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By Mike Giuliano | November 22, 2012
The holiday season calendar tends to fill up pretty quickly, so it's not too soon to start your shopping for classical music concerts in December. One classy upcoming program to keep in mind is the Columbia Orchestra's next concert on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. Just as chestnuts are roasting on an open fire at this time of year, the program ignites with beloved musical chestnuts by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. However, it also includes the Maryland premiere of a short piece by New York-based composer Nkeiru Okoye.
NEWS
By Mike Giuliano | October 3, 2012
You don't have to venture farther into the alphabet than the letter "B" to discover the bulk of the Columbia Orchestra's 35th season-opening concert on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. Symphonic giants from the 19th and 20th centuries are paired in this program anchored by Leonard Bernstein's "Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 8. "Placing Bernstein and Beethoven on the same program relates to something that I'm doing in a lot of concerts this year.
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By Mike Giuliano | November 11, 2012
Music director Jason Love will not be wielding his baton when the Columbia Orchestra gives a free chamber concert on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church, in Columbia. The nine orchestra members performing in this concert have picked the repertory on their own and also are making their own interpretive decisions about how to play it. Lest you think there has been a palace revolt, Love is all for it. "There are so many great players in the orchestra and sometimes the individuals are lost in the 90-piece orchestra, so it's great to hear them" in smaller ensembles, Love says.
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By Mike Giuliano | January 31, 2013
The 19th-century German classical music repertory is not directly represented on the Columbia Orchestra's next concert, but its romantic influence will be heard in the program scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m., in the Jim Rouse Theatre, at Wilde Lake High School. On the upcoming program are Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 5, Benjamin Britten's "Four Sea Interludes" from his opera "Peter Grimes" and Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto. "They're all 20th-century composers, but rather than breaking with traditions they're extending traditions," observes Columbia Orchestra Music Director Jason Love.
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By Phil Greenfield and Phil Greenfield,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | June 12, 2003
When conductor Jason Love comes onstage wearing a brown cowboy hat, and concertmistress Brenda Anna dons Princess Leia braids during intermission, you can bet it's not just another night at the symphony. Indeed, Saturday night at Jim Rouse Theatre proved a delightfully different musical affair as the Columbia Orchestra concluded its 25th anniversary season with a "Symphonic Pops" program of selections by Richard Rodgers, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, George Gershwin and film composer par excellence, John Williams.
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By EILEEN SOSKIN and EILEEN SOSKIN,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | March 3, 2006
The two winners of the Columbia Orchestra's 2006 Young Artist Competition will join the Columbia Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow for a concert loaded with energy. The youthful exuberance of the two soloists will be perfectly matched by the enthusiasm of the musicians of the Columbia Orchestra. The Columbia Orchestra is a volunteer adult community orchestra whose conductor and music director, Jason Love, is an inspiring and a knowledgeable musician. Love was educated at the Peabody Conservatory, studying cello and conducting, and is a member of the faculty at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.