The Palladium Item, www.pal-item.com
September 16, 2009
The Richmond Symphony Orchestra will follow its own 2009-2010 theme of "Right in Your Own Back Yard," by looking no further than the orchestra itself for Saturday's concert soloists.
The program, "A Baroque Evening," will feature principal bassoonist Carol Aufmann, violinist Michael Vaughn and violinist Josh Ulrich performing with the symphony at Civic Hall Performing Arts Center.
This is the symphony's 53rd season and the 13th under the leadership of music director and conductor Guy Victor Bordo. Marci Asher is the symphony's interim executive director.
Selections for the evening come from Baroque composers Antonio Vivaldi, Heinrich Biber, Georg Philip Telemann and Archangelo Corelli.
Aufmann, principal bassoonist with the symphony since the 1995-96 season, is a native of Washington, D.C., a graduate of the Sidwell Friends School and Indiana University School of Music. She teaches privately and with the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
In addition to the Richmond symphony, she also performs with the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony and the Queen City Winds.
Vaughn, a Richmond High School graduate, is associate concertmaster. He joined the symphony in 1988, the year after he and his twin brother, trombonist Matt Vaughn, were co-winners of the symphony's Young Artist Competition. He completed his education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, earning one bachelor's and two master's degrees with highest distinction.
Vaughn and his wife, Nana, the symphony's principal in the viola section, co-founded the Fishers Music Society, which performs a regular season of five concerts. He also performs as an extra player with the Indianapolis Symphony.
In addition to his musical talents, Vaughn is nationally recognized as a leader in technology and is assistant dean for Information Systems at the Indiana University School of Nursing.
Ulrich, who made an enthusiastic solo performance with the symphony last year, grew up in a musical family and showed an early interest in the violin. He began formal study ate age 8 and joined his first ensemble, The Lied Trio, at age 10. As a member of that trio, he performed at the Edinburg Festival in Scotland and on the BBC alongside Garrison Keillor.
Ulrich completed his bachelor's and artist diploma at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music and is working to complete his master's degree.
IF YOU GO
- What: Richmond Symphony Orchestra's "A Baroque Evening"
- When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19
- Where: Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond
- Cost: $15-$30 for students and $25-$30 for adults.
- Season concerts: The 2009-2010 season, "Right in Your Own Back Yard," includes "A Baroque Evening" along with "Music of the British Isles," Oct. 24; "Family Pops," Dec. 6; "American Salute," Feb. 6; "Meditations and Drama," March 13; and "Scheherazade," April 17
- Season tickets: $160 box seats; $145 adults; $140 senior citizens; $90 students. Patrons age 30 and younger receive a 25 percent discount on season tickets.
- Info: (765) 966-5181, Civic Hall box office or www. richmondsymphony.org
Special events:
- Pre-concert discussion: 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Civic Hall. An in-depth conversation about the evening's music with conductor Guy Victor Bordo, Dr. Robert Johnstone and the featured artists. Free for ticket holders.
- Post-concert social: Immediately following the concert, Saturday at J&J Winery, 3415 National Road W., Richmond. Conversation, wine and hors d'oeuvres, $15 each. Reservations required. Call the symphony office.
