Wayne Marshall Debuts at the Kimmel Center as Part of the Master Musicians Organ Recital Series March 14
March 7, 2007
"Marshall has the measure of Lisztian virtuosity" — The Times (London)
Free at the Kimmel Pianist Leonardo Locatelli will perform classical selections on Commonwealth Plaza stage at 6:30pm
British organist Wayne Marshall makes his Kimmel Center debut at the console of Verizon Hall’s new Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ on Wednesday, March 14 at 8pm. Marshall is Organist in Residence of Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in England, and draws on an exceptionally large and varied repertoire, particularly favoring the French Romantics. He has appeared throughout the UK, Europe, North America and the Far East, including such major centers as Dresden, Leipzig, Vienna, Paris, London, and Tokyo. Recent recitals have included the inauguration of the organ in Los Angeles’ new Disney Hall. His program will include Liszt’s Fantasy and Fugue on the Hymn "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam," Dupré’s Symphony No. 2, Bernstein’s overture to Wonderful Town, Verdi’s overture to Un Ballo in Maschera, Strauss’s overture to Die Fledermaus, Verdi’s overture to La Traviata, and Tchaikovsky’s Polonnaise from Eugene Onegin, and he will end the program with a series of improvisations
A new feature in the Organ Recital Series is the use of the multiple high-definition cameras situated throughout Verizon Hall. Audiences will be able to see up-close pedal work and multiple performer and console keyboard angles as Wayne Marshall navigates his way through complex changes in organ stops and colorations, all digitally projected on two large screens hanging over the stage in Verizon Hall.
A pre-concert artist chat will take place in Verizon Hall with organist Wayne Marshall and Michael Barone, host of American Public Media’s "Pipedreams."
This is the final organ recital this season in the Kimmel Center’s Master Musicians Organ Recital Series. The Master Musicians Organ Recitals are generously supported by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Tickets for Wayne Marshall are $19 and $28 and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply.) For group sales call 215-893-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning 2.5 hours prior to curtain time and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one ticket per person.
Wayne Marshall was born in the UK, and after musical studies there and in Vienna, established his international reputation as organist and pianist. He is now also in great demand as conductor and duo recitalist. Other musical activities include improvisation, jazz, radio and television presentation and composition, and in 2001 his Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis were published in Faber New Chorals Works series. In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Bournemouth University in recognition of his longstanding relationship with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. A regular visitor to the BBC Proms, he featured in the 1997 Last Night of the Proms as both organ and piano soloist and the following year made his Proms conducting debut with Porgy and Bess (their Gershwin centenary tribute) and also took part in the Prom in the Park. In 1999 he appeared with the BBC Big Band in their Ellington celebration and in 2001 returned as solo organist. In 2002 he conducted at the Prom in the Park at the Sage, Gateshead and, most recently, appeared as soloist in James MacMillan’s Organ Concerto: A Scotch Bestiary in 2005.
Wayne Marshall is Organist-in Residence of Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and in 1996, gave the inaugural solo recital on its splendid Marcussen organ, plus jogen Sinfonie concertante (Hallé Orchestra/Daniel Harding) to a capacity audience of 2,400. He regularly opens their organ recital series and other appearances include duo recitals and concerts with orchestra as organist, pianist and symphonic conductor. Notable releases for Mr. Marshall as conductor/soloist include two highly-praised Gershwin discs with Aalborg Symphony and his many recordings of piano with orchestra include Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Second Rhapsody; Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri; Grainger with CBSO/Rattle; Saint-Saëns’ Third (Organ) Symphony with Oslo Philharmonic/Jansons; Bernstein with CBSO/Paavo Järvi; BBC Big Band. Most recent releases are his Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado Hindemith Kammermusik No. 7; Strange Fruit, a collaboration with New Sinfonietta Amsterdam and Dutch pop/jazz singer Trijntje Oosterhuis, including songs by Billie Holiday and Gershwin; and MacMillan’s Scotch Bestiary and Second Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic.
Kimmel Center Presents' 2006/2007 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, National Endowment for the Arts, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, ARC Wheeler, The William Penn Foundation, The Wachovia Foundation, Verizon Foundation, The Presser Foundation, Philadelphia Music Project and Dance Advance, Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trust administered by The University of the Arts. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents. The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com are media sponsors for the Great Orchestras on Tour series.
FREE AT THE KIMMEL events are made possible through the Wachovia Gateway to the Arts Community Access Program supported by a generous grant from Wachovia Foundation.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | 8pm
Verizon Hall, The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ
Master Musicians Organ Recital Series
Wayne Marshall, organ
LISZT: Fantasy and Fugue on the Hymn "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam"
DUPRÉ: Symphony No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 26
BERNSTEIN: Overture to Wonderful Town
VERDI: Overture to Un Ballo in Maschera
STRAUSS: Overture to Die Fledermaus
VERDI: Overture to La Traviata
TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonnaise from Eugene Onegin
Improvisations
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FREE AT THE KIMMEL EVENT:
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | 6:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza
Leonardo Locatelli
Pianist Leonardo Locatelli from Bergamo, Italy returns to the Commonwealth Plaza to perform classical selections. Prior to Wayne Marshall’s organ ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | 7:15pm
Verizon Hall
Artist Chat with Michael Barone
Pre-concert Artist Chat on the stage of Verizon Hall with organist Wayne Marshall and Michael Barone, host of American Public Media's "Pipedreams." Prior to the Wayne Marshall ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
UPCOMING FREE AT THE KIMMEL EVENTS:
Friday, March 16, 2007 | 6:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza
Dena Underwood Trio
Join us for an evening of nostalgic jazz standards with local chanteuse Dena Underwood, accompanied by guitarist Greg Snyder and Patrick Hughes on trumpet. Prior to Preservation Hall Jazz Band and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra ticketed performance in Verizon Hall.
Sunday, March 18, 2007| Post-Concert | Organ Postlude
Verizon Hall
Matthew Glandorf, Organist
Join us for an organ postlude in Verizon Hall following the Audra McDonald and Barbara Cook ticketed performance.
Friday, March 23, 2007 | Post-Concert | Organ Postlude
Verizon Hall
Peter Conte, Organist
Join us for an organ postlude in Verizon Hall following the Sarah Chang ticketed performance.
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