Concert also features Antonio Villanueva, the Young Artist Competition Winner
News Release
Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra
Kirk Gustafson, Music Director
225 N. Fifth St., Ste 120
Grand Junction, CO 81501
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2010—Grand Junction, Colo. – The Grand Junction Symphony (GJSO) will perform Beethoven, Brahms & Brass on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 7:30pm at GJHS Auditorium. A Classical Conversation will begin in the Concert Hall at 6:30pm. Brahms’ expressive Symphony No. 3 will be performed, along with music from Beethoven.
The concert will also feature, Antonio Villanueva, the winner of the GJSO’s Young Artist Competition from 2010. Villanueva is currently a senior working on his Bachelor of Music degree in trumpet solo performance at Arizona State University. He began his musical studies at the age of 9 in Monterrey, Mexico and made his first solo appearance at the age of 12 with the Youth Orchestra Nuevo Leon. He has been the principal trumpet at the World Youth Symphonic Band at Interlochen, the Summer Music Institute hosted by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and the Youth Orchestra of Mexico.
Villanueva is the 18th Young Artist Competition Winner in the history of the GJSO. The competition is designed to encourage young artists under the age of 25 in concerto performance. The winner and runner up both receive cash prizes, with the winner receiving a guest artist spot with the Grand Junction Symphony. The Young Artist Competition is underwritten by the Grand Junction Symphony Guild.
Villanueva will play the challenging Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto. The concert will also feature music from two of history’s most prolific composers, Beethoven’s Consecration of the House Overture and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3.
“All the Brahms symphonies are terrific, but the 3rd is a personal favorite. I really look forward to this concert,” said Maestro Gustafson.
This concert was generously underwritten by Alpine Bank and the Grand Junction Symphony Guild. Tickets are on sale at www.gjsymphony.org or 243-6787. Ticket prices start at $15 for adults and $5 for students.
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