Photo by Steven Goldblatt Photography
Announcing Orchestra Concordia's
2020 - 2021
Gala Fifth Anniversary Concert Season
featuring soloists from The Philadelphia Orchestra & The Academy of Vocal Arts
All Concerts held at Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 at 8 p.m.
NO TICKETS REQUIRED. FREE PARKING! WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY.
Within walking distance of public transportation.
Due to the current situation with COVID-19, dates are subject to change.
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Gary White, Music Director and Conductor
with David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, soloist
Schubert - “Unfinished” Symphony
Debussy - La Petite Suite
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto David Kim, violin
David Kim
Violinist David Kim was named concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Born in Carbondale, IL, in 1963, he started playing the violin at the age of three, began studies with the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the age of eight, and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School.
He is the founder and artistic director of the annual David Kim Orchestral Institute of Cairn University in Philadelphia, where he is also a professor of violin studies. Additionally, he serves as distinguished artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, GA. Mr. Kim appears as soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra each season as well as with numerous orchestras around the world.
Photo by Jessica Griffin
Violinist David Kim was named concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Born in Carbondale, IL, in 1963, he started playing the violin at the age of three, began studies with the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the age of eight, and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School.
He is the founder and artistic director of the annual David Kim Orchestral Institute of Cairn University in Philadelphia, where he is also a professor of violin studies. Additionally, he serves as distinguished artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, GA. Mr. Kim appears as soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra each season as well as with numerous orchestras around the world.
Photo by Jessica Griffin
APRIL 30, 2021
Gary White, Music Director and Conductor
with Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal Cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra, soloist
Timothy Renner, baritone soloist from The Academy of Vocal Arts
with Coro da capo, Marsha Core, choir director
Strauss - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto Yumi Kendall, cello
Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs for Baritone soloist, Chorus, and Orchestra Timothy Renner, baritone
Gary White, Music Director and Conductor
with Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal Cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra, soloist
Timothy Renner, baritone soloist from The Academy of Vocal Arts
with Coro da capo, Marsha Core, choir director
Strauss - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto Yumi Kendall, cello
Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs for Baritone soloist, Chorus, and Orchestra Timothy Renner, baritone
Yumi Kendall
Yumi Kendall joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in September 2004 as assistant principal cello, immediately following graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with David Soyer and Peter Wiley. She began studying cello at the age of five following the Suzuki approach. At age 16, while studying with David Hardy, she made her solo debut at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Kendall was the 2013 recipient of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s C. Hartman Kuhn Award, which is given annually to “the member of The Philadelphia Orchestra who has shown ability and enterprise of such character as to enhance the standards and the reputation of The Philadelphia Orchestra.” A proud Suzuki alumnus, she founded the Suzuki Alumni Project in 2016.
Photo by Jessica Griffin
Yumi Kendall joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in September 2004 as assistant principal cello, immediately following graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with David Soyer and Peter Wiley. She began studying cello at the age of five following the Suzuki approach. At age 16, while studying with David Hardy, she made her solo debut at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Kendall was the 2013 recipient of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s C. Hartman Kuhn Award, which is given annually to “the member of The Philadelphia Orchestra who has shown ability and enterprise of such character as to enhance the standards and the reputation of The Philadelphia Orchestra.” A proud Suzuki alumnus, she founded the Suzuki Alumni Project in 2016.
Photo by Jessica Griffin
Timothy Renner
Baritone Timothy Renner completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice performance and literature from the University of Illinois, and has recently performed several role and house debuts. In November 2019, he debuted at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Marcello in La Bohème. Concluding his study at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, he played Alphonse XI in Donizetti’s La favorite. Recent successes include his Japanese debut as Escamillo in Carmen at the New National Theatre Tokyo and Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with Opera Tampa. As a resident artist at AVA over the last few years, Timothy has performed the title roles in Rigoletto and Rubinstein’s The Demon, as well as Conte di Luna in Il trovatore, Germont in La traviata, Alberich in Das Rheingold, and the Music Master in Ariadne auf Naxos, in addition to a variety of song literature. Timothy has earned awards from several competitions, such as the Mario Lanza Scholarship Competition, the S. Livingston Mather Scholarship Competition, the Orpheus International Vocal Competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Central Region Finalist), the McCammon Voice Competition.
Baritone Timothy Renner completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice performance and literature from the University of Illinois, and has recently performed several role and house debuts. In November 2019, he debuted at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Marcello in La Bohème. Concluding his study at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, he played Alphonse XI in Donizetti’s La favorite. Recent successes include his Japanese debut as Escamillo in Carmen at the New National Theatre Tokyo and Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with Opera Tampa. As a resident artist at AVA over the last few years, Timothy has performed the title roles in Rigoletto and Rubinstein’s The Demon, as well as Conte di Luna in Il trovatore, Germont in La traviata, Alberich in Das Rheingold, and the Music Master in Ariadne auf Naxos, in addition to a variety of song literature. Timothy has earned awards from several competitions, such as the Mario Lanza Scholarship Competition, the S. Livingston Mather Scholarship Competition, the Orpheus International Vocal Competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Central Region Finalist), the McCammon Voice Competition.
Coro da capo
Coro da capo is a volunteer choir of exceptional caliber that emphasizes a cappella repertoire and enables Philadelphia area musicians and audiences to benefit from a distinctive choral experience. Coro da capo is dedicated to providing outstanding free public concerts.
Visit their website: corodacaposings.com
Coro da capo is a volunteer choir of exceptional caliber that emphasizes a cappella repertoire and enables Philadelphia area musicians and audiences to benefit from a distinctive choral experience. Coro da capo is dedicated to providing outstanding free public concerts.
Visit their website: corodacaposings.com
