Wednesday, January 26, 2011

World Renowned Guest Conductor David Commanday to Direct Final Concert of the 2010 - 2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Concert Series Featuring Soyeon Lee As Piano Soloist, April 20, 2011

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Kaye Communications, Inc. 561-392-5166
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David Commanday                            Soyeon Lee         

WHAT:  2010-2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Concert Series: Final Concert
Guest Conductor David Commanday, who has conducted orchestras around the world and is known for dynamic performances, innovative programming, and an appealing connection with audience and community will direct the final concert of the 2010-2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Series that features renowned piano soloist Soyeon Lee. Concert program features Copland - Music for Movies; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488; and Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4 “Italian”.  Commanday -- whose recent guest conductor schedule has included the South Carolina Philharmonic, Flagstaff Symphony, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, the Joffrey Ballet, and Ballet West -- will direct Soyeon Lee who has been hailed by the New York Times as a pianist with “a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style.” Lauded by The Washington Post for her “stunning command of the keyboard”, Lee has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the London Symphony, and the Louisiana Philharmonic as well as the symphony orchestras of Columbus, Napa Valley, San Diego, Scottsdale, and Shreveport. In addition to her many performances in the United States as a recitalist, she participated in a 13-city tour of Spain. Lee was featured on the January 2006 cover of Symphony magazine’s annual “Emerging Artists” issue and in the 2008 edition of Musical America’s “More Thrills of Discovery.”
Prior to the concert, Musicologist and American Classical Music Hall of Fame inductee Martin Bookspan who has appeared with many of America’s great symphony orchestras and served as Contributing Editor to the Stereo Review will be holding an open discussion with Concert Conductors, including questions from the audience and commentary.

WHEN: Sunday, April 20, 2011
Pre-concert Q&A with Martin Bookspan begins at 1:45 p.m.  Concert begins at 3 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Boca Raton
The Roberts Theater at Saint Andrew's School; 3900 Jog Road, (just ½ mile south of Yamato Road) Boca Raton, FL

HOW MUCH:
Single Tickets range from $30-$53-- based on seating--(5% discount for online single ticket purchases)
Sponsorships are available

INFO AND TICKETS:
Visit www.bocasymphonia.org or call 561-376-3848.

WHO:
ABOUT THE BOCA RATON SYMPHONIA
The mission of the Boca Raton Symphonia, Boca’s world class orchestra, is to perform and to make accessible classical music through concert performances and educational outreach programs featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists, including renowned Principal Conductor Philippe Entremont and Guest Conductors Gunther Schuller and David Commanday.  The 2010-2011 season soloists include Itzhak Perlman protégé and cello soloist Sujin Lee, mezzo soprano soloist Daniela Mack, violin soloist Ludwig Mueller, cello soloist Christophe Pantillon, and piano soloist Soyeon Lee. For more information, visit www.bocasymphonia.org or call 561-376-3848.

ABOUT DAVID COMMANDAY
Commanday has become known for dynamic performances, innovative programming, and an appealing connection with audience and community. He is the founding Artistic Director and Conductor of the innovative Heartland Festival Orchestra. He has conducted orchestras around the world, including the National Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, American Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Belgian Radio Orchestra, Vienna Pro Arte Orchestra, and the Seattle, Atlanta, and Richmond Symphonies. Music Director of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra for ten seasons, he is credited for bringing the PSO to "a high-point in its 103-year history".

HIs musical training started with piano lessons at the age of six, and he took up the cello at nine. In youth he excelled in both academics and music, and graduated cum laude at Harvard University in psychology, music and languages. Playing cello at Tanglewood under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Aaron Copland led him toward conducting. At the Vienna Hochschule für Musik Commanday earned the Austrian Staatsdiplom with highest honors in orchestral conducting. His early posts included; Music Director, Boston Ballet, Assistant Conductor, San Diego Symphony, and Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO).

Commanday brought BYSO to the forefront, earning three ASCAP awards for programming and unprecedented critical acclaim for concerts and CD recordings. Commanday commissioned and led the BYSO world premiere of the Double Concerto by Ivan Tcherepnin, with soloists Lynn Chang and Yo-Yo Ma. The performance earned the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for the work.

He served as Associate Conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducting Masterworks, Pops, Student and Family Concerts throughout the Garden State. Commanday helped to inaugurate the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, conducting the first orchestral rehearsal there and appearing in its Gala Opening with Kathleen Battle and American Ballet Theater.

