Laredo Phil Launches 35th Season with TAMIU Concert Sunday

Sunday’s opening of the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra’s 35th Annual Concert Season begins with the Beethoven Triple at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall at Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Center for the Fine and Performing Arts.

The concert will host the world premiere of Trilogy for Organ and Orchestra, composed by Laredo Phil composer-in-residence and TAMIU faculty member Dr. Colin Campbell. As a very proficient organist, Dr. Campbell was commissioned to write a three-part work in a “modern” take on Baroque style.

Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony follows. This, his first symphony, was written to emulate the style of the classical composer Joseph Haydn. It was chosen to give the audience an opportunity to see how “modern” twists on old styles were accomplished approximately a century apart.

The final work of Sunday’s program is Beethoven’s Concerto for Piano Trio and Orchestra in C Major.  Joining the Laredo Phil are soloists Stephanie Sant’ Ambrogio (violin), James Winn (piano), and Dmitri Atapine (cello).

Sant’Ambrogio has been described as a violinist  “who most often takes your breath away” by Gramophone Magazine and been praised as an “expressive and passionate chamber musician” by the San Antonio Express-News.

Winn made his professional debut with the Denver Symphony at the young age of 13 and has performed widely in North America, Europe, and Asia since. He is a well-known specialist in new music and involved in numerous world premieres.

Atapine has been described as a cellist with “brilliant technical chops” (Gramophone). He has performed at the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Chicago Cultural Center, and Spain’s National Auditorium.

“These three soloists will travel from Reno, NV, to partner with the Laredo Phil to create a memorable concert filled with styles from the past with a new and modern take on the old,” music director and conductor Brendan Townsend noted.

For more information on any of the concerts listed above, please contact the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra at 956.326-3042 or visit www.laredophil.com. Tickets are on sale via web or phone reservations, and will also be on sale at the door.

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