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Pro Artè Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington
Metropolitan Washington DC's Premier Ensemble
Dr. Dimitar Nikolov, Music Director

SEASON No. 6
PASSPORT TO EUROPE
a musical tour

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CONDUCT THE ORCHESTRA!
The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington (PACO) is raffling the chance for one lucky patron to conduct the PACO during the 2020 Season Finale "Espana" concert, Saturday, June 6, 2020, at UCP Reston.

For $5 per entry (5 entries of $20), patrons can enter to win the opportunity to lead the PACO in John Phillip Sousa's patriotic march, "Stars and Stripes Forever." To enter, patrons can purchase entries online at www.pacodc.org, or visit the tables located near the main entrance at each of the remaining concerts. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Enter yourself! Enter (SURPRISE) a friend!

Maestro Nikolov will select one winner and give her or him a coaching session during intermission to prepare the winner for his or her PACO conducting debut in the second half of the program. Winner will also receive their very own rosewood conducting baton and beautiful rosewood carrying case.
PARIS
FAURE ▪ SAINT-SAËNS ▪ ROUSSEL ▪ DEBUSSY
Maestro Dimitar Nikolov Conducts

Gabriel Faure
Masques et Burgamasques, Op. 112

Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Alan Murray, Piano

Albert Roussel
Le Festin de l'araignée, Op. 17

Claude Debussy
Danse, "Tarantelle styrienne"

7:30 PM
Saturday, February 29, 2020
UCP Reston
11508 North Shore Drive
Reston, VA 20190

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HAPPY B-DAY BEETHOVEN!
in celebration of his 250th

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1
Dimitar Nikolov, Piano
Marjory Serrano-Coyer, Violin
Camilo Perez-Mejia, Violoncello

Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Alisha Coleman, Clarinet ▪ Matthew Ogden, Bassoon
Avery Pettigrew, Horn ▪ Marjory Serrano-Coyer, Violin
Dan Zhang, Viola ▪ Camilo Perez-Mejia, Violoncello
Mark Stephenson, Contraßasso

7:30 PM
Saturday, March 21, 2020
UCP Reston
11508 North Shore Drive
Reston, VA 20190

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THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA
Maestro Dimitar Nikolov Conducts
"A Concert for Little Ones"
Alec Wilder’s
A Child's Introduction to the Orchestra:
And all its Instruments

Educational and Fun!
Awaken Your Child's Mind, Health, & Creativity with Music

Andrea Diggs, Soprano
Kevin Fletcher, Tenor
Matthew Ogden, Bass

3:30 PM
and
5:30 PM

Saturday, April 25, 2020
UCP Reston
11508 North Shore Drive
Reston, VA 20190

ESPAÑA
ROSSINI ▪ ALBÉNIZ ▪ TORROBA ▪ DE FALLA ▪ CHABRIER
Maestro Dimitar Nikolov Conducts

Gioacchino Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia Ouverture

Isaac Albéniz
Tango No. 2 in d minor, Op. 165

Federico Moreno Torroba
Sonatina for Guitar and Orchestra
Candice Mowbray, Guitar

Manuel de Falla
El amor brujo Ballet Suite
Amanda Wyand, Soprano

Emmanuel Chabrier
España, rhapsody for orchestra

7:30 PM
Saturday, June 6, 2020
UCP Reston
11508 North Shore Drive
Reston, VA 20190