Now Artistic Director of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, Commanday continues a life-long commitment to training young musicians. He has held faculty positions and conducted at Harvard University, Boston University, MIT, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Montclair State University. He is active as teaching and conducting clinician, conducting All-State and regional student orchestras around the country.

Commanday continues to play and perform as cellist, appearing with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, and Antonio Pompa-Baldi. His recent guest-conducting schedule included the South Carolina Philharmonic, Flagstaff Symphony, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, the Joffrey Ballet, and Ballet West.

ABOUT SOYEON LEELee has been hailed by the New York Times as a pianist with “a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style,” and she has been lauded by The Washington Post for her “stunning command of the keyboard.” Lee has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the London Symphony, and the Louisiana Philharmonic as well as the symphony orchestras of Columbus, Napa Valley, San Diego, Scottsdale, and Shreveport. In addition to her many performances in the United States as a recitalist, she participated in a 13-city tour of Spain. Lee was featured on the January 2006 cover of Symphony magazine’s annual “Emerging Artists” issue and in the 2008 edition of Musical America’s “More Thrills of Discovery.”

Philippe Entremont to Conduct and Perform Piano Solo at Fourth Concert of the 2010 - 2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Concert Series That Also Features Soloists Ludwig Mueller (Violin) and Christophe Pantillon (Cello) March 20, 2011

For more information please contact:
Kaye Communications, Inc. 561-392-5166
Jon A. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3097, jkaye@kcompr.com
Bonnie S. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3099, bkaye@kcompr.com


              Philippe Entremont                      Ludwig Mueller                 Christophe Pantillon


WHAT:  2010-2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Concert Series: Fourth Concert
Internationally-renowned Principal Conductor and Piano Soloist Philippe Entremont -- one of the most recorded artists of all time who has served as music director of Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, New Orleans Philharmonic, and the Denver Symphony -- will conduct and perform a piano solo at the fourth concert In 2010-2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Series. The concert also showcases the talents of renowned soloists Ludwig Mueller (Violin) who is concert master of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Orquestra de Cadaquès, and Christophe Pantillon (Cello) who is principal cellist of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Leschetizky Trio Vienna.  Program features Strauss - Sextet for Strings (from Capriccio); Beethoven - Triple Concerto for piano, violin and cello in C major, Op. 56; and Shostakovich - Chamber Symphony in F major, op. 73a (arr. by Barshai). Prior to the concert, Musicologist and American Classical Music Hall of Fame inductee Martin Bookspan who has appeared with many of America’s great symphony orchestras and served as Contributing Editor to the Stereo Review will be holding an open discussion with Concert Conductors, including questions from the audience and commentary.

WHEN: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Pre-concert Q&A with Martin Bookspan begins at 1:45 p.m.  Concert begins at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Boca Raton
The Roberts Theater at Saint Andrew's School; 3900 Jog Road (just ½ mile south of Yamato Road), Boca Raton, FL

HOW MUCH:
Season Subscriptions range from: $120 - $212--based on seating--(20% discount over single tickets)
Single Tickets range from $30-$53--based on seating--(5% discount for online single ticket purchases)
Sponsorships are available

INFO AND TICKETS:
Visit www.bocasymphonia.org or call 561-376-3848.

WHO:
ABOUT THE BOCA RATON SYMPHONIA
The mission of the Boca Raton Symphonia, Boca’s world class orchestra, is to perform and to make accessible classical music through concert performances and educational outreach programs featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists, including renowned Principal Conductor Philippe Entremont and Guest Conductors Gunther Schuller and David Commanday.  The 2010-2011 season soloists include Itzhak Perlman protégé and cello soloist Sujin Lee, mezzo soprano soloist Daniela Mack, violin soloist Ludwig Mueller, cello soloist Christophe Pantillon, and piano soloist Soyeon Lee. For more information, visit www.bocasymphonia.org or call 561-376-3848.

ABOUT PHILIPPE ENTREMONT Entremont, one of the most recorded artists of all time, has performed as a pianist on five continents in practically every musical center, and he frequently appears in the dual role of pianist and conductor.
He is especially acclaimed for his interpretation of the classical and early twentieth-century repertoire. He was among the ten world-class pianists chosen to perform in the “Piano Extravaganza of the Century” at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. To honor his 75th birthday, the Kravis Center commissioned Richard Danielpour to write Souvenirs, musical portraits of five cities that have played major roles in Entremont’s career; the work was premiered by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra in 2009 with the composer conducting. The Symphonia’s performance marks the first time Entremont will conduct the work in this area.

