Friday, August 15, 20147:30 p.m.

Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsUniversity of Florida

http://library.ufl.edu/PanamaCanalCentennial

U F C E L E B R AT E S T H EPA N A M A C A N A L C E N T E N N I A L

August 15-17, 2014

SATURDAY 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.• Panama Canal Zone Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History Includes a variety of family friendly entertainment and the opportunity to enjoy exhibits, traditional pollera dancing, story-telling, butterflies, art activities and more.

SUNDAY 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.• “The MOLA: Traditional Kuna Textile Art” lecture by author Edith Crouch with reception and book signing to follow at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. Accompanying exhibit: Patterns Past and Present: Arts of Panama, open through June 7, 2015. • Multiple exhibits across campus will display select items from the Smathers Libraries, including the Panama Canal Museum Collection, relating to the planning, construction and evolution of the Canal and its surrounding areas.

All events and exhibits are free and open to the public

Friday, August 15, 20147:30 p.m.

Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsUniversity of Florida

This performance is a featured event of theUniversity of Florida celebration of the Panama Canal Centennial

Symphony of the Americas presents

Summerfest 2014Mission Chamber Orchestra of Rome

Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, Music Director & Summerfest Composer in Residence Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese, Conductor and Summerfest Artistic Director

Joined in Cultural Exchange by Musicians of the Symphony of the Americas

University of Florida Program

Concerto da Chiesa, Op. 2 No. 4 E.F. Dall’Abaco Allegro Largo Presto

Le Cygne, from Carnival of the Animals C. Saint-Saens Jürg Eichenberger, Cello

Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43 C. Saint-Saens Jürg Eichenberger, Cello

“Summer” from the Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi Allegro Adagio Presto Aleksandre Tigishvili, Violin

Carnival of Venice Herbert L. Clarke Introduction Arranged by Marilyn Maingart Variation I: Carnival Variation II: Tango Variation III: Lullaby Variation IV: Jazz Variation V: Finale Marilyn Maingart, Flute

INTERMISSION

Presentiments Lorenzo Turchi-Floris World Premier Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, Conductor

Habanera, Op. 21, No.2 Pablo de Sarasate Arranged by Marilyn Maingart Marilyn Maingart, Flute

Anitra’s Dance Edvard Grieg from Peer Gynt Suite, No.1

La Bella Cubana Jose White Orlando Forte, Violin Arranged by Orlando Forte Svetlana Forte, Violin

Rapsodia del Canal de Panama Juan Castillo World Premier Juan Castillo, Oboe Marilyn Maingart, Flute

Dr. James A. Brooks-Bruzzese Artistic Director/Conductor Symphony of the Americas

Maestro James Brooks-BruzzeseArtistic Director

Symphony of the Americas

Maestro of South Florida´s acclaimed Symphony of the Americas, Dr. James Brooks-Bruzzese, was born in Panama in a bilingual home---his mother born in Colombia and his late father a member of the United States Armed Forces. He received his doctorate in Opera Conducting and Musicology

from Washington University in St. Louis. Maestro coached in a master class on the music of Bach under the baton of the great Pablo Casals. Additional studies were with eminent conductors Leonard Slatkin of St. Louis Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra; Ignace Strassfogel of New York’s Metropolitan Opera and Richard Karp of Pittsburgh Opera. Their mentorship is evident in Maestro’s founding of the Augusta Opera with singers from the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Opera and London´s Covent Garden, receiving critical acclaim from Pittsburgh Post and Opera News Magazine. His musicianship is acclaimed as “Dynamic…exciting…and remarkable controlled, but simultaneously free spirited...”

Maestro founded the Florida Music Festival and Symphony´s Summerfest, now in its 22nd summer season, bringing the fine artistic reputation of the Symphony to diverse audiences in great cultural capitals of the world as well as to rural areas, schools and conservatories to young people at home and abroad. This major music festival takes place in Europe, the eastern seaboard of the United States, and the Americas. Summerfest outreach performances have taken place in every country of Central America, four countries of South America and five islands of the Caribbean.

