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Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Season Opener Features World Premiere
Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra's 13th Concert Season Opens on Saturday, September 29, 2007, featuring Nicholas Szucs in a World Premiere Performance of A New Hungarian Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra by Steve Margoshes. Maestro Woomyung Choe begins the GNSO season in the Newburgh Free Academy Auditorium, 201 Fullerton Ave. at 8pm. GNSO's vibrant and exciting Hungarian Concertmaster Nicholas Szucs is performing the premiere of an inspired work by Steve Margoshes: A New Hungarian Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra.
The entire 13th Concert Season is offered in honor of Founding President George Handler. Concertmaster Szucs can easily be picked out of a violin section by his enthusiastic playing and dynamic leadership. Trained at the Manhattan School of Music and Montclair State University with renowned teachers Burton Kaplan and Oscar Ravina, Nicholas quickly established himself as both an orchestral musician and a soloist. A long list of symphonies he has worked with includes the Dallas Opera, Albany, Roanoke, Shreveport and Monmouth Symphonies. Before joining GNSO as concertmaster, Mr. Szucs had considerable experience serving in that capacity. In addition to his career as a symphonic violinist, he performs regularly as a recitalist and soloist. He most recently participated in the Festival Orchestra in Jimena de la Frontera, Spain, the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival Orchestra and, in January, performed a complete unaccompanied solo recital at Wesley Hall in Montgomery, NY. Nicholas recently acquired a violin by Antonio Vinasccia, Naples 1781.
Steve Margoshes has composed and orchestrated for Broadway shows, symphony orchestras, pop music groups and vocalists. Steve's orchestrations include many of the major Broadway rock scores such as Aida, Smokey Joe's Café,Grease and Good Vibrations. A New Hungarian Rhapsody was inspired by the beautiful city of Budapest in the 21st Century. It mixes the traditional and the modern with elements of both gypsy music and blues.
First on the program is the Beatrice and Benedict Overture by French composer Hector Berlioz . Berlioz adored Shakespeare, evidenced in his last work based on Much Ado About Nothing. Shakespeare's clever antics are made even more delightful by Berlioz's captivating music. Concluding the concert is Symphony No. 5 in C# minor-D major, a work of huge emotional and structural range, by Gustav Mahler. The Shacklett Preview at 7pm is a pre-concert introduction to the evening's music by Gordon Shacklett.
Ticket prices are $25 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors, $10 for students, and children under 7 are admitted free of charge. Tickets may be purchased at the door or reserved. (845) 913-7157 or www.newburghsymphony.org.
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