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Alan Murray, Pianist
ALAN MURRAY has appeared extensively in solo and chamber music recitals and as concerto soloist with symphony orchestras in the US and Europe performing the great piano concertos of Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Scriabin and Tchaikovsky. His most recent performances featured Prokofiev’s 2nd and 3rd Piano Concertos, with the Greater Newburgh Symphony and Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestras, respectively, and his upcoming performances include Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto and Dvorak’s Piano Concerto. Alan is also founder and Executive & Artistic Director of the Westchester Chamber Soloists (www.WestchesterChamberSoloists.com), a newly-established mostly professional chamber orchestra focused primarily on the concerto literature for piano and for all orchestral instruments; primarily a conductorless orchestra, WCS debuts in early March 2020, with Alan performing the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 5 Piano Concertos and Choral Fantasy over the course of 6 performances in 2020, after which he will turn to the cycle of Mozart’s Piano Concertos. He has also performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in NYC. A dedicated chamber musician, his recent performances include Beethoven's and Brahms’ complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano and for Cello & Piano as part of the annual RiverArts Music Tour in the lower Hudson Valley, as well as numerous Trios, Quartets and Quintets. As soloist, he has performed the complete cycles of major works by Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel, and J.S. Bach as well as Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas and Diabelli Variations, and major works by the Spanish masters Albéniz (Iberia) and Granados (Goyescas) and by Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Schubert, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin, and others. Alan’s career has been in global finance and risk analysis with financial firms in New York City and he holds a degree in physics/cosmology and languages from Cornell University, where he also received a special University Award for distinguished piano soloist. He resides in Hastings with his wife Amada, daughter Celia and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lizzy. (for information on his studio, performance schedule and live concerto recordings, visit: www.studio-hollywood.com)

Candice Mowbray, Guitarist
Regarded for her beautiful tone and sensitive music-making, classical guitarist Candice Mowbray shares the expressive and communicative qualities of her playing through programs of modern and classic works: from the playful acrobatics in Danse rythmique by French guitar virtuoso, Ida Presti, to the elegance and solemnity of Fernando Sor's Fantaisie élégiaque, listeners enjoy her artful programming and thoughtful interpretations. Her delightful playing once elicited from a celebrated ballerina, “it makes me want to dance,” and guitar virtuoso John Feeley described her as "a beautiful player, so expressive and musical."

Appearing as a soloist, chamber musician and guest lecturer, Mowbray has been a featured artist at many festivals and concert series such as the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Series, Toronto Guitar Weekend, Knoxville Guitar Series, Bethlehem Guitar Festival, Austin Peay GuitarFest, Charlottesville Guitar Festival, Lonestar Guitar Festival, Ibero-American Guitar Festival at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian and Guitar Foundation of America Convention in Los Angeles. She has performed with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington and National String Symphonia. Mowbray is an active chamber musician and can be regularly heard performing with Satori Chamber Ensemble and The Fairfield Duo with flutist and shakuhachi player, Nora Suggs.

Blair Jackson of Classical Guitar Magazine called Mowbray’s recent CD, Reverie, "a revelation!" and one of the Top 10 CD picks of the year. It has been featured on radio shows such as InTune (BBC Radio 3), The Intimate Guitar (Dayton, OH), G-Strings with Tom Cole (Washington D.C.) and Musica Mundi (Boulder, CO). The album includes a unique and cohesive program of twentieth-century and contemporary French compositions intertwined by homage including solo works by the great guitar duo, Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya.

Mowbray earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts in Classical Guitar Performance at Shenandoah Conservatory where she studied with Dr. Glenn Caluda. Also influential were private lessons and masterclasses with many internationally renowned artists including Berta Rojas, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Sharon Isbin, Roland Dyens, Julian Gray, Ron Pearl, Gerry Kunkel, Angel Romero, Ricardo Cobo, Eduardo Isaac, Maximo Diego Pujol and Victor Villadangos.

As a clinician and adjudicator, Mowbray has given workshops and worked with students of all ages at programs including the TESS Guitar Festival in Connecticut, Mid-Atlantic Guitar Ensemble Festival and Performing and Visual Arts Northwest Governor’s School. Dr. Mowbray has taught courses in music and appreciation of the broader humanities at Shenandoah Conservatory, Hagerstown Community College, and other colleges and schools of music in the mid-Atlantic region. She currently teaches privately and enjoys researching, writing and speaking about music. Her publications include “Recordings to Revisit: Ida Presti’s Solo Recordings” in Soundboard and her lectures have been described as "enthusiastic" and "insightful" in Classical Guitar Magazine and The Morning Call.

