Photo by Steven Goldblatt Photography

The 2018- 2019 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.

Mark your calendar now!

FEATURING SOLOISTS FROM
​THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

RACHEL KU, VIOLA 
Violist Rachel Ku joined the viola section of 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, and made her solo debut in Taipei in 1995. She has since made solo appearances with the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, Rice University Chamber Orchestra, and the Curtis Chamber Ensemble. In January, 2005 Ms. Ku performed Hindemith’s “Der Schwanendreher” as soloist with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra as part of the orchestra’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 prize and fifth prize 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, International Music Festival in Saluzzo, Italy, and 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 Orchestra for the 2002-2003 season. In addition to teaching private lessons, she is also an adjunct faculty member at Cairn University and Temple University.
 
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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
​
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

Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
Offenbach

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

​Pavane for Orchestra and Choir                                          Fauré
                                 with Coro da capo

Coronation March from Le Prophete                         Meyerbeer

Serenade for Strings                                                             Elgar

L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2                                                       Bizet

CORO DA CAPO