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Palm Beach Symphony To Present Handel’s Messiah
Tickets Now On Sale For Two Concerts In December At The Rosarian Academy
Adding to its already expanded and highly-anticipated Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 400 Hibiscus
2022/23 season, Palm Beach Symphony has announced it will Street, Suite 100, West Palm Beach.
present Handel’s Messiah conducted by Music Director Gerard Proud sponsors of Palm Beach Symphony include Max
Schwarz on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 and Christine Ansbacher, Mrs. James N. Bay, JoAnne
at 3 p.m. at the Rosarian Academy. Tickets are now on sale. Berkow, David C. and Eunice Bigelow, Leslie Rogers Blum,
“When you look at the great masterpieces of the past, James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui/Findlay Galleries,
maybe the greatest of them all is this remarkable oratorio Braman Motorcars, Thomas and Carol Bruce, CIBC Private
by George Frideric Handel, the Messiah.” said Maestro Wealth, The Colony Hotel, The Frederick A. DeLuca
Schwarz. “It is loved by everyone and for good reason. It is Foundation, Bill and Kem Frick/The Frick Foundation,
loved because it is great, great music.” Inc., Paul and Sandra Goldner, Peter and Felicia Gottsegen/
Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, his sacrifice for Gottsegen Family Foundation, Irwin and Janet Gusman,
mankind and his resurrection, the work has become a fixture Doris Hastings Foundation, John Herrick, Addison Hines
of the Christmas holiday season and its rousing Hallelujah Charitable Trust, George Hines, HSS Florida, IYC, Charles
Chorus is known the world over. During the 18th century, the Maestro Gerard Schwarz and the Palm Beach Symphony. and Ann Johnson/The C and A Johnson Family Foundation,
aristocracy in England stood to hear the Hallelujah Chorus Photo by IndieHouse Films Barbara and William Karatz Fund/William Karatz and Joan
and that has now become a treasured tradition. G. Smith, Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, Gary and
“When we start the Hallelujah Chorus it is such a thrill to performed in Palm Beach County since its founding in 1982 Linda Lachman/The Lachman Family Foundation, Patricia
hear the audience stand up and pay homage to this fantastic and, in 2016, established a partnership with the area of Choral Lambrecht, Lugano Diamonds, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter,
choral work,” Maestro Schwarz said. “I look forward to and Vocal Studies at FAU as Ensemble in Residence. The McNulty Charitable Foundation, David Moscow,
welcoming everyone, whether you are a novice at the These two Messiah performances join an already NetJets, Palm Beach Design Masters, Patrick and Milly
Messiah or someone who has heard it 10 times, to come and expanded season of six Masterworks concerts presented Park, PNC Private Bank, Lois Pope, Provident Jewelry, Ari
be part of our performance. The audience is an integral part at the Kravis Center that will feature: Sarah Chang, violin Rifkin, Karen and Kenneth Rogers, Ronald Rosenfeld, David
of the performance. It’s not just us. It is all of us together.” (Nov. 6); Garrick Ohlsson, piano (Dec. 1); Susan Graham, Schafer, Robin B. Smith, Dodie and Manley Thaler and the
Internationally recognized for his moving performances, mezzo-soprano (Jan. 30); Misha Dichter, piano (March 14); Thaler/Howell Foundation, Jerome and Carol Trautschold,
innovative programming, and extensive catalog of recordings, Joshua Bell, violin (April 16); and Maria João Pires, piano and The Ann Eden Woodward Foundation/James and Judy
Maestro Schwarz is a leader both in the southeast region and (May 15). Woods. Programs are also sponsored in part by the State of
globally. Locally, he is also the music director of the Frost The Rosarian Academy is located at 807 N. Flagler Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture,
Symphony Orchestra and the distinguished professor of Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Tickets to Messiah are and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
music, conducting and orchestral studies at University of $50 and may be purchased at PalmBeachSymphony.org, by
Miami’s Frost School of Music. Nationally, he is the music calling (561) 281-0145, and at the Palm Beach Symphony Symphony News on page 15
director of the All-Star Orchestra, Eastern Music Festival
and Mozart Orchestra of New York as well as Conductor
Laureate of the Seattle Symphony and Conductor Emeritus of
the Mostly Mozart Festival. A prolific recording artist with 14
Grammy nominations, his extensive catalogue of more than
350 recordings on 11 labels includes The Gerard Schwarz
Collection, a 30-CD box set. In his nearly five decades as a
respected classical musician and conductor, Maestro Schwarz
has received hundreds of honors and accolades including nine
Emmy Awards, eight ASCAP Awards and numerous Stereo
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Review and Ovation awards. He holds the Ditson Conductor’s
Award from Columbia University, was the first American
named Conductor of the Year by Musical America and has
received numerous honorary doctorates. His memoir, Behind
the Baton, was released by Amadeus Press in March 2017.
For these concerts, Maestro Schwarz will be joined by
Soprano Robyn Marie Lamp, Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Seasiders
Doche, Tenor Jonathan Johnson and Bass-Baritone Richard
Ollarsaba who perform the Handel’s dazzling vocal solos.
The inspirational choral passages of Messiah are delivered
by Florida Atlantic University Chamber Singers and Schola
Cantorum of Florida under the direction of Chorus Master
Patricia P. Fleitas, director of choral and vocal studies at FAU. Holiday Market
Robyn Marie Lamp made her Carnegie Hall debut in
her 2018/19 season, singing the soprano solo in Ralph
Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and has performed
with Boston Lyric Opera and in Florida with the Southwest
Florida Symphony Orchestra, Gulfshore Opera, South Saturday,
Florida Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Fusion.
An award recipient from the Metropolitan Opera National
Council, Stephanie Doche’s engagements in the 2022/23 December 3rd
Season include the title role in Handel’s Ariodante with
Opera Neo, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Florida
Grand Opera, Nicklausse in Tales of Hoffmann with Opera 9 am to 1 pm
Louisiane, and Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri with St.
Petersburg Opera.
In addition to Tenor Jonathan Johnson’s recent engagements
in the title role of Bernstein’s Candide with the Seoul
Philharmonic Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra and Des
Moines Metro Opera, he has appeared with the Lyric Opera Palm Beach Shores Community Center
of Chicago, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Canadian Opera Lower Level, 90 Edwards Lane at the Beach
Company, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Philadelphia,
San Diego Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Opera Omaha.
Mexican American Bass-Baritone Richard Ollarsaba
represented the USA in the 2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the Help us support our local charities!
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