NGSO at the Midland 2022-2023
Home of the Brave
October 15, 2022 (7:30pm), at The Midland Theatre
Our country has a rich history and the NGSO will be celebrating the people who make our country what it is today and the people who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. We begin with John Williams The Star Spangled Banner followed by Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. “Please, Remember Me” is a World Premier by composer Ching-Chu Hu based on a poem by Danny Crothers, a Vietnam War Marine from Newark, Ohio. Danny was killed in Vietnam and his powerful poem will bring thought and beauty to the evening. We then end our concert with Ellis Island: The Dream of America, Boyer’s most ambitious work to date. This Multi-faceted piece celebrates the historic American immigrant experience and the American dream. Innovative in its format, the work brings elements of the theater and multimedia into the concert hall, employing actors and projected historical images from the Ellis Island archives.
A Very Merry Holiday Pops!
December 4, 2022 (7:00pm), at The Midland Theatre
Featuring the Denison University Choirs, under the Direction of Harris Ipock.
Ring in the holiday season with the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra's A Very Merry Holiday Pops! under the direction of Russel C. Mikkelson. This community tradition features the Denison University Choirs under the direction of Harris Ipock. Bring your family to hear our favorite holiday classics!
An Evening of Dances
March 11, 2023 (7:30pm), at The Midland Theatre
You’ll dance in your seats as the NGSO takes us on a musical tour of dances from around the world.
The Emmy Award®-winning Netflix documentary OUR PLANET has been reimagined as a live experience, combining highlights from the series with brand-new orchestrations and sequences to create an immersive journey across our planet for audiences of all ages.
Specially developed by the series producers World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Silverback Films and Oscar®-winning composer Steven Price, Our Planet Live in Concert is co-narrated on screen by legendary broadcaster David Attenborough and Emmy® Award-winning actor William Shatner.
Prepare to be mesmerized as the landmark eight-part Our Planet documentary series becomes a two-hour live show filled with beautiful visuals and sound effects, all accompanied by an orchestra. The show brings the incredible cinematography of Our Planet to the big screen, encouraging audiences to explore the wonders of earth’s wildlife and their habitats. Dazzling, intelligent lighting enhances the visual experience beyond the screen, bringing the beauty of the planet we call home right to your seat.
Composer Steven Price’s Emmy-nominated score has been reworked for an epic two-hour concert, which will be performed at The Midland Theatre by an 18-piece traveling ensemble and members of the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra. The Academy Award®-winning composer states, “I can’t wait for the audience to experience the music of Our Planet live. Using a combination of the most memorable sequences from the Netflix series exclusively designed for this show, the incredible musicians plan to take you on a journey that celebrates the wonders of our planet - the one home we all share - whilst showing the urgent need to treasure and protect it.”
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Saturday, May 13, 2023 (7:30pm), at The Midland Theatre
Russel C. Mikkleson, Music Director
Timothy Chooi, Soloist
The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, by Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, by Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, by Johannes Brahms
Internationally acclaimed violinist Timothy Chooi joins the NGSO performing the great Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Winner of major competitions, Timothy is known for his passionate performances and brilliant technique. We are excited to bring to The Midland one of the finest young violinists in the world.
Timothy Chooi is a popular soloist and recitalist, he is sought after as much for his passionate performances as for his wide-ranging repertoire. Recent honors include Second Prize, Belgium’s world-renowned 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition, First Prize, the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Germany, and the First Prize, the 2018 Schadt Violin Competition in the USA. Recently he was the recipient of one of Europe’s most coveted prizes, “Prix Paternot” which recognizes a promising and accomplished international artist at the prestigious Verbier Festival in Switzerland.
Future engagements include returns to the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the Belgian National Orchestra, Wiener Concert-Verein as well as his debuts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsches Sinfonieorchestrer Berlin with Jukka-Pekka Saraste and l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec with Bramwell Tovey.
In addition to his awards, Timothy Chooi’s numerous honors include the third prize at the 2015 Michael Hill Violin Competition in New Zealand and Grand Prize at the 2010 Montreal Symphony Manulife Competition in Canada. He was a laureate at the 2014 Menuhin International Competition, and the recipient of the Vadim Repin Scholarship Award in New York City.
Chooi studied at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Catherine Cho. His mentors include Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pinchas Zukerman, Patinka Kopec, Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank. He currently is enrolled in Juilliard’s prestigious Artist Diploma program and a Professional Studies candidate at the Kronberg Academy with Christian Tetzlaff.
An avid educator with a passion of sharing his international experience to his home country of Canada, Timothy Chooi is the Professor of Violin at the University of Ottawa. He performs on the 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivarius on a generous loan from the Canada Council for the Arts and is a recipient of the Nippon Music Foundation Rare Instrument Project from the Government of Japan.
Music for the Heartland
The historic Midland Theatre has been serving Newark and all of Licking County, since 1928. The NGSO is proud to call the Midland our musical home.
