Sun March 24, 2013
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concert with T. Paul Rosas
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at Los Altos United Methodist Church
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David Ramadanoff conducts MSCO in Richard Purvis' Pièce Symphonique for Orchestra and Organ, with T. Paul Rosas, organist, and a world premiere of Jeremy Cavaterra's Monterey Suite. The program finishes with Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 in D major, "Reformation."
Pièce Symphonique was written by the famous Grace Cathedral organist Richard Purvis and first performed on April 25, 1969, with the Oakland Symphony. There was much excitement in the organist community about this new organ concerto and discussion about publishing the new work. Unfortunately, the concerto was not published, and the scores were put away and forgotten until recently.
When James Welch (see https://www.welchorganist.com) began research for a biography of Richard Purvis, he discovered the existence of an unpublished organ concerto. He also found a recording and copies of the original manuscript, which he shared with T. Paul Rosas, who thought that the romantic and engaging work deserved to be seen and heard again.
T. Paul Rosas, organ soloist for this concert, has been accompanying various individuals and groups since he first entered the Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific in 1974. Thirty years at the keyboards has afforded him the opportunity to tour in Canada, Europe and the United States with various soloists and choirs from the Bay Area. TMr. Rosas has been involved with many programs of the Bay Area American Guild of Organists as well as being a former Dean of the Palo Alto Chapter of the AGO. His primary musical focus involves being the senior organist at Los Altos United Methodist Church which includes being rehearsal accompanist and composer/arranger for the two adult choirs of the church. He enjoys collaborating with composers, musicians and artists across the country, creating music programs that shed new light on traditional music as well as being a champion for new compositions written by local Bay Area composers.
Jeremy Cavaterra, composer of the Monterey Suite, was born in New York City in 1971. From an early age the piano held a magnetic attraction for him, and when his family moved to Los Angeles, he studied piano with Tania Agins and composition with composer and UCLA professor Mark Carlson. Cavaterra later studied conducting, composition, and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music with Giampaolo Bracali. His compositions have been performed internationally by soloists and ensembles.
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Pièce Symphonique was written by the famous Grace Cathedral organist Richard Purvis and first performed on April 25, 1969, with the Oakland Symphony. There was much excitement in the organist community about this new organ concerto and discussion about publishing the new work. Unfortunately, the concerto was not published, and the scores were put away and forgotten until recently.
When James Welch (see https://www.welchorganist.com) began research for a biography of Richard Purvis, he discovered the existence of an unpublished organ concerto. He also found a recording and copies of the original manuscript, which he shared with T. Paul Rosas, who thought that the romantic and engaging work deserved to be seen and heard again.
T. Paul Rosas, organ soloist for this concert, has been accompanying various individuals and groups since he first entered the Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific in 1974. Thirty years at the keyboards has afforded him the opportunity to tour in Canada, Europe and the United States with various soloists and choirs from the Bay Area. TMr. Rosas has been involved with many programs of the Bay Area American Guild of Organists as well as being a former Dean of the Palo Alto Chapter of the AGO. His primary musical focus involves being the senior organist at Los Altos United Methodist Church which includes being rehearsal accompanist and composer/arranger for the two adult choirs of the church. He enjoys collaborating with composers, musicians and artists across the country, creating music programs that shed new light on traditional music as well as being a champion for new compositions written by local Bay Area composers.
Jeremy Cavaterra, composer of the Monterey Suite, was born in New York City in 1971. From an early age the piano held a magnetic attraction for him, and when his family moved to Los Angeles, he studied piano with Tania Agins and composition with composer and UCLA professor Mark Carlson. Cavaterra later studied conducting, composition, and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music with Giampaolo Bracali. His compositions have been performed internationally by soloists and ensembles.
David Ramadanoff conducts MSCO in Richard Purvis' Pièce Symphonique for Orchestra and Organ, with T. Paul Rosas, organist, and a world premiere of Jeremy Cavaterra's Monterey Suite. The program finishes with Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 in D major, "Reformation."
Pièce Symphonique was written by the famous Grace Cathedral organist Richard Purvis and first performed on April 25, 1969, with the Oakland Symphony. There was much excitement in the organist community about this new organ concerto and discussion about publishing the new work. Unfortunately, the concerto was not published, and the scores were put away and forgotten until recently.
When James Welch (see https://www.welchorganist.com) began research for a biography of Richard Purvis, he discovered the existence of an unpublished organ concerto. He also found a recording and copies of the original manuscript, which he shared with T. Paul Rosas, who thought that the romantic and engaging work deserved to be seen and heard again.
T. Paul Rosas, organ soloist for this concert, has been accompanying various individuals and groups since he first entered the Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific in 1974. Thirty years at the keyboards has afforded him the opportunity to tour in Canada, Europe and the United States with various soloists and choirs from the Bay Area. TMr. Rosas has been involved with many programs of the Bay Area American Guild of Organists as well as being a former Dean of the Palo Alto Chapter of the AGO. His primary musical focus involves being the senior organist at Los Altos United Methodist Church which includes being rehearsal accompanist and composer/arranger for the two adult choirs of the church. He enjoys collaborating with composers, musicians and artists across the country, creating music programs that shed new light on traditional music as well as being a champion for new compositions written by local Bay Area composers.
Jeremy Cavaterra, composer of the Monterey Suite, was born in New York City in 1971. From an early age the piano held a magnetic attraction for him, and when his family moved to Los Angeles, he studied piano with Tania Agins and composition with composer and UCLA professor Mark Carlson. Cavaterra later studied conducting, composition, and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music with Giampaolo Bracali. His compositions have been performed internationally by soloists and ensembles.
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Pièce Symphonique was written by the famous Grace Cathedral organist Richard Purvis and first performed on April 25, 1969, with the Oakland Symphony. There was much excitement in the organist community about this new organ concerto and discussion about publishing the new work. Unfortunately, the concerto was not published, and the scores were put away and forgotten until recently.
When James Welch (see https://www.welchorganist.com) began research for a biography of Richard Purvis, he discovered the existence of an unpublished organ concerto. He also found a recording and copies of the original manuscript, which he shared with T. Paul Rosas, who thought that the romantic and engaging work deserved to be seen and heard again.
T. Paul Rosas, organ soloist for this concert, has been accompanying various individuals and groups since he first entered the Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific in 1974. Thirty years at the keyboards has afforded him the opportunity to tour in Canada, Europe and the United States with various soloists and choirs from the Bay Area. TMr. Rosas has been involved with many programs of the Bay Area American Guild of Organists as well as being a former Dean of the Palo Alto Chapter of the AGO. His primary musical focus involves being the senior organist at Los Altos United Methodist Church which includes being rehearsal accompanist and composer/arranger for the two adult choirs of the church. He enjoys collaborating with composers, musicians and artists across the country, creating music programs that shed new light on traditional music as well as being a champion for new compositions written by local Bay Area composers.
Jeremy Cavaterra, composer of the Monterey Suite, was born in New York City in 1971. From an early age the piano held a magnetic attraction for him, and when his family moved to Los Angeles, he studied piano with Tania Agins and composition with composer and UCLA professor Mark Carlson. Cavaterra later studied conducting, composition, and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music with Giampaolo Bracali. His compositions have been performed internationally by soloists and ensembles.
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Los Altos United Methodist Church
655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024
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