originally published: 01/07/2017
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The Bay Atlantic Symphony will perform two familiar and iconic masterpieces by Copland and Vivaldi at their next subscription series concerts at the historic Landis Theater, 830 Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at 8:00pm, and at Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center, 101 Vera King Farris Dr., Galloway Township, NJ, on Sunday, January 22, at 2:00pm.
Both performances, conducted by Music Director Jed Gaylin, will be preceded one hour prior to starting time with a “Pre-Concert Conversation with the Maestro.” The Symphony’s pre-concert lectures are free and open to the public.
All tickets are just $30 per concert (plus service charges), which is made possible by the generous support of Woodruff Energy and PNC Arts Alive. Group and student rates are also available.
Copland’s Appalachian Spring, his most famous masterwork, was his homage to Appalachia. It was written for Martha Graham and has been a beloved favorite in the concert hall and on the ballet stage. Vivaldi’s
Le Quattro Stagioni (also known as The Four Seasons)—his famous set of four violin concerti that epitomizes the Italian influence in early classical music—will feature the Bay Atlantic Symphony’s co-concertmaster, Jorge Ávila.
These concerts are made possible through funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
For tickets at the Landis Theater, please call 866-811-4111. For tickets at Stockton University, please call 609-652-9000. To purchase tickets online, please visit the Bay Atlantic Symphony’s website at www.bayatlanticsymphony.org.
About Jorge Ávila
Hailed as “a strong violinist by the New York Times, violinist Jorge Ávila has appeared as a soloist, recitalist, concertmaster and chamber musician in Europe, the United States, and Central and South America, including as a soloist and co-concertmaster with the Bay Atlantic Symphony.
He made his Carnegie Hall concerto debut in 2012 with the Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Orchestra and performed Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra the previous year.
In the New York City area, he has also appeared as a soloist with the Colonial Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Orchestra, Hofstra Symphony, New Amsterdam Symphony, City Island Chamber Orchestra, and The Bronx Arts Ensemble.
As a concertmaster, he has appeared, in addition to the Bay Atlantic Symphony, with the Stamford Symphony, Greenwich Symphony, Colonial Symphony Orchestra, Westfield Symphony, Oratorio Society, Musica Sacra, Philharmonia Virtuosi, St. Grace Church Orchestra, Gotham Opera, National Chorale, Verismo Opera, José Limón Dance Company, Sonos Chamber Orchestra, Bachanalia, the New Amsterdam Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, and the Mannes College of Music Orchestra . He is also concertmaster of the Ridgefield Symphony in Connecticut, Long Island Masterworks, Distinguished Concerts International New York, and the Patrick’s Cathedral Orchestra, among other groups in New York City. During the visit to New York of Pope Benedict XVI to New York in 2008, Ávila had the honor of appearing as concertmaster for His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI at a televised Mass held at Yankee Stadium.
Ávila is a founding member of the Chalfonte Quartet and, as a chamber musician, performs with the Bronx Arts Ensemble, Simon String Quartet, Abaca String Band, Willow Ensemble, Prism Ensemble, Musicians’ Accord, and the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble.
He made his solo Weill Recital Hall debut at Carnegie Hall in 2009, in a recital featuring music from his CD of Spanish sonatas for violin and piano on the Centaur label.
Ávila has also performed in several Broadway productions, including the onstage violinist in The Music Man, and in the orchestras of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Aida, Annie Get Your Gun, The Producers, and, most recently, South Pacific, West Side Story, and Wicked.
He has recorded for the Naxos, Nonesuch, and Centaur labels, among others, and has performed live on television and radio.
Born in Honduras, Ávila has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors and received his resident status in the United States under the “Extraordinary Talent” category. He was also awarded first prize in the 2001 Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Competition.
About the Bay Atlantic Symphony
The Bay Atlantic Symphony performs symphonic and chamber concerts and educates adults, young people, and special populations throughout southern New Jersey in the beauty and power of classical music. Since its founding as the Bridgeton Symphony in 1983, the orchestra has been recognized for its world-class performers, diverse programs and outstanding community services. Under the talented baton of passionate Music Director Jed Gaylin since 1997, the Bay Atlantic Symphony is the only professional orchestra to serve the five southern-most counties of New Jersey. The Orchestra makes great music accessible through live concerts with low ticket prices at the Stockton Performing Arts Center (PAC), the historic Landis Theater in Vineland, the Avalon Symphony by the Sea Series, the Cape May Music Festival, and Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.
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