THE 2017 - 2018 SEASON

All Concerts held at Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 
​NO TICKETS REQUIRED.  FREE PARKING! WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY.
Within walking distance of public transportation.

Photo by Steven Goldblatt Photography

FRIDAY MAY 18, 2018 8:00 PM

• The Abduction from the Seraglio Overture,    W.A. Mozart
• Concerto No. 5 in A Major for Violin and Orchestra (Turkish), K.219,W.A. Mozart
  • Richard Amoroso, violin
• Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica), Ludwig van Beethoven

Photo by Sue Burrough

Richard Amoroso, Violin

Violinist Richard Amoroso joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1998 after serving as a member of Concerto Soloists (now the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia), Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, and as a substitute violinist with the Orchestra. He also performed with various local music groups, including Pro Musica, the Mendelssohn Club, the Philadelphia Singers, the Academy of Vocal Arts, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia (now Opera Philadelphia). Mr. Amoroso has performed as soloist with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, the North Penn Symphony, and in a trio recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. He returned to Carnegie in 2004 to perform a solo recital. He has also performed Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto with the Helena (MT) Symphony and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.
 
Mr. Amoroso’s relationship with The Philadelphia Orchestra began in 1984 at the age of 14 when he won the Orchestra’s Student Competition (now the Albert M. Greenfield Competition) and subsequently performed as a soloist with the Orchestra. A native Philadelphian, he attended Settlement Music School on scholarship and also studied with Philadelphia Orchestra retired Concertmaster Norman Carol, as well as with former Orchestra Co-Concertmaster William dePasquale, Rafael Druian, and former Orchestra Associate Concertmaster David Arben.
 
Mr. Amoroso holds a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College, from which he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. His instrument is a Nicolò Gagliano from 1765. He is an avid golfer and sports fan. For more information please visit www.westchesterviolin.com.
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Announcing the 2018- 2019 Season!

Mark your calendar now!

FEATURING SOLOISTS FROM
​THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

RACHEL KU, VIOLA 
Violist Rachel Ku joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as the youngest member of the Orchestra in September 2004, at the age of 19. She has been studying viola since age eight and piano since age five. She made her solo debut in Taipei in 1995 and has since made solo appearances with the Mansfield Symphony in Ohio, the Rice University Chamber Orchestra, and the Curtis Chamber Ensemble. In January 2005 she performed as soloist in Hindemith’s Der Schwanendreher with the Delaware Symphony as part of that ensemble’s subscription concert series.   
 
Ms. Ku has received several awards and honors, including first prize in the 2004 Delaware Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition and second prize in the 2002 Riverside Symphonia Caprio Young Artists Competition. She was rewarded first prize at the 1997 Taiwan National Viola Competition, as well as second and fifth prizes in the 1996 Taiwan National Viola and Piano competitions, respectively. During the summers she has participated in numerous music festivals, such as Marlboro, Sarasota, Kneisel Hall, Taos, Angel Fire, the International Music Festival in Saluzzo, Italy, and the Encore School for Strings. She has collaborated as chamber musician with such artists as Kim Kashkashian, Steven Isserlis, Julian Rachlin, Chantal Juillet, David Kim, Arnold Steinhardt, and Marcy Rosen.
 
Ms. Ku graduated with a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory studying with Kim Kashkashian and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music as a student of Joseph dePasquale. She was principal viola of the Curtis Symphony for the 2002-03 season. In addition to teaching private lessons she is also an adjunct faculty member at the Boyer College of Music at Temple University and a faculty member at the Csehy Summer School of Music and the International Strings Music Festival.
 
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JEFFREY LANG, FRENCH HORN
Jeffrey Lang is the associate principal horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra and is currently on the faculties of Bard College, Temple University, and the Curtis Institute of Music. Formerly principal horn of the Israel Philharmonic and the American Symphony Orchestra, he has also performed as guest principal horn of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the New York City Opera Orchestra, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. 
 
Mr. Lang studied at the Juilliard School and Temple University, and has given master classes in Israel, Finland, Korea, China, and the United States. He is a frequent soloist and has appeared with such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Myung-Whun Chung, Kurt Masur , Leon Botstein, and Rossen Milanov. Chamber music performances at home and abroad have included concerts with Bella Davidovich, Diane Walsh, Simone Dinnerstein, the Israel Piano Trio, the Wister Quartet, Melvin Chen, the Canadian Brass, and members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He has participated in the Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Bard Summerscape, OK Mozart, and the Spoleto Festival. 
 
Mr. Lang records for several TV, film, and commercial artists in the metropolitan area and was principal horn of Disney’s long-running Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast.He is an active member of the Recording Academy, the International Horn Society, and the American Federation of Musicians. He has recently released a solo horn album, One World Horn,a charitable project presenting unaccompanied horn works from around the world. A live recording of Richard Wilson’s Triple Concerto for Horn, Marimba, and Bass Clarinet is also available on iTunes with the American Symphony Orchestra. 
 
Mr. Lang lives in New Jersey with his wife, Finnish cellist Elina Snellman-Lang, and their two sons, Johannes and Markus.

Photo by Jessica Griffin

Friday, October 19, 2018 8 PM
at Radnor Middle School
150 Louella Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
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Admission free.  Free parking. Wheelchair accessible.
​Within walking distance of public transportation.


RACHEL KU, VIOLA SOLOIST

Hymn and Triumphal March from Aida                         Verdi

Romanze in F Major                                                        Bruch

Sonata per la Grand Viola                                          Paganini

Scherzo alla Marcia from
         Symphony No. 8 in D minor              Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 104 in D Major "London"                     Haydn

Photo by Jessica Griffin

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Friday, May 10, 2019 8 PM
at Radnor Middle School
150 Louella Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
​
Admission free.  Free parking. Wheelchair accessible.
​Within walking distance of public transportation.

JEFFREY LANG, FRENCH HORN SOLOIST
CORO DA CAPO, Marsha Core, Director

Coronation March from Le Prophete                         Meyerbeer

Morceau de concert, Op. 94                                     Saint-Saëns
                                 Jeffrey Lang, French Horn

Pavane for Orchestra and Choir                                    Fauré
                                 with Coro da capo

Funeral March of the Marionette                                     Gounod

Serenade for Strings                                                             Elgar

L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2                                                       Bizet

CORO DA CAPO