KIIRSI MAUNULA JOHNSON, DM
2024 Christmas Candlelight Concerts
featuring: Metropolitan Chorus, Performance Choir, Orchestra, Organ, Soloists
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Dan Forrest
Benedictus
from the Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
karl jenkinS
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
Mozart Coronation Mass
Missa in C, KV 317
2024 Christmas Candlelight Concerts
featuring: Metropolitan Chorus, Performance Choir, Orchestra, Organ, Soloists
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Dan Forrest
Benedictus
from the Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
karl jenkinS
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
Mozart Coronation Mass
Missa in C, KV 317
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 7:30PM | Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin
We are delighted to welcome British violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason to Canton for his Umstattd Hall debut to kick off our 2024-2025 season. A semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent and a veteran of performances at the BBC Proms and the Royal Albert Hall, Kanneh-Mason introduces to Canton, for the very first time, the violin concerto of his fellow countryman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
• Violin Concerto in G minor – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Symphony No. 1 in Ab major – Edward Elgar
Saturday, July 6th @ 8:00-9:00pm
Stewart Shell
Live Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. Raphael Jiménez, conductor
Sunday, June 30th @ 8:00-9:00pm
Stewart Shelll
Live Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. Trae Blanco, conductor
Saturday, June 29th @ 7:15-8:15pm
Stewart Shell
Presented by Blue Lake Winds, Strings, and Percussion Faculty
Scott Speck, conductor
Aldo López-Gavilán, pianist
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
(1918-1990)
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2*
b. 1950
INTERMISSION
Guido López-Gavilán – Guaguancó*
b. 1944
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
(1898-1937) Aldo López-Gavilán
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The Canton Symphony is humbled and honored to welcome revered, world-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson to Umstattd Hall. Ohlsson will perform Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, a true tour de force for the soloist and attempted by only the most virtuosic of performers. The music of 19th century French, female composer Louise Farrenc makes its first appearance in Canton with her Overture No. 2. The concert is rounded out by the Fourth Symphony of Robert Schumann, which was composed towards the end of his life as his mental fortitude declined, giving a window into a genius’ suffering soul.
This concert will likely sell out. Reserve your seats as soon as possible.
OVERTURE NO. 2………………………………….Louise Farrenc
SYMPHONY NO. 4…………………………..Robert Schumann
Intermission
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3……….Sergei Rachmaninoff
UA trumpet faculty Dr. James Johnson presents a recital on Sunday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Guzzetta Recital Hall
Featuring Gina Gillie’s Brass Trio: Scenes from the Bayou with Dr. Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn & Dr. Lauren Rudzinskas, trombone
The University of Akron Horns presents UA Horn Day, featuring guest artist Scott Leger on Saturday, January 6th!
Bring your horn & join us on stage with Scott Leger and the UA Horns!
Learn Tips & Tricks in a Community Masterclass
Horn Ensemble Masterclass with Dr. Maunula Johnson
Meet & Greet with Scott Leger
Open to Horn Players of all levels!
The Canton Symphony’s 2023-24 season opens with Ode to Freedom. Based on America the Beautiful, Joan Tower’s Made in America evokes a familiar melody in a modern setting. Following, we will feature 14-year-old Cooper Violin Competition winner, Seohyun Kim, who will perform the world premiere of Jeff Scott’s (previously of the Imani Winds), Song of the Uirapuru, and Ravel’s Tzigane. Finally, we will conclude with the epic Fifth Symphony of Shostakovich, which was inspired in response to the oppressive Soviet propaganda machine.
MADE IN AMERICA………………………………………………………………Joan Tower
SONG OF THE UIRAPURU “MUSICIAN WREN”……………….Jeff Scott
TZIGANE……………………………………………………………………………..Maurice Ravel
Intermission
SYMPHONY NO. 5………………………………………………….Dmitri Shostakovich
PROGRAM
RIENZI OVERTURE…………………………………………………………..Richard Wagner
Stefan Sanders, conducting
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1, MVMT 2…………………………..Johannes Brahms
Norman Krieger, piano
JoAnn Falletta, conducting
DANCING WHEELS: Symphony No. 5, Mvmt 4………………Gustav Mahler
Video of 2015 performance and speech from Mary Fletcher, President/Founding Artistic Director of The Dancing Wheels.
VERGNÜGUNGSZUG, OP.281……………………………………..Johann Strauss Jr.