The Berlin Symphony; Budapest’s famed Vigado Theater; the magnificent Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Capetown Opera Company of South Africa; Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires; Teatro Circulo and Salon Piazzolla in Argentina, and throughout the Soviet Union under the auspices of Gosconcert. It is in these “ARENAS” that Maestro Brooks performs his artistic mastery stirring audiences worldwide. A remarkable performance! Well balanced and of outstanding quality… which resulted in three standing ovations ! (NRD-Handelsbad, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)

Applause highlighting his work with orchestras and festivals on five continents has marked Maestro an outstanding conductor of the US. He has appeared with major orchestras in Panama, Nicaragua, Romania, Germany,

Poland, Italy , Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Russia, Austria, South Africa, Guatemala, Uruguay, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Spain, Aruba, Turkey, Taiwan, Korea, Hungary and Malaysia’s Mozart Festival. Maestro has served as Principal Guest Conductor of Mexico´s National Symphony of Xalapa. He is the first American to conduct the National Orchestra of Pleven, Bulgaria, receiving the official medal of the city.

In 2005, Maestro was honored at Washington´s Kennedy Center with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation´s Award for the Arts in recognition of his lifelong work as a world-renowned conductor and his dedication to promoting classical music to youth around the world. Maestro received the Critics Choice Award at Brazil´s famed Villa Lobos Festival in Rio. He has been recognized by heads of state and dignitaries all over the world – US President Ronald Reagan praised Maestro as an “Ambassador to Latin America for his exceptional musical talents and diplomatic skills.”

Brooks-Bruzzese´s twenty-nine compact disc recordings are with Pickwick Records in London under the Hallmark and Orchid labels as well as the Symphony of the Americas own label. His recordings and broadcasts include legendary orchestras as the Hungarian Virtuosi, Budapest Chamber Orchestra, Natal Philharmonic and the Xalapa Symphony. His recordings feature a diversity of works from Crazy for Gershwin and Hollywood Favourites, to Piazzolla tangos, and an extensive choice of inspiring string chamber music.

For more information on Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese and the Symphony of the Americas visit www.symphonyoftheamericas.org

Contact information: Email: info@sota.org

Office Telephone: 954-335-7002

Symphony of the Americas presents

Summerfest 2014Mission Chamber Orchestra of Rome

Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, Music Director & Summerfest Composer in Residence Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese, Conductor and Summerfest Artistic Director

Joined in Cultural Exchange by Musicians of the Symphony of the Americas

Violin I CelloOrlando Forte Jürg Eichenberger Concertmaster Principal Symphony of the Americas USA Monika EichenbergerAleksandre Tigishvili Rahel Eichenberger Giorgio Tentoni Dominique EichenbergerFlavia Di Tomasso Ilaria Calabro Clarissa Centurioni String Bass Violin II Roger BustamanteSvetlana Forte Principal Principal Symphony of the Americas USA Symphony of the Americas USA Rika Takaba KeyboardMargherita Musto Renée LaBonteSandy Riblett Symphony of the Americas USA Symphony of the Americas USA Stage ManagerViola Sandy RiblettNicola Narduzzi Symphony of the Americas USA Principal Stefano Azzolina SoloistsLorenzo Sbaraglia Marilyn Maingart, flute Symphony of the Americas USA Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, piano Juan Castillo, Oboe National Symphony of Panama Jürg Eichenberger, cello Aleksandre Tigishvili, violin

Conductor Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese

Symphony of the Americas USA

About Summerfest & Its Artists

The Symphony of the Americas, celebrating its 26th Anniversary in 2014, and designated as a Major Cultural Institution in South Florida’s Broward County, presents a Subscription Series in its performance home of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists from around the globe. In addition, its myriad of outreach and educational programs throughout south Florida with full orchestra and ensembles enriches the lives of adults and children through the wonderful power of live, orchestral music.

Each year, the Symphony’s internationally renowned Summerfest hosts an internationally acclaimed foreign chamber orchestra joined by selected Symphony of the Americas musicians for concerts throughout Florida and the Americas under Maestro Brooks-Bruzzese’s baton. It is the longest running music festival event in Florida, and one of the highest rated cultural projects funded by Florida’s Division of Cultural Affairs Cultural Exchange Grant Program. The Symphony takes a leadership role in fostering cultural relations throughout Europe, the US and the Americas through these musical exchanges with both European and American musicians in joint performance.