ABOUT LUDWIG MUELLERMueller, a violinist, is concert master of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Orquestra de Cadaquès. As soloist and artistic leader of both orchestras he took part in many successful concert series in Vienna (Konzerthaus, Musikverein), Salzburg (Mozarteum), Paris (Théâtre des Champs Elysées), Berlin (Schauspielhaus), New York (Carnegie Hall), Tokyo (Suntory Hall), and Osaka (Symphony Hall), and he participated in many recordings.
In 1988, he founded the piano quintet Arcus Ensemble Wien, which performs in Europe, the USA, Japan, and Israel. With the opening of Arnold Schoenberg Center in 1998, he formed the highly acclaimed Aron Quartet; the ensemble is especially devoted to the works of the Second Viennese School as well as the classical repertoire.

ABOUT CHRISTOPHE PANTILLONPantillon is principal cellist of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Leschetizky Trio Vienna. He has been playing chamber music since childhood, and in 1998, he and Ludwig Mueller founded the Aron Quartet at the Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna. In addition to presenting  duo recitals with his wife, violinist Klara Flieder, he has performed as both soloist and chamber musician in Vienna (Musikverein, Konzerthaus), Salzburg (Mozarteum), New York (Carnegie Hall), London (Wigmore Hall), Washington (Library of Congress), Tokyo (Casals Hall, Oji Hall), Moscow (Tchaikovsky Conservatory), Buenos Aires (Teatro Colón), Madrid (Teatro Real), Zurich, Prague, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, St. Petersburg, and Helsinki, as well as in numerous festivals.

Fall In Love With Spain as Mezzo Soprano Soloist Daniela Mack and Principal Conductor Philippe Entremont Bring “The Old World” to Boca Raton During the Third Concert of The 2010 - 2011 Boca Raton Symphonia Connoisseur Concert Series, February 20,2011

For more information please contact:
Kaye Communications, Inc. 561-392-5166
Jon A. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3097, jkaye@kcompr.com
Bonnie S. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3099, bkaye@kcompr.com




WHAT: Three Cultural Masterpieces of Spanish Opera for the Third Concert in the 2010-2011 Connoisseur Series
Mezzo Soprano Soloist Daniela Mack and Principal Conductor Philippe Entremont continue the 2010-2011 series featuring the Spanish masterpieces of, Montsalvatge’s Sortileges; Granado’s Goyescas Suite; Albeniz’s Triana; and Falla’s El Amor Brujo.  This will be Mack’s first performance with the Boca Raton Symphonia, a Buenos Aires native, she has appeared with the San Francisco Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, Opera Omaha, Edmonton Symphony, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Virginia Opera, and was a featured artist in the 2006 Placido Domingo Gala concert, “A Night for New Orleans with the New Orleans Opera.”  This concert will be Entremont’s world premiere of conducting music by composers, Montasalvatge, Granado, and Albeniz. This concert marks Entremont’s second performance in South Florida.  Entremont is especially known and acclaimed for his performances as a pianist all five continents, and his interpretation of classical and early twentieth century repertoire. Prior to every concert, Musicologist and American Classical Music Hall of Fame inductee Martin Bookspan who has appeared with many of America’s great symphony orchestras and served as Contributing Editor to the Stereo Review will be holding an open discussion with Concert Conductors, including questions from the audience and commentary. 


WHEN: Sunday, February 20, 2011
Pre-concert Q&A with Martin Bookspan begins at 1:45 p.m.
Concert begins at 3 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Boca Raton
The Roberts Theater at Saint Andrew's School
3900 Jog Road, (just ½ mile south of Yamato Road) Boca Raton, FL

HOW MUCH:
Season Subscriptions range from: $120 - $212 (based on seating)
(20% discount over single tickets)
Single Tickets range from $30-$53; available online beginning November 1
(5% discount for online single ticket purchases)
Sponsorships are available

CONTACT:
Visit www.bocasymphonia.org or call 561-376-3848.

WHO:
About the Boca Raton Symphonia
The mission of the Boca Raton Symphonia, Boca’s world class orchestra, is to perform and to make accessible classical music through concert performances and educational outreach programs featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists, including renowned Principal Conductor Philippe Entremont and Guest Conductors Gunther Schuller and David Commanday.  The 2010-2011 season soloists include Itzhak Perlman protégé and cellist Sujin Lee, mezzo soprano Daniela Mack, violinist Ludwig Mueller, cellist Christophe Pantillon, and pianist Soyeon Lee.  For more information, visit www.bocasymphonia.org or call 561-376-3848.

