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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!
      World competition and has appeared with Lyric Opera of
      Chicago, Wolf Trap Opera, Dallas Opera, Virginia Opera,      Featuring Christmas Decorations, Bake Sale, Gift
      Opera Omaha, Opera Philadelphia, North Carolina Opera
      and Minnesota Opera as well as internationally with New       Boutique, Beautiful Handmade Cards and Crafts,
      Zealand Opera, and Opera Hong Kong.
         The Chamber Singers is the premier choral ensemble at                 a 50/50 Raffle and so much more!
      Florida Atlantic University who perform on campus and in
      collaboration with the Delray Beach Chorale and the Delray
      Beach Chorale Chamber Ensemble. Schola Cantorum has
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