The Cleveland Orchestra and Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music have announced further details of a special residency partnership for the 2018-19 season and academic year.
This collaborative partnership will provide educational opportunities for BW music and arts administration students led by Cleveland Orchestra musicians, conductors and administrative staff. Ticket information for events and concerts, many of which are free and open to both students and the public, are listed on bw.edu/tco.
Leading
up
to
the
residency,
on
August
29,
"Faculty
and
Friends:
Chamber
Music
Recital"
takes
place
at
BW
featuring
BW
Conservatory
faculty
members
and
members
of
The
Cleveland
Orchestra
including
assistant
principal
clarinetist
Dan
McKelway,
violist
Lembi
Veskimets,
violinist
Sae
Shiragami
and
first
assistant
principal
cellist
Richard
Weiss.
On September 7, Cleveland Orchestra trumpeter Jack Sutte will perform in a recital with music to include two premieres by Sutte and music by Jeffrey Rathbun.
The special residency partnership officially kicks off on October 2 with BW's annual Arts Innovation Summit, presented by BW's Center for Innovation & Growth (CIG), Arts Management and Entrepreneurship program and Conservatory of Music. Titled "Facing the Music: Challenges of Today's Orchestras," the summit will feature a wide-ranging discussion about the future of orchestras, challenges facing the industry and how orchestras, including The Cleveland Orchestra, are responding.
The summit is free and open to the public. Entrance tickets are required and available at bw.edu/tickets. Details of industry experts participating in the summit will be announced at a later date.
A Student Composition Workshop and New Music Reading will be held on October 10, led by a string quartet of Cleveland Orchestra musicians including violinists Wei-Fang Gu and Yun-Ting Lee as well as violist Lisa Boyko and cellist Bryan Dumm. This event will be open to students and the public.
A Conservatory Conversation will be held on November 7 and will feature The Cleveland Orchestra's Assistant Conductor, Vinay Parameswaran, and Baldwin Wallace University's Director of Orchestral Studies, Dr. Soo Han. This conversation is free and open to the public.
On
January
16,
2019,
Music
Director
Franz
Welser-Möst
and
The
Cleveland
Orchestra
will
perform
at
Baldwin
Wallace
University's
Gamble
Auditorium
in
the
Kulas
Musical
Arts
Building.
The
concert
will
feature
Mozart's
"Second
London"
and
Strauss'
"Symphony
for
Winds."
Tickets
will
be
available
to
the
general
public
at
bw.edu/tickets
beginning
October
3
at
9
a.m.
On January 17, 2019, an all-school Convocation Conversation, titled "Making the Magic Happen: Behind the Scenes with The Cleveland Orchestra," will feature members of The Cleveland Orchestra's artistic and operations staff. This conversation is free and open to the public. Details of Cleveland Orchestra administrative staff participating in the conversation will be announced at a later date.
A series of Master Classes led by members of The Cleveland Orchestra, will take place throughout the residency and will include:
Baldwin Wallace University students are also encouraged to take advantage of the Orchestra's programs for students:
The
Cleveland
Orchestra's
Student
Advantage
Program
makes
$15
tickets
available
to
full-time
high
school,
college
and
graduate/post-graduate
students
during
the
Severance
Hall
season
and
allows
members
to
bring
a
guest
for
an
additional
$15.
Membership
is
free.
Student Advantage Program members also receive discounted tickets, exclusive invitations to master classes, post-concert receptions with musicians and behind-the-scenes open rehearsals. The Student Advantage Program is funded by the Center for Future Audiences through the Alexander and Sarah Cutler Fund for Student Audiences. For more information, visit clevelandorchestra.com/Tickets/students/ and follow on Facebook.
The Cleveland Orchestra's Frequent Fan Card is priced at $50 and available at the Severance Hall Ticket Office at 216-231-1111. The Frequent Fan Card admits one student to unlimited performances, based on availability, of Cleveland Orchestra subscription concerts in the 2018-19 season and allows cardholders to bring a guest for an additional $15. Other benefits include exclusive invitations to master classes, post-concert receptions with musicians and behind-the-scenes open rehearsals.The Frequent Fan Card essentially pays for itself in four visits throughout the season.
