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Triple Crown: Three Crowning Works, One Night brings together three remarkable compositions in a single, unforgettable evening, led by esteemed guest conductor Alex Wen. Mahler’s deeply expressive Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 sets the stage with its tender beauty. The program continues with the world premiere of Brian Shaheen’s Symphony No. 3, and culminates in Beethoven’s revolutionary Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'. Experience the power, passion, and innovation of these three crowning works in one extraordinary night.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
7:30 PM
Christ & St. Stephen’s Church
120 West 69th St, NY, NY (map)
Tickets
$30 General Admission
$25 Students & Seniors
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Alex Wen, the current Artistic Director of the Jackson Heights Orchestra, most recently served as assistant conductor of the Massapequa Philharmonic and the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony under the mentorship of Maestro David Bernard, and concluded five seasons as Principal Conductor of the Golden Rose Opera. He has worked with contemporary music groups such as PinkNoise Ensemble and the NYsoundCircuit as their appointed music director. An avid opera conductor, Alex has led performances of La Bohème, Carmen, Suor Angelica, Cavalleria Rusticana, and Madama Butterfly with the Golden Rose Opera, and led the New York premieres of Eric Moe's Artwork of the Future and Huang Ruo’s Bound with Fresh Squeezed Opera.
Alex has conducted performances with Rhymes With Opera, the Queens College Orchestra, Queens College Opera, Litha Symphony Orchestra, and has cover conducted for the Queer Urban Orchestra and Yonkers Philharmonic. Recent engagements also include performances with the Sound Symphony Orchestra and guest clinician and conductor for the All-County Festival Orchestra of the National Music Educators Association (NMEA), with regular guest conducting appearances with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra.
A graduate of the Masters program in Orchestral Conducting at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Alex studied with Maurice Peress and managed the Queens College Conductors Workshop collaborating with composers David Amram, Bruce Saylor, and George Tsontakis. Wen was selected as a participant in the 2019 Conductors Workshop of the Cabrillo Festival for Contemporary Music where he worked with Cristian Măcelaru and Octavio Más-Arocas. Alex holds a Bachelor of Music in viola performance from Azusa Pacific University (APU) where he served as an assistant conductor to the APU Chamber Singers, responsible for preparing the orchestra for the National Collegiate Choral Organization’s national conference.
Fools Fall In Love
Join The Rendez-Vous Orchestra for Fools Fall in Love - a program apropos of all matters of the heart and soul.
Violin soloists Chloe Seunghyen Kim and Urara Mogi join the orchestra for Bach's vibrant Concerto for Two Violins, a spirited contrapuntal conversation full of tension and drama. Director Brian Shaheen's songs bring the audience on a journey of falling in (and out) of love. Of course it wouldn't be an RVO show without a surprise or two (kazoos, anyone?). We can't wait to see you there!
Saturday, April 1, 2022, 8pm
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Chelsea (346 W 20th St)
Tickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Chloe Seunghyen Kim began playing the violin at the age of six. She studied at GyeongGi Art High school where she graduated with highest honors and won several competitions. She holds an undergraduate degree from SookMyung Women’s University. She has performed as a soloist with the Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, as well as the SookMyung Women’s University String Orchestra. After moving to New York, she studied at Mannes School of Music for her Master degree and Artist degree. Soon after moving, she won 3rd prize at the East Coast International Competition and performed as a soloist at Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center. Aside from being a soloist, Chloe is a respected orchestral and chamber musician, performing at Carnegie hall and Lincoln center in New York, Seoul Arts Center in Korea, Italy and Russia.
Photo by J. Henri Fair
Urara Mogi has performed widely throughout the United States, Canada, and her native Japan. Hailed for her “rich sound” and “kaleidoscopic range of expression” (Music World Magazine [Japan]), Urara has been the recipient of numerous awards in solo and chamber music, with her many recitals having been consistently presented to critical acclaim. She currently serves as principal violin for the Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, makes annual appearances as principal violin at the Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and has served as concertmaster for a number of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania orchestras, including the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra, and Princeton Pro Musica. Urara serves as Artistic Director of Colza Concerts, a Japan-based chamber ensemble and concert series that introduces young gifted performers and seldom-heard chamber music to the public.
A Mendelssohn Masquerade
Join us for our season three premiere concert, featuring Mendelssohn’s Violin Concert with soloist Sam Gray!