Monterey Symphony Gets Vocal with its March Concerts
Monterey Symphony Celebrates 70th Anniversary Season March Concert and Supper Club Locations Announced Featuring 90 person choral group from Cabrillo College and Metropolitan Opera Singer Jennifer Johnson Cano.
- Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) March 07, 2016 - The Monterey Symphony is excited to announce the 4th concert of its 2015-16 Season, and its 70th Anniversary! Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano, and the Cabrillo College Choir directed by Cheryl Anderson will perform with the Monterey Symphony orchestra at Sherwood Hall in Salinas and Sunset Center in Carmel. Come celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Monterey Symphony, led by Maestro Max Bragado-Darman! (Schedule and details below)
CONCERT IV - Mar 18-20
Concert IV Sponsor PG&E. "Pacific Gas & Electric Company is proud to be a part of the Monterey Symphony's 70th Anniversary Series. We believe that bringing friends and families together through the power of music brightens the communities where our customers and employees live and work." -Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Dante (Two Tone Poems) Enrique Granados
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Johannes Brahms
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Men's Chorus: Cabrillo College Choir
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite Nos. 1 and 2 Maurice Ravel
Cabrillo College Choir
Voices return to the stage with the Monterey Symphony's 70th Anniversary Season Concert 4! Led by Music Director Max Bragado-Darman, Concert 4 will feature works by Brahms, Ravel, and Granados., with guest appearances by Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano, lauded for her radiant, intense, and rich voice; and the Cabrillo College Choir, prepared by its director Cheryl Anderson.
The beautifully warm Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53, by Johannes Brahms, along with Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Suites 1 and 2, and Dante, the two tone poems by Enrique Granados, will complete this monumental program.
Selections from this concert will be performed on Monday March 21 at two free youth concerts at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. To register please contact dross ( @ ) montereysymphony dot org or call Deanna Ross at 831-646-8511 dot
See the facts below regarding the special events in conjunction with this concert: Pre-concert Luncheon with the Guest Artists on Wednesday, March 16, Supper Clubs on March 18-20 and NEW with this concert a Symphony of Flavors pre-show party on Saturday night, March 19 with beer, wine, and small bites.
Guest Artist:
Jennifer Johnson Cano
A naturally gifted singer noted for her profound musicianship, meticulous work ethic and warm personality, Jennifer Johnson Cano is a 2012 Richard Tucker Career Grant and George London Winner who joined The Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera in 2008 and made her Met debut in 2009-2010. As First Prize winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artist International Auditions, she has given stunning recital debuts with her on- and off-stage partner Christopher Cano in New York at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center, in Boston at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center.
Over the last two seasons, Ms. Cano has bowed at The Metropolitan Opera as Mercedes, Emilia, Wellgunde and Waltraute and debuted as Meg Page in Falstaff and Bersi in Andrea Chenier. Other operatic debuts include Marguerite in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust in collaboration with the Tucson Symphony, The Sharp Eared Fox in Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst and Diana in La Calisto with Cincinnati Opera. Summer Festival appearances take place in Bridgehampton and La Jolla with world premiere performances of a chamber music work by Howard Shore and a concert with Duo Assad. Further 2014-2015 season plans include Hansel, Nicklausse and Mercedes with The Metropolitan Opera, Donna Elvira with Boston Lyric Opera, Mahler II with the Utah Symphony, Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony, and a return to the Baltimore Symphony with Marin Alsop for Leonard Bernstein's Jeremiah Symphony, which will also be recorded live for Naxos.
In addition to her continued relationship with The Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Cano has appeared with such esteemed orchestras as the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, San Francisco Symphony and Orchestra of St. Luke's. She toured with Musicians from Marlboro singing Respighi's Il Tramonto and Cuckson's Der gayst funem shture, which was recorded live and released by the Marlboro Recording Society. A live recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde was also released featuring conductor George Manahan, tenor Paul Groves and St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. At the request of Mrs. Carol Armstrong, Jennifer Johnson Cano was particularly honored to have been invited to sing the Anderson/Weill September Song at the private funeral for American icon and astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Ms. Cano is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and earned her bachelor's degree in Music from Webster University and her master's degree from Rice University.
Max Bragado-Darman Biography
Max Bragado-Darman has served as the Music Director and Conductor of the Monterey Symphony since July 2004. Mr. Bragado-Darman was Music Director and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Castile and León in Valladolid, Spain, for nine years. From its formation in 1991, he built it into one of the most prestigious orchestras in Spain. Under his direction, the orchestra performed for enthusiastic audiences in all the major cities of Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Germany. He recorded with this ensemble many unknown works of the Spanish repertoire as well as most of the orchestral works of Turina and Rodrigo on the Naxos label.
