Goshen College Orchestra joins with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman for April 1 spring concert

Concert: Goshen College Orchestra Spring Concert, with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Date and time: Saturday, April 1, 2006, at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Cost: $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, available at the door. GC students free with ID.

GOSHEN, Ind. – The Goshen College Orchestra, directed by Associate Professor of Music John Graulty, will perform Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5,” the overture to Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” and will feature guest clarinetist Richard Stoltzman in a performance of Rossini’s “Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra,” during the April 1 spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall.

Two-time Grammy award winner Stoltzman has gained an international reputation as one of the most well-known and sought-after concert artists. He was the first clarinetist to give a recital in the history of Carnegie Hall as well as the Hollywood Bowl.

Stoltzman has released more than 50 albums, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with talented individuals and ensembles. Each summer, he offers a series of master classes for clarinetists from around the world that encourages artistic relationships and concentrated studies. The “New York Times” calls Stoltzman “one of the premiere clarinetists and a musician with an exceptionally personal approach to every piece he plays.”

Stoltzman earned his undergraduate degree at the Ohio State University with a double major in music and mathematics; he earned his master’s degree at Yale University and later studied with Kalmen Opperman, a master clarinetist, teacher, arranger and composer at Columbia University for his doctorate.

Graulty is chairman of the music department at Goshen College where he serves as music director of the Goshen College Orchestra and Honors Wind Symphony, and professor of clarinet and conducting. He has conducted professional ensembles at venues throughout Europe including performances in the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Royal Albert Hall in London, the Red Army Theater in Moscow and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt. In September 2005, he began his second season as music director of the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra. He holds degrees from the Peabody and New England Conservatories, and a doctoral degree in higher education from Columbia University.

Tickets are available at the door and cost $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and students. Goshen College students are admitted free of charge with their student IDs. For more information, call the Music Center office at (574) 535-7361.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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