Candice Mowbray plays a 2005 John Price concert guitar, a LaCote replica by Joseph Mayes and a PRS McCarty Hollowbody II. She uses AER amplification and Savarez strings.

www.candicemowbray.com

Photo by Kris Thorton
Amanda Wyand,
Mezzo-Soprano
Mezzo-soprano Amanda Wyand possesses a “sizable instrument infused with breadth and warmth.” Her “vibrant, soaring voice is made truly special by the beauty of her soul.” Ms. Wyand’s operatic credits include Mercedes (Carmen, Bizet), Zemfira (Aleko, Rachmaninoff), and Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte). Concert appearances include Mozart’s Requiem (H.B. Woodlawn High School), Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass (St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, PA) and Viktors Baštiks Christmas Oratorio (Philadelphia Latvian Concert Choir). As a recitalist, Ms. Wyand is a frequent expositor of Latvian art music — most notably an American premiere of excerpts from Eriks Ešenvalds opera The Immured.

Ms. Wyand was a third-place winner in her division at the 2019 VANATS auditions, a semifinalist at the 2015 NATS Eastern Region Conference Auditions, and a two-time division winner at the NATS—Los Angeles competition. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Magna Cum Laude) from Pepperdine University and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy (with Distinction) from Westminster Choir College. Ms. Wyand studies with Danielle Talamantes and Ira Siff. She joins Opera Roanoke as an Apprentice Artist for the 2019-2020 season. www.amandawyand.com
MAESTRO DIMITAR NIKOLOV
Conductor & Music Director
Dimitar Nikolov, a versatile conductor, pianist, and educator, has conducted orchestra and opera performances in the United States and Europe. Audiences have been impressed by his ability to energize the orchestra and to produce a unique sound within a large dynamic range. He has held conducting positions in the US and his native country Bulgaria, including his current position as Music Director/Conductor of Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra. Dr. Nikolov has appeared as guest conductor with orchestras in the United States, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Russia, Romania, and Ukraine.

Dimitar began his career as Assistant Conductor of the Burgas State Opera in Bulgaria. Early in his career he won the Vienna Chamber Orchestra competition and had the opportunity to conduct a subscription concert with one of the world greatest chamber orchestras. This success led to numerous guest conducting opportunities with most of the major Bulgarian symphony orchestra and his appointment as Music Director/Conductor of the Bulgarian National Wind Symphony. After moving to the US in 1996, Dr. Nikolov served as Music Director/Conductor of the Fort Dodge Symphony and Assistant Conductor of Des Moines Metro Opera, before his current appointment as Music Director of the Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra. He has conducted concerts in some of the most prestigious world concert halls such as The Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, Mozart Hall (Vienna, Austria), and The National Palace of Culture Concert Hall (Sofia, Bulgaria).

Dimitar has studied with many eminent conductors such as Ilya Mousine, Yury Temirkanov, James Levine, and Alan Gilbert. In 1999, as a fellowship recipient, he spent a summer in Aspen, studying with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin. He has a DMA in Orchestral Conducting from The Catholic University of America and MM from the National Academy of Music-Sofia, Bulgaria.

Dr. Nikolov is also active as an educator. He has served on the music faculty of The Catholic University of America, Waldorf University, Simpson College, the International School of Music, and the Bulgarian National Academy of Music.

