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San Luis Obispo Symphony Presents The Magic of Mozart

January 15, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Prodigy. Driven. Prolific. Genius! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed 600 masterpieces before his untimely death at 35 years of age. Still relevant and his music more popular than ever, Mozart’s complete works titled Mozart225: The Complete Edition was the top selling CD of 2016 according to Billboard Magazine.

The San Luis Obispo Symphony Chamber Orchestra will fill the sanctuary of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa with the sounds of Mozart as Chris Woodruff, SLO Symphony Associate Conductor for Special Events for the 2016-17 season, conducts three exquisite masterworks from a repertoire of chamber, solo motet and symphonic music. The Magic of Mozart in the Mission on Sunday, January 15 at 3 p.m. will feature a 17-piece ensemble and Soprano Anna Schubert. Tickets are available at SLOSymphony.org.

Repertoire

Composed just a year after Mission San Luis Obispo was founded (1773), the first selection is a sprightly, recognizable piece, Divertimento in D major . It was composed to celebrate Mozart’s sister’s birthday. A multi-layered piece in six movements, it was written in minuet form originally with a score of oboe, 2 horns, two violins, viola and double bass.

Still regularly performed in Great Halls across the world, Exsultate, Jubilate was composed specifically to showcase the talents of a star of the Milanese stage, Venanzio Rauzzini. The solo motet, on a religious text, was composed and first performed in 1773, during the run of his opera Lucio Silla. Heralded Soprano Anna Schubert from the Los Angeles Master Chorale will perform the piece.

Completed in 1774 and considered among Mozart’s better known symphonies, No. 29 in A major is replete with his advancing craft and singular wit. While modest in scale, the work presents plenty of exciting challenges for the strings and the winds.

Conductor

Christopher J. Woodruff was appointed associate director of Cal Poly bands in fall 2006. In addition to his responsibilities with the concert and athletic bands at Cal Poly, he teaches courses in music theory, music education and music appreciation. As instructor of trumpet, he also coaches the Cal Poly Brass Choir and teaches methods courses in brass pedagogy. Inspired by participation at various music institutes while in high school, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center, Woodruff pursued a bachelor’s degree in music education at Louisiana State University. He continued his studies in conducting at Northwestern University, where he received the Eckstein Band Conducting Grant and earned a master’s degree in music. An active trumpet performer, Woodruff has been a member of numerous professional and community ensembles.

Soprano Anna Schubert

AnnaSchubert is a soprano based in Los Angeles. She attended Chapman University as a Provost Scholar, where she studied voice with renowned soprano Carol Neblett. A member of both the University Choir and the University Singers, she performed works such as Schubert’s Mass in E-Flat Major, Mozart’s Mass in C-Minor, and Beethoven’s Mount of Olives, as a chorister and often a soloist.

Since 2012, Anna has frequently performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as a soprano with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. She made her Master Chorale debut as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah in December 2013. In the summer of 2014, she performed as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Vesperae solennes de confessore, and Exsultate Jubilate with the Los Angeles Chamber Choir at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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Prodigy. Driven. Prolific. Genius! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed 600 masterpieces before his untimely death at 35 years of age. Still relevant and his music more popular than ever, Mozart’s complete works titled Mozart225: The Complete Edition was the top selling CD of 2016 according to Billboard Magazine.

The San Luis Obispo Symphony Chamber Orchestra will fill the sanctuary of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa with the sounds of Mozart as Chris Woodruff, SLO Symphony Associate Conductor for Special Events for the 2016-17 season, conducts three exquisite masterworks from a repertoire of chamber, solo motet and symphonic music. The Magic of Mozart in the Mission on Sunday, January 15 at 3 p.m. will feature a 17-piece ensemble and Soprano Anna Schubert. Tickets are available at SLOSymphony.org.

Repertoire

Composed just a year after Mission San Luis Obispo was founded (1773), the first selection is a sprightly, recognizable piece, Divertimento in D major . It was composed to celebrate Mozart’s sister’s birthday. A multi-layered piece in six movements, it was written in minuet form originally with a score of oboe, 2 horns, two violins, viola and double bass.

Still regularly performed in Great Halls across the world, Exsultate, Jubilate was composed specifically to showcase the talents of a star of the Milanese stage, Venanzio Rauzzini. The solo motet, on a religious text, was composed and first performed in 1773, during the run of his opera Lucio Silla. Heralded Soprano Anna Schubert from the Los Angeles Master Chorale will perform the piece.

Completed in 1774 and considered among Mozart’s better known symphonies, No. 29 in A major is replete with his advancing craft and singular wit. While modest in scale, the work presents plenty of exciting challenges for the strings and the winds.

Conductor

Christopher J. Woodruff was appointed associate director of Cal Poly bands in fall 2006. In addition to his responsibilities with the concert and athletic bands at Cal Poly, he teaches courses in music theory, music education and music appreciation. As instructor of trumpet, he also coaches the Cal Poly Brass Choir and teaches methods courses in brass pedagogy. Inspired by participation at various music institutes while in high school, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center, Woodruff pursued a bachelor’s degree in music education at Louisiana State University. He continued his studies in conducting at Northwestern University, where he received the Eckstein Band Conducting Grant and earned a master’s degree in music. An active trumpet performer, Woodruff has been a member of numerous professional and community ensembles.

Soprano Anna Schubert

AnnaSchubert is a soprano based in Los Angeles. She attended Chapman University as a Provost Scholar, where she studied voice with renowned soprano Carol Neblett. A member of both the University Choir and the University Singers, she performed works such as Schubert’s Mass in E-Flat Major, Mozart’s Mass in C-Minor, and Beethoven’s Mount of Olives, as a chorister and often a soloist.

Since 2012, Anna has frequently performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as a soprano with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. She made her Master Chorale debut as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah in December 2013. In the summer of 2014, she performed as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Vesperae solennes de confessore, and Exsultate Jubilate with the Los Angeles Chamber Choir at Walt Disney Concert Hall.