Conductor

Music Director candidate Chelsea Tipton, currently Music Director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, opens this Masterworks Season FInale with Carlos Simon’s joyful, spontaneous, and soulful Amen! American violinist Andrew Sords then takes center stage for Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 is a perfect match for the local graduation season, and to bring the concert to a resplendent close, Richard Strauss’s suite from his opera Der Rosenkavalier—a lush and emotive masterpiece that carries you through the heart of Vienna’s romantic operatic tradition.

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Chelsea Tipton Music Director Candidate

Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

Images that Inspire

Julie Rogers Theatre

American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making.

The Composer’s Spirit Revisited

Sounds of the Season with Maestro Chelsea Tipton II and Glenn Alexander II

Sounds of the Season

Lamar State College

The sound of Rodney’s trumpet has reverberated throughout the world. Whether playing baroque piccolo trumpet or interpreting works commissioned especially for him, his artistry has been enthusiastically enjoyed inside of the United States and in such countries as France, Spain, Germany, England, Greece, Romania, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. He has been praised by music critics from Fanfare Magazine, American Record Guide, Records International Catalog, and other international publications for his evocative interpretation, impeccable virtuosity, and beauty of sound.

The Triumph over Tyranny

William Hagen has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In 2022/23, William performs with orchestras around the United States, makes his debut with the Orquesta Filharmónica de Bogotá, and performs as soloist and chamber musician in several countries in Europe.

Elegance of the Dance

Richard Strauss began our season with his Rosenkavalier Suite and kicks off the final concert with his Fanfare for the Vienna Philharmonic.  One of their favorite composers, this short piece was composed and dedicated to the orchestra to begin the grand ball that raised funds for the musicians’ pension fund.  A triumphant work that announced the matron of the ball, it has been played every year since!  While we don’t have a ball, SOST is pleased to conclude this Anniversary season with a majestic fanfare, followed by the grandest of symphonic pieces, Carmina Burana.

Fanfare and Fortitude

As we begin our concerts with distinctive fanfares, Kevin Day’s Lightspeed is a fanfare for the entire orchestra rather than one section or another.  It displays distinctive characteristics that signal or call attention- the rationale of a great fanfare.  Our concert tonight reveals the splendor of full orchestral music, expressing the many colors of each instrumental section.  What a fitting fanfare to prepare our audience for romantic symphonic music.

Liberty: The Pursuit of Endurance

Paul Dukas’ fanfare from the ballet La Peri was one of his best-known works, along with his famous classic The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  A severe critic of his own works, these two works were among those few he did not destroy.  He composed the one-act ballet, without an overture, yet finished the work with this fanfare.  His compositional style seemed in between Impressionism and Neo-classicism.  Heavily scored for brass, it is no wonder that this fanfare was most frequently performed.

French Connection

Celebrating our 70th continuous year of presenting great symphonic music, fanfares signal the start of a new era!  What better way than to start each concert with a fanfare?  We begin this season with a new work, composed by composer James Stephenson.  Stephenson’s music is enjoying popularity among orchestras and bands alike, especially as he features lyrical melodies for solo instrumentalists.  Fanfare for Democracy was first performed by The United States Marine band at President Biden’s inauguration, then after orchestrated for symphony orchestra, opened the July 4th concert presented by The Boston Pops Orchestra.  A compelling combination of ceremonial signaling with lyrical melodies searching for harmony and peace, this opening fanfare is a most appropriate signal!

Chelsea Tipton II

Conductor

Events

May 11, 2024

Chelsea Tipton Music Director Candidate · Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

Apr 6, 2024

Images that Inspire · Symphony of Southeast Texas

Feb 3, 2024

The Composer’s Spirit Revisited · Symphony of Southeast Texas

Dec 5, 2023

Sounds of the Season · Symphony of Southeast Texas

Nov 11, 2023

The Triumph over Tyranny · Symphony of Southeast Texas

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Scottish Fantasy by Bruch

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) by Beethoven

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Nabucco by Verdi

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Cello Concerto by Dvořák

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Violin Concerto by Korngold

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in The Bartered Bride by Smetana

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Carmina Burana by Orff

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Trumpet Concerto by Hummel

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Violin Concerto by Sibelius

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Symphony No. 4 by Schumann

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Amen! by Simon

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 3 by Rachmaninoff

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Valses nobles et sentimentales by Ravel

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Saint-Saëns

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Seven O’Clock Shout by Coleman

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Fanfare pour précéder La Péri by Dukas

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun by Debussy

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Swan Lake Suite by Tchaikovsky

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Pomp and Circumstance Marches by Elgar

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Gloria by Rutter

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in The Firebird Suite by Stravinsky

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Song of Democracy by Hanson

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Carnival of Venice by Arban

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare by Strauss

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Antiche danze et arie per liuto by Respighi

Symphony of Southeast Texas

Conductor in Fanfare for Democracy by Stephenson

Symphony of Southeast Texas

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