The Mission Chamber Orchestra, based in Rome, is an established international musical ensemble - dynamic and alternative. During the past 6 years, this artistic and humanitarian chamber orchestra formed by the organization Musicfor, has been acclaimed throughout Europe. Its musicians are experienced professionals – graduates and faculty members of noted European conservatories, devoted to presenting musical excellence and organizing performances which are of high humanitarian importance. From Baroque to Contemporary, the MCO offers innovative programs to provide its audience with a wide range of musical choice - from Bach, to Beethoven, to Bartok and beyond, under the guidance of its Artistic Director, Lorenzo Turchi-Floris. The Mission Chamber Orchestra has performed often for the Vatican to sustain humanitarian and musical activities in poor countries. The musicians performed to raise funds to create a school of music in Mozambique, scholarships, and the acquisition of musical instruments, particularly in the 2012-13 series dedicated to the youth of Haiti who lost everything after the tragic earthquake of 2010. This year, they are helping the Kapossoka orchestra in Angola.

Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, pianist, conductor, composer and Musical Director of the Mission Chamber Orchestra since 2009, is recognized as outstanding in the new generation of musicians and regularly invited by prestigious orchestras as soloist and guest conductor. He is the founding musical director of the Mont Blanc Choir and Symphony Orchestra in 1998.

He studied in Italy with Paolo BORDONI, in Russia at the Rachmaninov Musical Institute, and under scholarship at the CIEM-MOZART (Switzerland). He won “virtuosity” first prize with distinction at the conservatoire of Sion (Switzerland), and studied orchestration (1998-2002) at the Geneva Conservatoire of Music, with certification in counterpoint, orchestration and conducting. His international piano competition prizes include: Grand Prix of the US, Città di Ciampino, Città di Gargano, Città di Matera, Città di Roma A.I.D.I., XVIIa Selezione Nazionale Giovani Concertisti, Città di Pineto, Città di Tortona.

Marilyn Maingart, Principal Flutist of the Symphony of the Americas and Palm Beach Pops, shows virtuosity in recordings, television, radio, Broadway, rock, opera, and chamber music all over the world. She studied at Philadelphia Music Academy and in masterclasses with Jean-Pierre Rampal. Internationally, Marilyn was Principal Flutist of Italy’s “Opera Barga”, in six weeks of Puccini Operas. In Belgium,

she was Principal Flutist of the Radio and Television Orchestra & the National Symphony. She performed quartets with James Galway in London, and concertos with Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra of Hungary, and Mont Blanc Chamber Orchestra of France. In addition to flute, Marilyn was the featured soloist on electric piccolo in the avante-garde rock group,”Soft Verdict” on their European and Japanese albums, and from 1998-2001 toured the Orient as soloist with the world renowned Montovani Orchestra. Marilyn’s US guest artist appearances include the Bergen Philharmonic under the baton of the NY Philharmonic’s David Gilbert. In Colorado, she was a founding member and Principal Flute of Evergreen Chamber Orchestra and the Jefferson Symphony. Marilyn has performed at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and appeared twice at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. As Principal Flutist in over 25 Broadway productions, she worked with Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra Jr., Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Zero Mostel, Debbie Reynolds, James Taylor, Judy Collins, among others.

Orlando Forte, Concertmaster, born in Cuba, studied at the National School of Art, received full scholarship at the Moscow Conservatory and received his masters at the Conservatory of Odessa Ukraine. In Europe he has performed in Russia, Spain and France, including the Festival of Contemporary Music in Nice. In the Americas, he has served as Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Havana. Professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas in Mexico, he has performed under Herrera

de la Fuente, and in recordings for Julio Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Molina and Michael Jackson among others. He is Associate Concertmaster of the the Symphony of the Americas and also performs for Miami City Ballet and Florida Grand Opera. Orlando holds the position First Violin of the Crosstown String Quartet.

Jürg Eichenberger, Violincello, studied in Zurich, Vienna, Mannheim, Basel and Lucerne, with among others, Janos Starker. He won the Edwin Fischer memorial prize in Lucerne and several Zurich competitions as well as the Award at the Osaka Chamber Music Competition.

He has performed with Opera Orchestra Zurich and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and as a member of the

Chamber Orchestra Zurich. He is a founder and Principal Cello of the Sinfonic Orchestra Zurich.

As a soloist and chamber musician. He is a member of “Ars Amata” ensemble (Soloists of the Tonhalle Orchestra of Zurich) and founder of “Trio Festivo” (clarinet, cello, piano), a crossover ensemble, touring regularly in Japan. He records for Radio, TV, CD and DVD Productions (Activ Records, Tudor, Phonoplay International). He is a Chair of the Classical Music Department at the University of Lucerne. www.hslu.ch/musik.

