Conductor Anne Manson leads the closing concert of the Juilliard School's FOCUS 2006 Festival.
The Juilliard's 22nd annual FOCUS! Festival, New and Now, concludes their Juilliard Centennial series of concerts this week with four evenings of chamber concerts and ends with a concert by the Juilliard Symphony, conducted by Anne Manson. On Friday February 3rd, the orchestra, joined by the Juilliard Choral Union, will present the world premiere of a Juilliard Centennial commission work: Paul Schoenfield's Gospel Oratorio No. 2 “Channah”. Chamber concerts during the week feature other Juilliard Centennial commissions, including a world premiere of a work by Milton Babbitt More Melismata for solo Cello.
In addition to the Schoenfield work, the Friday evening program includes the New York premiere of Zhou Long's The Enlightened, and the U.S. premiere of Spiriti, a concerto for accordion and orchestra by Finnish composer Jukka Tiensuu. The work will be performed by Mikko Luoma, a young Finnish virtuoso, for whom the piece was written.
Focus Festival 2006 New and Now
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School
January 30th — February 3rd
FOCUS chamber concerts are free, no ticket required. FOCUS Schedule
The Juilliar Symphony concert is free; however, tickets are required. Details
Anne Manson
An interview with conductor
Anne Manson, who will lead the last of the Focus concerts Friday February 3rd.
Ms. Manson talks about the concert, and her experiences as a Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony, one of a select group of women Music Directors in the United Stares, as well as her plans for the future.
And answers the big question, how do you go from Boris Godunov to Pierre Boulez?