Dimitar lives in Annapolis, MD with his wife Nicole, Princess (an old but adorable cocker spaniel), and Mecho (hyperactive American Eskimo). For more information about Dr. Nikolov, please visit his website: www.dimitar-nikolov.com.
CONDUCTOR LAUREATE
Dr. Yeong Su Kim
Music director and conductor, Yeong Su Kim is a highly sought-after conductor in Korea and the US. He currently holds positions as a conductor and music director of the Busan Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra, the United Symphony Youth Orchestra and an assistant conductor of the Symphony S.O.N.G in Korea. In the United States, he has serves as a conductor Laureate of Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington where he has served as music director and conductor since its inaugural season to 2016. He also has served as music director and conductor of the Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Washington Korean Symphony Orchestra, and Washington Soloist Ensemble. As a guest conductor, he led Quad State String Festival at Murray State University, Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, the Great Noise Ensemble, a contemporary ensemble, and Danube Symphony Orchestra, Hungary. Maestro Kim often can be seen on the Kennedy Center stages for the Asian American Heritage Month Celebration.

Maestro Kim studied at the University of Maryland at College Park (DMA), Yale University (MM), University of Southern California (BM) and he further studied orchestral conducting degree (MM) from the Catholic University of America, where he studied with Murry Sidlin and David Searle. He also participated in such prestigious workshops as the Rose City International Conductor’s Workshop with Christopher Zimmerman and David Hoose, and the Naples Philharmonic conductor’s workshop led by maestro Jorge Mester.

As an oboist, he was a founding member of Voci di Vento Quintet and has performed with the group extensively. As an orchestral musician, he held positions as principal oboist of the Oratorio Society of Charlottesville-Albemarle, the American Balalaika Symphony Orchestra, co-principal oboist with the Washington Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Symphony Orchestra and Debut Orchestra. In addition, Yeong Su Kim has appeared with numerous ensembles as a guest artist, including the Georgetown Wind Symphony, the MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra and Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea. Maestro Kim has collaborated with such world-class conductors as Zubin Mehta and Sergiu Comissiona as well as many world-renowned soloists, including Midori, Daniel Pollack, and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Committed to education, maestro Kim served as a conducting faculty at the Kunkuk University, Midwest University, the Catholic University of America and adjunct professor at the Columbia Union College. He is also highly in demand as an adjudicator for many competitions, including the Asian American Music Society International Competition, the Lions of Virginia Bland Music Competition, and the Korea Times Music Competition. Dr. Kim also is a founder of Ensembles for Everyone, a concert program tailored for special needs audience.
CONCERTMISTRESS
Dr. Marjory Serrano-Coyer
Loudoun County's own accomplished soloist, orchestral and chamber musician, Marjory Serrano-Coyer began violin studies at the Aragua Symphony Foundation in Venezuela. She has studied with a number of noted teachers and has earned a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance and Artist Diplomas in String Quartet Studies and Violin Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory under Akemi Takayama.

She was a member of the Aragua Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela from 1995 until 2001, and Principal Second Violin in the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra from 2003 until 2014. She has extensive experience serving as a concertmaster, including with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra for several years under Venezuelan conductor Jan Wagner, and most recently has served as concertmaster for the Catholic University of America Symphony Orchestra while pursuing her doctoral studies at that institution under the direction of Jody Gatwood.

Dr. Serrano served as principal second violin at the Idyllwild Arts Music Festival under the baton of Larry Livingston, and also performed at the Castleton Festival under the baton of then-New York Philharmonic conductor Lorin Maazel. Dr. Serrano has performed at such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and the Walt Disney Concert hall in Los Angeles. In 2007, she was the only violinist from the Americas invited to compete in the International Violin Competition Citta d'Brescia in Italy.

Dr. Serrano is currently the concertmaster of the National String Symphonia and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington. She also performs with the Apollo Orchestra in the Washington, DC area, and the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra in Shepherdstown, WV. Additionally, Ms. Serrano is a founding member of the Loudoun Quartet and Argot String Quartet. Dr. Serrano holds an adjunct faculty position in violin at Frederick (MD) Community College and teaches 5th-grade orchestra at Loudoun Country Day School in Leesburg, VA.
Personnel
The Artists of PACO