In May 1995, Max Bragado-Darman was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Under his direction, the orchestra grew in popularity due to his rapport with audiences, the community in general, and his innovative programming. He has worked with distinguished artists such as Alicia de Larrocha, Teresa Berganza, Horacio Gutièrrez, Elmar Oliveira, Dubravka Tomsic, Andre Watts, Angel Romero, Gary Graffman, and Aaron Rosand among many others.
As a guest conductor, Max Bragado-Darman has performed in the United States with the symphony orchestras of Honolulu, San Diego, Nashville, Delaware, West Virginia, Cedar Rapids, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, Fresno, and Boulder. He has led the National Orchestra, the Radio Television Orchestra and most other orchestras of Spain, as well as orchestras in Portugal, England, Argentina, Germany, and Mexico. In the fall of 2003, he made his debut at the distinguished Wexford Opera Festival with the Granados opera "Maria del Carmen," in a version he researched and edited himself.
His conducting career has been guided by the knowledge he received from teachers and musicians such as Robert Fountain, Robert Baustian, George Szell, Igor Markevich and Franco Ferrara. Most recently, Max Bragado-Darman has appeared on the podiums of orchestras in Monterrey, Mexico and Mexico City. In the spring of 2009, in the heart of Andalucia he took on the challenge of presenting a fusion of flamenco and classical music featuring a pianist, guitarist, dancer, and full symphony orchestra. He has been the conductor for the prestigious "Iturbi Piano Competition" in Valencia, Spain for the last two editions.
Max and Mary Bragado have two children: Julio who was formerly a dancer with The American Ballet Theatre and is now studying acting in New York City, and Ilia who teaches dance in Valladolid, Spain and is married to José Manuel Concejo. They have two grandsons, six year old Max and 4 year old Alejandro. Both grandchildren are enchanted with their "Abuelito" and "Granny."
The Facts:
· Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Sherwood Hall, 940 N Main St, Salinas, CA 93906
· Saturday, March 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at Sunset Center, San Carlos Street at 9th Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
· Pre-Concert Lecture Series: All concerts will feature a free pre-concert lecture at the concert hall one hour prior to the performance. These lectures, provided by musicologist Dr. Todd Samra, offer intriguing facts and historical context about the composers and the pieces to be performed, which greatly enhance the concert-going experience. To learn more about Dr. Samra, visit: http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=3832
· Friday/ Sherwood Hall/ $20/ General Admission
o Discounts: $10 Students and Military (Must present ID and can only be purchased the day of the concert at the box office)
· Saturday and Sunday/ $79/ $59/ $39/ $29/ Assigned Seating
o Discounts: $20 Students, Military, and Carmel Foundation (Must present ID and can only be purchased the day of the concert at the box office)
· Box Office opens 1.5 hours before the start of each concert
· To purchase tickets, call 831-646-8511 or visit
· http://www.montereysymphony.org for season details.
· Contact the Monterey Symphony Box Office at 831-646-8511 or email ticketing ( @ ) montereysymphony dot org to purchase tickets or for more information regarding discounted group rates dot
Pre-Concert Luncheon Details
For reservations visit www.montereysymphony.org/specialevents or call the box office at 831-646-8511
$45 / person
11:30 a.m. No-Host Cocktails
12:15 p.m. Luncheon
1:15 p.m. Presentation by our Guest Artist
Wednesday March 16, 2016
Monterey Hyatt
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Supper Club Details
· Join Symphony friends and enjoy the best of harmony for your ears, and flavor for your palate with the Symphony Supper Club in conjunction with our March concert! These events include a delicious three-course dinner complete with hand-selected wines.
· Friday at 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
· $70/person
· For reservations visit www.montereysymphony.org/specialevents or call the box office at 831-646-8511
Friday March 18, 2016
Gino's
Saturday March 19, 2016
La Dolce Vita
Sunday March 20, 2016
Anton & Michel
Symphony of Flavors Event Details ***NEW EVENT***
A pre-show party pairing local musicians with featured local wine, beer, and tasty bites
For reservations visit www.montereysymphony.org or call the box office at 831-646-8511
$29 / person - includes Tier 2 ticket to concert and entrance to pre-show party
Saturday, March 19 from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
On the upper terrace at the Sunset Center
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