Four Seasons Orchestra

Four Seasons Orchestra a Scottsdale, Arizona-based Orchestra founded by the conductor, composer, violist and writer Carolyn Waters Broe in 1991.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Four Seasons Orchestra
Orchestra
Four Seasons Orchestra performing at Esterhazy Palace in Austria for Haydn's Bicentennial festival in 2009
Founded1991
LocationScottsdale, Arizona
Principal conductorCarolyn Waters Broe
Websitewww.fourseasonsorchestra.org

History

1990s

The orchestra was founded in 1991 by Carolyn Waters Broe and started with its first performance in January 1992 at Phoenix Civic Center with an audience of 2,000 people at the first MLK Arts and Education Concert on Arizona's first MLK Day.[9][10] The orchestra started performing regularly in the Phoenix metropolitan area.[1][2][3][11] The orchestra has been reported to comprise 25[11] to 30 members.[12][13][6][7]

In 1992, the Four Seasons Orchestra and Indian Women in Progress performed the Native American play "The Indians Discover Columbus" of Jefferson Award Winning storyteller Jean Chadhuri for the 500th anniversary of Native American Hospitality Day (also known as Columbus Day).[14] World Premiere of Carolyn Broe's "Rebirth of the Goddess" and an Arizona premiere of Native American composer Brent Michael Davids' "Indian Overture" for flute and orchestra were also given.[15][16][9]

2000s

The Four Seasons Orchestra performed at a 9-11 Tribute Concert in 2002 at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church as well as gave the world premieres of Tucson composer Thomas Woodson's "Fanfares for the Fallen Heroes and the Victims of 9-11".[6][7][17]

Carolyn Waters Broe

The Four Seasons Orchestra was nominated for the Governor's Arts Award in 2003 and 2004 for Arts Education and Community Service. In 2005, the orchestra gave the Phoenix premiere of Gwyneth Walker's Bassoon Concerto as part of their "Baroque and Classical Women Composer's Concert" in downtown Phoenix at the Trinity First Episcopal Church. This concert was funded in part by a grant from the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.[18][19][7]

The Four Seasons Orchestra toured to Austria in 2009 for their Haydn Bicentennial Festival. The orchestra performed the European premiere of ASU Professor Catalin Rotaru's transcription of Haydn's Cello Concerto in C for string bass with Rotaru as the bass soloist. They gave the World Premier of Professor Rotaru's transcription of Haydn's concerto at a concert in Phoenix before leaving for Europe. The orchestra also performed the European Premiere of Arizona composer Louise Lincoln Kerr's "Enchanted Mesa" for Orchestra and Soprano at the Konzerthaus in downtown Vienna on that concert.[20]

2010s

In 2012, the Four Seasons Orchestra was granted official Arizona Centennial Legacy Project status by the Arizona Historical Foundation in 2012 for "Arizona Profiles" CD of Louise Lincoln Kerr's chamber music. This was the first CD ever recorded of Kerr's music. It is now in a time capsule at the Arizona State Library Archives, which will be opened in one hundred years on February 14, 2112 for the bicentennial of Arizona as a State.[7][21][22][23][24][25]

They performed a Spanish Concert in 2013 featuring works by Classical Spanish composers and composers who were inspired by Spanish music.[12][26][27] The Four Seasons Orchestra featured Los Angeles guitar solo artist Christopher Carelli performing Rodrigo's famous "Aranjuez Concerto for Guitar" on that concert. This concerto is rarely performed in the Phoenix area due to its difficulty level. Carelli was a protege of Angelo Romero.[28][12][17][7]

In 2015, the orchestra performed their Vivaldi Four Seasons Concert featuring five young solo artists, three of whom were from ASU, performing all four of his Four Seasons Concertos.[29][30] In January 2018, the Four Seasons Orchestra gave their "Mozart, Chopin & Friends Concert" featuring three young solo artists and the Rice Brothers.[31][32] Johnny and Chris Rice performed Chopin's epic piano concertos on a nine-foot Steinway grand piano. They also performed Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante transcribed for two cellos. Tyler Clifton-Armenta performed Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. Rina Kubota performed Mozart's Violin Concerto in G, and Audrey Wang performed Hoffmeister's Viola Concerto. The orchestra was given a grant from the General Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles for performing Chopin's music in Arizona.[33][34]

The Four Seasons Orchestra has performed for the Ambassador's Ball in Phoenix numerous times hosted by various consulates here in Arizona and delivered numerous notable performances around the world with positive reviews.[33][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]

Recordings

Music directors, conductors

Notable past conductors
  • Arthur Weisberg - conducted debut in January 1992.
  • Ralph Lockwood of ASU - conducted a Bach concert and a Vivaldi concert
  • Carolyn Eynon - conducted several times with her Arizona Arts Chorale and her Carolyn Eynon Singers.
  • Dr. Jon Robinson of UCLA
  • Sir Boris Brott of Canada.
  • Eleanor Johnson - with her North Valley Chorale for a Vivaldi concert.

Grammy nominations

In the year, 2000, the Four Seasons Orchestra was nominated in two Grammy Award categories; "Best Small Ensemble" and "Best New Composition".[5][42][43][44][45][1][2][3][4][7][46][47]

See also

References
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  2. "Carolyn Waters Broe's Biography". www.viola.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. "Carolyn Broe, Music Teacher – Scottsdale – ARIZONA". www.bridgetomusic.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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  5. Editorial (June 11, 1997). "Broe performs doctoral recital". Paradise Valley Independent.
  6. LaFave, Kenneth (24 June 2004). "Concerts Spotlight low-profile ensemble". Arizona Republic.
  7. Whalen, Ashley (6 March 2013). "Orchestra thinks it can set 'Little Engine' tale to music". The Republic. AZ Central.
  8. "Classical Music: Four Seasons String Quartet performs February 16, 1992 Fleischer Museum". AZ Republic. 14 February 1992.
  9. "King fest blends brilliant multiethnic array". AZ Republic. 12 January 1992.
  10. LaFave, Ken (1993). "Emerging 'Seasons' seeks baroque venue". The Phoenix Gazette.
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  13. Erdmann, Nancy. "Short Takes" (March 1994). AZ Woman Magazine.
  14. "Evening Music and Theatre". Scottsdale Center for the Arts. 9 October 1992.
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  16. "Four Seasons Orchestra - First Night Performance for New Year's Eve Dec. 31, 1995 at Arizona Center Carolyn Broe Conducting". AZ Republic. 24 December 1995.
  17. "In-home concert series to begin with quartet". The Times. 6 October 1993.
  18. Evans, Brian (25 January 2003). "Making music more beautiful together". Scottsdale Republic. p. 9.
  19. Tropiano, Dolores (23 August 2005). "Kerr Center still beacon". Scottsdale Republic. p. 8.
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  23. https://www.azlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/ahac-legacy-projects.pdf
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  30. http://northvalleychorale.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/VivaVivaldi_May2010.pdf
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  36. LaFave, Kenneth (June 24, 2004). "Concerts spotlight low-profile ensemble". The Arizona Republic.
  37. Editorial (October 20, 1993). "First in-home concert a sell-out success". The Times. The Times of Fountain Hills.
  38. Editorial (November 17, 1993). "Harp trio to play at next in-home concert". The Times. The Times of Fountain Hills.
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  40. LaFave, Kenneth (25 October 2000). "Singing with joie de Vivaldi". Review. The Arizona Republic.
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  48. "Vítezslava Kaprálová / by KAPRALOVA SOCIETY". www.kapralova.org.
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