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Rei Hotoda | Music Director Candidate
Rei Hotoda
Music Director CAndidate
Saturday, Apr 6, 2024
8:00 pm
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Greensboro Symphony Master Chorale
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Katherine Whyte, soprano
Jonathon Emmons Chorale Director
Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
Poulenc Gloria
Montgomery Starburst
Gershwin An American in Paris
This performance is expected to last approximately two hours with one twenty-minute intermission.
Refreshments and restrooms are located in the orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony-level lobbies.
Music Director candidate Rei Hotoda, currently Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic, leads a concert program that promises to be a breathtaking celebration of musical diversity and innovation. The evening begins with Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No.1, a bold and empowering overture that sets the stage for an extraordinary journey. Poulenc’s Gloria, featuring the brilliance of soloists and a chorus, follows, exuding a transcendent blend of sacred and profane, offering a profound and moving experience. Then, we turn to the modern marvel of Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst, a work that encapsulates the vibrancy of our time, infusing classical tradition with contemporary energy. And finally, be prepared to be swept away by Gershwin’s iconic An American in Paris, a captivating blend of jazz and orchestral brilliance that paints a vivid, intoxicating picture of the city of light. This concert program is a thrilling kaleidoscope of musical styles, each piece revealing its unique magic, ensuring an unforgettable night of musical discovery and wonder.
Saturday, Apr 6, 2024
8:00 pm
Additional Purchase Options
- In person // Greensboro Symphony Box Office (Weekdays from 10am – 4:30pm). The Greensboro Symphony’s box office is located in the Greensboro Cultural Center at 200 N. Davie Street, Suite 301.
- In person // Tanger Center Ticket Office (Tu-Sa, Noon-5pm). The Tanger Center’s ticket office is located at One Abe Brenner Pl., between Elm and Davie Streets.
- By phone // Weekdays from 10am – 4:30pm at (336) 335.5456, ext.224
Venue
STEVEN TANGER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
300 N. Elm Street at Abe Brenner Place
Greensboro, NC 27401
Parking
VIP Parking, purchasable with a series subscription, is available in the large surface lot directly behind the Tanger Center with access from Lindsay Street. The Bellemeade Street parking deck, accessed from Elm Street or Greene Street, is the nearest city deck; Church Street and Davie Street decks are other nearby options. Street parking is also available, free after 6pm.
Musicology Mixology
Formerly known as Preludes, the Greensboro Symphony’s pre-concert talks, Musicology Mixology, share insights into the Masterworks program. The conductor and the guest artists frequently join in at the beginning of each presentation.
Musicology Mixology is held in the Koury Room on the third floor of the Tanger Center on the evening of each Masterworks concert. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. with the lecture component beginning at 7:00 p.m., prior to the 8:00 p.m. concert. A specialty cocktail tied to the concert program is available for purchase for each concert, and audience members can enjoy the concert even more by learning unique details about the works to be performed.
Frequent guest musicologists include Dr. Gregory Carroll, Dr. David Nelson, Dr. Joan Titus and Dr. Lorena Guillen of UNCG, and Dr. Wendy Looker of Guilford College.
REEI HOTODA, Conductor
Conductor Rei Hotoda has been hailed as an inexhaustible dynamo with a deep commitment to reimagining the 21st century concert experience. Her vision can be seen through her thought-provoking programming, passionate allyship to marginalized artists, advocacy for arts education, and an unwavering commitment to presenting many of today’s leading composers alongside masterworks of the classical repertoire.
Rei’s critically acclaimed versatility solidifies her standing as one of the most sought-after conductors of her generation. Her interpretations of epic centerpieces of the classical canon such as Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Damien Geter’s A Justice Symphony, showcase her artistic range.
Katherine Whyte, Soprano
Katherine Whyte has delighted audiences and critics alike on opera and concert stages across her native Canada, the United States and Europe. Opera Today has praised her “keen artistic sensibility” while the San Francisco Classical Voice singled out “her glamorous, vibrato-rich voice”. Following her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2007 in Strauss’ Die Ägyptische Helena, she has returned to the company for productions of Iolanta, Rigoletto, Jenůfa, The Gambler, The Enchanted Island, Two Boys, Parsifal, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and Suor Angelica.
Recent and upcoming engagements for Ms. Whyte include her celebrated Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Intermountain Opera Bozeman; her debut with Syracuse’s Symphoria performing Poulenc’s Gloria; a return to New Choral Society as soprano soloist in Carmina Burana; a solo recital at Gordon College, her debut with Heartbeat Opera as Agathe in Der Freischütz; and Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with Opera Grand Rapids. Ms Whyte was the soprano Soloist for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Santa Rosa and Eugene Symphonies. She will be singing Poulenc’s Gloria with the Greensboro Symphony, a Sibelius Concert with the Vallejo Festival Orchestra and On this Island with Cameron Stowe for Music for Food.