Strings
Violin
Dr. Marjory Serrano-Coyer, concertmaster
Dr. Jie Hyue Kim, assistant concertmaster
Ji Hyun Bae
Nancy Bovill
Sarah Calderon
Sarah Costales
Thomas Gardner
Andrew Juola
Eunju Kwak
Margot Mezvinsky
Carla Moussavi
Frank Perrachia
Nancy Shavin
Eli Thomas
Amy Walder
Heather Wong Voorhees
Zoe Yang

Viola
Dr. Nora Hamme, principal
Andrew Crane
Jennifer Bockstege
Carla Deniz
Jason Diggs
Catherine Palusci
Adrienn Salazar
Dan Zhang

Violoncello
Camilo Perez-Mejia, principal
Meghan Hickman, assistant principal
Jennene Estes
Irina P. Desmond
Sarah Hover
Dr. Heejung Jung

Contrabass
Michael Rohrer, principal
Erik Cohen
Kenton Hambrick
Naj Qureshi

Harp
Anne Ray
Francesca Savoia
Vanessa J. Young-Miller

Harpsichord
Trystan Bennett

Guitar
Candice Mowbray

Piano/Organ
Dr. Bora Lee
Jennifer Quiñones
Felipe Dominguez
Woodwind, Brass & Percussion
Flute/Piccolo
William Craig Marlowe ^†
Ashley Bowen-Sanchez ^†
Andrea Diggs
Laura Benning

Oboe/Cor Anglais
Robert D. Huffman, Jr. ^†
Emily Bentgen
Adéle-Marie Buis
Jane Hughes ^†
Mary Padilla

Clarinet
Alisha D. Coleman ^†
Elizabeth C. Bley ^†

Bassoon
Dr. Walter D. Wynn, III ^†
Robin Gelman ^†
Matthew Ogden

Contrabassoon
Dr. Robert Goler ^†

Horn
Dr. L. Avery Pettigrew ^†
Bernard Baiden ^†
Wendy Chinn ^†
Emilio Colina ^†

Trumpet
Chieko Matsuyama Reaves ^†
Paul Florek
Sonja Jewell
David Ottinger ^†
Jose Luis Oviedo

Trombone
Dr. Huai-En Tsai ^†
Christopher Reaves ^†
Adam Stokes ^†
Steve Ward

Tuba
Jeffrey Jacobsen

Percussion/Timpani
Chris DeChiara ^†
Carlos Figuieras^†
Emilie Mitchell ^†
Matthew Robotham ^†

^{† Core Winds and Percussion}
Board of Directors

President & Managing Artistic Director
William C. Marlowe

Vice President & Executive Director
Alisha D. Coleman

Secretary
Dr. Nora Hamme

Treasurer
Whitney S. Flood Dunton

Directors
Ashley Bowen-Sanchez, Outreach & Development
Jane Hughes, Outreach & Development
Dr. Lois McMahon, Outreach & Development
Dr. Dimitar Nikolov, Conductor & Music Director
Dr. Marjory Serrano-Coyer, Concertmaster
About
HEAR MUSIC DIFFERENTLY...
Our Mission
The mission of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington (PACO) is to create intimate, inspirational musical experiences throughout the Washington DC area by engaging the community through vibrant music making by the orchestra and chamber ensembles.

Our Vision
PACO will perform traditional classical favorites, rarely heard works by well-known and new composers, and skillfully arranged reductions of larger orchestral masterpieces. We will also provide encouragement to Washington DC area composers by commissioning and performing their new works. Moreover, we seek to make classical music accessible to the entire community. Low income, at-risk, disabled, students, youths and elderly individuals will be encouraged to attend, by receiving discounted admission to our events. PACO will thrive by interactively engaging our audience, and exclusively highlighting our orchestral artists as soloists.

In a nutshell...
The main artistic drive behind PACO is the desire to revitalize the classical music scene from within, by re-imagining & redefining the content and delivery of classical concerts. This means approaching each program or individual work with a fresh mind, searching for ways to make the music more engaging, more inspiring, more profound. Our biggest aim is to fill our audience with the passion we feel about our music, and create truly memorable performances.
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