He founded the Chamber Soloists Lucerne with faculty of the Lucerne University and international guests (Karl Leister, Daniel Schnyder, Yang Jing, José Bragato, James Galway, David Darling). CSL received the Cultural Award 2000 of Lucerne and has toured throughout South America, Asia, India, Arabian Emirates and will appear this year in the Hokuto-Festival in Japan. www.chambersoloists.ch

Sandro Tigishvili, violin was born on October 17th 1980 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He started to play the violin in the age of 7 at the Tbilisi Music School. In the year 1999 he continued his studies in Geneva with the eminent violin teacher Prof. H. Kayaleh. In 2007 Sandro won the first price on the International Music Competition in Padova (Italy). He has performed as a soloist with different orchestras in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, UK, Georgia, etc. He plays an Italian violin by Tononi from 1770.

Juan E. Castillo, Principal Oboist of Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Panamá, is titular professor of oboe in the National Institute of Music of Panama. He has organized and created the Festival of Double-Reed Instruments of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

He also has an outstanding career as a soloist at the national and international level, performing with the National Symphony Orchestra of Panama, The

Symphony Orchestra of Nicaragua, Symphony Orchestra of El Salvador, La Philharmonic Orchestra Honduras, The Symphony of America, the Italian Orchestra Roma Mission both directed by Maestro James Brooks and I MUSICI Chamber Orchestra of ITALY.

He has premiered several works for oboe, such as the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra by Antonio Pasculli, Concerto for Oboe, by Elcio Sa, his performance with the renowned English oboist Malcolm Messiter and the Panama premier of the oboe concerto Richard Strauss and Romero Adelmaro.

Among the institutions or ensembles that he belonged to which we can mention: Founder and member of the Philharmonia Orchestra (1976-1980), Republican Band (1980-1990), Group Clarinon Camara (1982-1992), Director of the School Youth Music (1997-2000), Municipal Symphonic Band (1992-1997), Founder member of the Concert Band of the University of Panama, Vicerrectoría (1996-2010).

Summerfest 2014 Sponsors

Centennial Exhibits on the University of Florida Campus

Big Business: The Panama Canal ExpansionGerson Hall Commemorative Gallery – July 24, 2014 - November 24, 2014

Building the CanalMarston Science Library – August 2014 - December 2014

From Microscopic to Massive: Worker Health Challenges in the Construction EraHealth Science Center Library – August 11, 2014 - February 1, 2015

Voices from the Panama CanalSmathers Library Gallery – August 4, 2014 - October 24, 2014

Revealing the Right Route: Cartographic Evidence of Early Canal PlansMap and Imagery Library, Smathers Library, 1st floor – August 2014 - November 2014

Panama: Tropical EcosystemFlorida Museum of Natural History – August 2014 - May 2015

Legal History of the Panama CanalLawton Chiles Legal Information Center – August 2014 - December 2014

Panama Canal ModelSmathers Library, Room 100 – October 2013 - October 2014

Bigger, Better, Best: The Panama CanalThrough American Children’s LiteratureLatin American and Caribbean Collection, Smathers Library, 3rd floorAugust 1, 2014 - October 10, 2014

Patterns Past and Present: Arts of PanamaSamuel P. Harn Museum of Art – August 12, 2014 - June 7, 2015

Teddy Roosevelt: Believe You Can and You’re Halfway ThereLibrary West, 3rd floor – August 11, 2014 - October 31, 2014

Life in the Canal ZoneLibrary West, 2nd floor – August 11, 2014 - October 31, 2014

Panama Canal TrailVarious locations

University of Florida Panama Canal Centennial SponsorsGeorge A. Smathers Libraries

Florida Museum of Natural HistorySamuel P. Harn Museum of Art

Center for Latin American StudiesSamuel Proctor Oral History Program

Institute of Museum & Library ServicesMWH GlobalCOPA Airlines

Friends of the Panama Canal Museum CollectionPanama Canal Society

Space Coast PanazoniansKatherine EgolfRachel Schipper

Panama Canal Trail SponsorsAMEC

CH2MHillFriends of the Panama Canal Museum Collection

Fugro LoadtestHayward Baker Geotechnical Construction

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