PROGRAM
TBD: world premiere of a work by a female composer
W.A. Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Rondo: Allegro
INTERMISSION
F. J. Haydn
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Hob: I/7 "Le midi"
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Adagio - Allegro
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Recitativo: Adagio
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Menuetto e Trio
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Finale: Allegro
This program will last approx. 90 minutes, including a brief intermission.
Adam Piotr Żukiewicz, fundador y director artístico
Adam Żukiewicz es un pianista concertista galardonado y aclamado internacionalmente. Hizo conciertos en Europa, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Japón, Brasil, Hong Kong y Macao, y sus actuaciones se transmitieron en Estados Unidos, Canadá, Italia, Eslovenia, Alemania y Polonia. El Sr. Żukiewicz recibe constantemente elogios de la crítica, mientras que su programación innovadora, centrada en explorar las conexiones entre las gemas populares y menos conocidas del repertorio tradicional y contemporáneo, continúa atrayendo e inspirando a audiencias de todo el mundo.
El Sr. Żukiewicz es profesor asociado de piano en la Universidad del Norte de Colorado en Greeley, Colorado, donde reside actualmente. Se desempeña como pianista de la facultad residente en el Festival Internacional de Música del Adriático en Duino (Italia), y es fundador y director artístico del Concurso Intercolegial de Piano de Occidente. También es miembro fundador del Colorado Piano Trio. Antes de su llegada a Greeley, el Sr. Żukiewicz se desempeñó como profesor en la Universidad de Toronto y en la Escuela del Coro de San Miguel en Toronto. Sus estudiantes estudiaron en instituciones de renombre como la Universidad de Indiana y la Escuela de Música Eastman, y sus éxitos incluyen premios en festivales y competencias en Canadá, Italia, Singapur y EE. UU.
Twelve years as Professor of Clarinet at the University of Northern Colorado and master class engagements at institutions including Rice University, Northwestern University, Indiana University, the Eastman School of Music, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Vanderbilt, and music festivals in the US and abroad allow Lauren to lean into mentoring students on courageous artistry and creative and systematic practice. Lauren holds a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music.
An activist at heart, Lauren has engaged in numerous arts-based advocacy projects, integrating musical performance with visual art, storytelling, and scientific research. Collaborators have included non-profit founders, national grant recipients, scientists, conductors, musicians, writers, and storytellers. Her most recent project is the creation of The Realm, an innovative event series in Fort Collins, CO that builds community by bringing people together for a co-creative concert experience involving spoken word, live music, and art. As Artistic Director, Lauren works closely with The Realm Collective, a diverse team of creatives, artists, writers, mental health professionals, scientists, social workers, and musicians. Together, they curate each themed event and collaborate with local organizations, engaging in deep, multigenerational community building. Other creative projects explore the intersection between the arts and environmental policy in “Radical Futures”, a storytelling project that brings to life alternative futures based on policy decisions for our planet.
Raising awareness about musician health led Lauren to co-create Summit Musicians with colleague Dr. Stephanie Zelnick in 2022. The clarinet duo climb mountains and perform at the summit, including mountain peaks above 14,000 feet. Lauren also curates musical responses to visual art, most recently at the Moody Gallery at Rice University in Houston, TX, where her lecture series and collaboration with students at Rice culminated in a live improvised musical response to Anri Sala’s “The Last Resort” art installation.
Outside of music, you may find Lauren training for her next trail ultramarathon, traveling in pursuit of good food, digging in the hard-packed Colorado clay soil of her veggie garden, or playing with her two young children. Visit laurenjacobsonmusic.com for more information.
The Beethoven Camerata is a conductor-less chamber orchestra comprised entirely of classical musicians from the Northern Colorado region, and is envisioned to become the resident ensemble of the Beethoven in the Rockies Concert Series. The conductor-less format of this 33-member chamber orchestra is an example of democracy in action, where all members of the ensemble are given a voice in the rehearsal process and performance outcome, as well as artistic and administrative choices such as repertoire, outreach, fundraising, and direction of the group. Its members represent the diverse community of classical musicians who live and teach in the Northern Colorado region, and demonstrate the incredible artistry and high technical level of classical music performance and education in Northern Colorado. Audiences of groups like the Camerata are enthralled by the visible and aural communication happening in real time.
