Oneonta Concert Association

The ten dancers of the Koresh Dance Company, founded in 1991 by Israeli-born choreographer and artistic director Ronen (Roni) Koresh, perform a repertory that ranges from explosive and passionate to intimate and restrained.

The company has been hailed internationally, touring Spain, Turkey, Israel, South Korea, Mexico and Guatemala.

Koresh Dance Company’s encore Oneonta program will include its Bolero, as well as dance set to classical favorites by Bach and Mozart, offering works both light and fun and powerful and engaging.

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Koresh Dance Company photos by Pete Checchia and Gabriel Bienczycki

Concert Sponsored by: STEWART’S SHOPS

This project is partially supported by a grant from PennsylvaniaPerforming Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

The Quebec-based chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy borrows its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings.

The core group of fifteen players, formed in 1984 by music director Bernard Labadie, specializes in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra, performed in the stylistic manner most appropriate to each era.

The ensemble plays on modern instruments, but its approach to works of the Baroque and Classical periods is strongly influenced by research into performance practices of the 17th and early 18th centuries.

The group’s Oneonta appearance will feature works by Telemann, Haydn, Handel and Bach.

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Concert Sponsored by:  THE PLAINS AT PARISH HOMESTEAD

Cantus, acclaimed  “the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States”
(Fanfare),  enjoys an active schedule of national tour dates, subscription
concerts in its home of Minneapolis/St. Paul, educational outreach programs,
and recordings.

Rehearsing and performing without a conductor or music director, the nine members of Cantus are renowned for their programmatic versatility, artistic excellence and charismatic personalities.

Following its popular 2009 Oneonta engagement, Cantus returns with A Place for Us, which celebrates our unique national identity told through song and story, featuring traditional folk songs and spirituals as well as music by Bernstein, Dvořák, Stephen Foster and Jean Sibelius.

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Concert Sponsored by: WSKG PUBLIC BROADCASTING

22-year-old violinist Paul Huang, winner of the 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the 2009 International Violin Competition Sion-Valais in Switzerland, is already recognized for his eloquent music making, effortless virtuosity, and compelling stage presence.

OCA has presented a number of YCA artists in the past, and is pleased to present another talented YCA artist in recital this season.

Huang, recipient of the 2012 Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship of YCA, plays a 1683 Nicolo Amati violin, on generous loan.

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Concert Sponsored by: FUTURE FOR ONEONTA FOUNDATION and KEY BANK

Award-winning Manhattan Brass, hailed as a Critic’s Pick in Time Out New York magazine, is best known for innovative programming, dynamic performances and varied, eye-and-ear-opening repertoire.

The ensemble is an amalgam of individual virtuoso musicians, each bringing to the table distinctive experience and vision.

Comfortable in range from Gesualdo to jazz, the members of the quintet are intent on taking brass ensemble playing to another level and bringing their audiences with them.

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