Rotary Club Of Boca Raton Presents The 8th Annual Future Stars Performing Arts Competition: The Opening Event For Festival Of The Arts: Boca 2011

For more information please contact:
Kaye Communications, Inc. 561-392-5166
Jon A. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3097, jkaye@kcompr.com
Bonnie S. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3099, bkaye@kcompr.com


BOCA RATON, FL (January, 5, 2011)--The Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s 8th Annual Future Stars Performing Arts Competition (www.rotaryfuturestars.com) will kick off the Festival of the Arts BOCA 2011 for the third year as the Festival’s opening event (www.festivaloftheartsboca.org) on Friday night, March 4, 2011 at 7 p.m. at Count De Hoernle Amphitheater at Mizner Park with an inspiring talent showcase of Palm Beach and Broward county middle and high school vocal and dance performance artists. The program will feature more than 30 performances, ranging from solo and group vocal to solo and group dance presentations with 100 performers “taking the stage” to compete to become "2011 Future Stars" winners.  
Sponsored, presented, produced and manage by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton, “Future Stars” is South Florida's premier middle and high school vocal and dance performing arts competition, not a talent show. Past winners include artists now attending "The Juilliard" and other prestigious music and dance degree programs at prestigious universities, including Vanderbilt and University of Florida. All event proceeds raised support the Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s "Changing Lives & Building Futures" Scholarship Programs in education scholarships to local high school students.
“We are pleased to once again provide South Florida’s talented young artists with the opportunity to perform in a professional setting, with a “state of the art” sound system and a purpose built amphitheater, and it is due to the support of so many in our community that we are able to continue our mission,” noted Rick Taylor, originator of the Rotary Club Future Stars Program and Event Producer. The event is presented by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton in conjunction with Flossy Keesely; Ziegfield Girls of Florida, Inc.; Ocean Properties, Ltd.; Sun Capital Partners; Celebrity Cruises; Boca Raton Regional Hospital; Boca Raton Magazine; HSBC Bank; Miami Systems, Inc.; General Contractors; All Star Engraving; Multi-Image Group; Mummaw & Associates, Inc.; Kaye Communications, Inc. and other community partners.
The 2011 Future Stars program will include performances by the following:
MIDDLE SCHOOL VOCAL 
Danielle Francois,                     Boynton Beach             Bak Middle School
Emma McAvoy                        Boca Raton                   Bak Middle School
Elizabeth Schwartz                   Weston                         Falcon Cove Middle School
Lizzie Sider                              Boca Raton                  Pinecrest School
Vanessa E. Simpson                 Margate                        Home Schooled
Maggie Wilkinson                     Boca Raton                   A.D. Henderson Middle School

HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL
Erin Boyle                                Boca Raton                   Boca High School
Christina Caperna                    Jupiter                          Coram Deo Academy
Kendra Fulmer                         Boca Raton                   Saint Andrews School
Nicole Granet                           Boca Raton                  Spanish River High School
Sara Grant                                Boca Raton                   Broward Virtual School
McKenzie O'Connor                 Ocean Ridge                 Dreyfoos HSOA
Rachel Pecaro                           Boynton Beach             Spanish River High School
Georgia Sackler                        Boca Raton                   Dreyfoos HSOA
Megan Saslow                          Boca Raton                   Boca Christian
Jake  Sherbondy                       Boca Raton                   Home Schooled
Marquis Sklenar                        Coral Springs                Stoneman Douglas High School
Madison Spear                          Boca Raton                   West Boca High School
Lila Stallone                             Boca Raton                   Spanish River High School
VOCAL GROUPS
Spanish River Splash                Boca Raton                   Spanish River High School
DANCE SOLOISTS
Ali Castro                                 Boca Raton                   Dreyfoos HSOA
Rachel Donev                           Boca Raton                   Dreyfoos HSOA
Lital Gelman                            Weston                         Cypress Bay High School
Tara Langdon                          Palm Beach                  Dreyfoos HSOA
Vicki Marinucci                        Royal Palm Beach         Dreyfoos HSOA
Brooke Naylor                          Jupiter                          Dreyfoos HSOA
Sarah Ponczek                          Parkland                      Stoneman Douglas High School

