With no conductor, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to inspire listeners at Oct. 19 Performing Arts Series concert
Performing Arts Series concert: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, ft. pianist Jonathan Biss
Date and time: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 at 4 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: $50/$45/$30
For tickets or information: Visit www.goshen.edu/tickets, call (574) 535-7566 or email welcomecenter@goshen.edu
Website: www.orpheusnyc.com
The music of the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will fill Goshen College’s Sauder Concert Hall on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. as part of the college’s Performing Arts Series. Acclaimed pianist Jonathan Biss will be the featured soloist for this event.
Internationally renowned for its fine artistry and distinctive approach to music making, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is known for its unsurpassed energy and connection to listeners. Orpheus, founded in 1917, strives to combine the intimate feel of a chamber ensemble with the rich sonority of a full orchestra.
A 2014 New York Times review applauded Orpheus for its “spirited, energetic performance” and “ability to render complex scores with taut precision.” By performing without a conductor, Orpheus is reinventing the way the world thinks about collaboration and democratic performance.
The concert will feature pianist Jonathan Biss—“one of the most thoughtful and technically accomplished pianists of the younger generation,” according to BBC Music Magazine—with a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor. Biss grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, and has gone on to appear with leading orchestras in the United States and Europe, such as the New York, Los Angeles and London philharmonics. He is a celebrated interpreter of Beethoven’s music.
Tickets are now on sale for $50, $45 and $30. Tickets are available online at www.goshen.edu/tickets or through the Goshen College Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566, or emailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu. Purchase soon, as only a few tickets remain for this performance.
Seating for those with disabilities is available. Tickets are nonrefundable.
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series debuted on Sept. 21, 1997. Since then, the college has hosted more than 100 concerts by some of the world’s greatest performers as part of the program.