (AMP) aligned to the universitys strategic plan,
UC2019
. The AMP, unveiled in May 2012, outlined an initial investment of about $10 million toward long-term strategic goals set for completion in UCs bicentennial year, 2019.
Dr. Ono is the first Asian American to serve as UC's chief executive and one of only a few Asian Americans to serve as president of a major research institution in the United States.
Dr. Ono also serves as Professor of Pediatrics within UCs College of Medicine and Professor of Biology in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ono's principal research interests focus on transcriptional regulation in the human immune system, mechanisms of mast cell dependent inflammation on the ocular surface and the immune component of age-related macular degeneration.
Learn more about President Ono by visiting
uc.edu/president/biography.html
.
Learn more about CCMs Britten Centenary Celebration by visiting
Performance Time
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22
Location
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to Benjamin Britten at 100 are $12 general, $6 non-UC students, UC students FREE. This concert can be included in a flex-ticket package.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at
ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/flextickets.html
.
Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit
for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit
. Additional parking is available off-campus at the new U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
For directions to CCM Village, visit
.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Community Sponsor: ArtsWave
Benjamin Britten Centenary Celebration Sponsor: Britten-Pears Foundation
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