Rotary Club member s Rick Taylor serves as Future Stars Executive Producer and Mike Berkman serves as its executive director supported club committee members including Jon Burford, Tracy Fogarty, Mitch Fogel, Dennis Frisch, Deborah Freudenberg, Doug Giordano, Camille Giuliasano-Pelaez, Trevor Headley, Yaacov Heller, Diane Hileman, John Hurland,  Alan Kaye, Jon Kaye, Flossy Keesely, Mary Kelly, Robert Klein, Donn Londeree, Mike Massarella, John Mollica, Doug Mummaw, Steve Pomeranz, Jeremy Pound, William Riddick, Neil Saffer, Greg Snyder, Julie Vianale and Rick Zimmer.
For more than 54 years The Rotary of Boca Raton has been is dedicated toChanging Lives and Building Futures”.  Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: www.rotaryclubbocaraton.com and visit www.rotaryfuturestars.com , www.facebook.com/futurestarsboca and follow www.twitter/futurestarsboca.

Joe Landy Of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith Law Firm Takes Helm For The Second Year As Corporate Chair Of The 10th Annual Palm Beach Walk Now For Autism Speaks To Combat The Nation’s Fastest- Growing Developmental Disorder

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Kaye Communications, Inc. 561-392-5166
Jon A. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3097, jkaye@kcompr.com
Bonnie S. Kaye, Mobile: 561-756-3099, bkaye@kcompr.com


 LLL&S Signs On As A Corporate Visionary Sponsor Of The Walk Event
That Increases Awareness and Raises Money to Support Autism Research,

Advocacy and Family Services
in South Florida
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL (January 10, 2011)—Joe Landy of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC has been appointed Corporate Chair of the 10th Annual Palm Beach Walk Now For Autism Speaks, with LLL&S signing on as a Corporate Visionary Sponsor.  Held to combat autism, the nation’s fastest-growing developmental disorder that is now diagnosed in more than one in every 110 American children, the 2011 Walk is scheduled for Sunday, March 6th in Downtown West Palm Beach.  Just prior to the start of the Walk, Autism Speaks will host its first competitive 5K Run to introduce Autism Speaks to and raise awareness about autism within the running community in South Florida.  
Last year, LLL&S ranked as the highest fundraising team when it stepped off with more than 5,000 corporate and community participants -- including individuals with autism, their families and friends -- in the 2010 Palm Beach Walk Now for Autism Speaks that raised $324,000 to fund critical scientific research, advocacy efforts and family services in South Florida.  Active in the community, LLL&S -- the third oldest law firm in Palm Beach County -- has donated significant time and financial support to numerous charities, including several that provide vital programs, advocacy, and research for children with special needs.
“It is important that the corporate community as well as individual walkers come out to support Autism Speaks and its efforts in treating, and hopefully one day eradicating autism, a disorder the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called a national public health crisis for which cause and cure remain unknown,” said 2011 Walk Now Corporate Chair and LLL&S Partner Joe Landy.           “It is my privilege to once again lead the corporate initiative for this event along with the strong support, commitment, and participation of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith as the Autism Speaks and its work significantly impact the lives of so many South Florida children and their families.”
Affecting four times as many boys as girls, the prevalence of autism increased 57 percent from 2002 to 2006. Autism Speaks is the nation’s largest autism science and advocacy organization that has committed more than $131 million to research and developing innovative new resources for families through 2014. The organization is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. In addition to funding research, Autism Speaks also supports the Autism Treatment Network, Autism Genetic Resource Exchange and several other scientific and clinical programs and has played a critical role in securing federal legislation to advance the government’s response to autism, and successfully advocated for insurance reform to cover behavioral treatments. 
Established in 2000, the Walk Now for Autism Speaks events take place all over the country in more than 80 cities, and are the signature fundraising events for Autism Speaks that have raised tens of millions of dollars for the research of Autism, a complex neurobiological disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges. For the fifth straight year, Toys"R"Us® and Babies"R"Us® serve as the North American sponsors of Walk Now for Autism Speaks.
Established in 1927 by Joseph H. Lesser in West Palm Beach, LLL&S has been serving clients throughout Florida for more than 80 years focusing on serious personal injury and wrongful death cases with a growing presence in the Treasure Coast. Enjoying a reputation in the community for superior legal skills, hard work, client service, and high ethical standards, the Firm is led by partners who are “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating in ethics and legal ability.  LLL&S is headquartered in West Palm Beach, with offices in Boca Raton and Stuart. For more information,  visit www.lesserlawfirm.com.
To form a Palm Beach Walk Now For Autism Speaks corporate team, walk as an individual, register for the 5K or find out more about supporting Autism Speaks visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/palmbeach or call (800) 610-6227.