Big Finish
The Butler County Symphony Orchestra will “Celebrate Butler County” as the final concert of the 2014-15 season.
The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. April 11 in the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium.
The concert will include many features such as guest pianist Nanette Kaplan Solomon, Young Artist Competition winner Sarah Hetrick, the Butler County Young Musicians of Note, and the premier performance of Vincent Sanzotti's latest symphony.
Additionally, the 2015-16 season lineup will be announced.
The concert theme will be depicted in a photographic tour with the orchestral accompaniment of selections from Adams, Beethoven, Copland, Dvorak and Ravel, among others.
As part of the evening, the symphony will recognize Young Musicians of Note, Butler area elementary and secondary school students demonstrating musical aptitude who have been nominated by their teachers.
Solomon, a pianist and professor emeritus of Slippery Rock University, performs frequently as soloist and chamber musician.She has presented lecture-recitals and performed extensively in the United States and abroad.Her awards include winning the Pittsburgh Concert Society auditions, winner of the French Embassy award from the French Piano Institute, a fellowship to the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, semi-finalist in the University of Maryland International competition, and finalist in “Search for a Star” sponsored by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Marvin Hamlisch.She is a founding member of the Slippery Rock Piano Trio, as well as the Kaplan Duo, with her sister Iris Kaplan.
Also performing at the “Celebrate Butler County” concert will be Hetrick, winner of the symphony's annual Young Artist Competition held in January.The competition, in its 36th year, alternates between high school and college-aged students. This year's competition was at the college level and included five instrumentalists from area colleges and universities.Hetrick, a native of Western Pennsylvania, is a junior at Indiana (Pa.) University studying music education.She performs with several IUP ensembles, including the IUP Wind Ensemble as the principal saxophonist, and the EHOS Saxophone Quartet.Recently she performed at the International Saxophone Symposium and competed at the regional level of the MTNA Chamber Music competition with the EHOS Saxophone Quartet.She plans to pursue a master's degree in saxophone performance and eventually teach at the collegiate level.Hetrick will perform “Tableaux de Provence” by Paule Maurice.
Before the concert, Butler symphony music director and conductor Matthew Kraemer will present a lecture at 6:30 p.m.The lecture will include snippets of the music to be performed during the concert.Tickets for the concert are available at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St.; by calling 724-283-1402; at showclix.com; or at the door. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $5 for students, plus handling fees. Butler County Ford is partnering for this concert.