John Vincent Russo, conducting
THEME TO ‘SCHINDLER’S LIST‘………………………………………John Williams
Nathan Olson, violin
Stefan Sanders, conducting
SYMPHONY NO. 4, MVMT 4……………………………………………..Gustav Mahler
Jacqueline Culpepper, soprano
JoAnn Falletta, conducting
RONDO IN A MAJOR…………………………………….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Peter Stafford Wilson, conducting
SYMPHONY NO. 5, MVMT 2…………………………….Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wesley Schulz, conducting
SYMPHONY NO. 7, MVMT 4………………………………..Ludwig van Beethoven
Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, conducting
THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU……………………………..Arr. Peter Lutkin
Douglas Beery, conducting
NIMROD FROM ENIGMA VARIATIONS……………………………………………………………………………..Edward Elgar
Wesley Schulz, conducting
Stewart Shell
Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. Alexander Jiménez, conductor
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 1
Arturo Marquez, Danzon #2
Rose Theater
Blue Lake Faculty Brass
Blue Lake Festival Band conducted by Rebecca Philips
Stewart Shell
Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan.
Stewart Shell
Presented by Blue Lake Winds, Strings, and Percussion Faculty
Featuring the Session 1 Blue Lake Faculty Wind Quintet- performing Nielsen Wind Quintet
The International Trumpet Guild (ITG) is pleased to announce the composers and performers selected to present new works at 2023 ITG Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota which will be held May 30 – June 3, 2023. This year, the ITG New Works Committee received a record 156 submissions from around the world. From this extensive list, the committee selected 15 new works for performance at this year's conference. Our committee thanks all of the composers and performers for their submissions and for their efforts at expanding our instrument’s repertoire.
Fantango
Composer: Kevin McKee
Performers: Jim Johnson, trumpet and Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn and Amanda Arrington, piano
Join UA Horn Faculty Dr. Maunula Johnson in recital with horn players Olivia Esther, Tiffany Damicone, Lisa Fink and Dr. Mayumi Kikuchi, piano.
Featuring a program of all Canadian Horn Music including horn solos by Andre Gagnon, Elizabeth Raum, and quartets and duets by Robert Jager, and arrangements by Gary Pattison.
Olivia Esther is a sought after performer, recording artist, and educator in Canada. Olivia has performed with many of Canada's finest arts organisations and orchestras including Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Esprit Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Festival of the Sound, and the Toronto Jazz Festival. She has also performed with award-winning artists such as Adele, to legendary performers like Barbra Streisand, and Herbie Hancock. She is currently a faculty member at The Royal Conservatory of Music and Interprovincial Music Camp.
Email: kmaunulajohnson@uakron.edu for more information or to sign up to play
**Calling all Horn players! Bring your horns and join in the fun!
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Join The University of Akron Trumpet and Horn Studios for an interactive experience on campus, including a clinic session with UA Trumpet Professor - Dr. Jim Johnson, and UA Horn Professor - Dr. Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, culminating with an opportunity to perform with the UA Wind Symphony.
Guzzetta Hall at The University of Akron (map)
157 East Center St. Akron, OH 44325
Schedule of events:
3:45 - 4 p.m. - Registration / Check-in (Guzzetta Hall Atrium)
4 - 5:30 p.m. - Clinic Sessions (Trumpet / Horn)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Dinner
6:30 - 7 p.m. - Soundcheck w/UA Wind Symphony
7:30 p.m. - Wind Symphony Concert
Featuring Dr. Maunula Johnson, horn
Featuring Dr. Johnson, trumpet
Your Youngstown Symphony Orchestra returns to the Concert Hall at Stambaugh Auditorium on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30pm for an evening of classical works by Tchaikovsky and Mozart. Principal Guest Conductor, Miriam Burns, will lead the concert featuring soloist YSO Principal Clarinet, Nicholas Thompson (Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622).
Faculty Recital, Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, Horn
with Jim Johnson, Trumpet and Daniel Overly, Piano
April 9th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location:
Gault Recital Hall
Faculty Recital, Jim Johnson, Trumpet with Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, Horn and Randall Frye, Piano
March 5th, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location:
First Congregational Church of Akron, 292 E Market St, Akron, OH
Join us on Saturday, October 9th for a Brass Day featuring the UA Brass Faculty and guest hornist, Nick Hartman of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra!
12:30-4 pm
Guzzetta Recital Hall
Visit Uakron.edu/music/Brass for more information
New Works Recital
Fantango - Kevin McKee
*Rescheduled for 2023 workshop due to Coronavirus
CANCELLED
Join us for one or more COMMUNITY HORN CLUB rehearsal, and perform on stage in our UA Horn Choir / Community Horn Club Concert on April 15th, at 7:30pm in Guzzetta Recital Hall.
