PROGRAM
GROFÉ Ode to the Star-Spangled Banner
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Gideon Rubin, Piano
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Thomas Kociela, guest conductor
Tickets: Pay-What-You-Can | Entradas: Pague lo que pueda
Our concerts are open to our community! Please pay whatever you think is fair, considering the value of the concert to you, as well as your own ability to pay. Scroll down to learn more and purchase tickets.
¡Nuestros conciertos están abiertos a nuestra comunidad! Pague lo que crea que es justo, considerando el valor del concierto para usted, así como su propia capacidad de pago. Consulte a continuación para obtener más información y comprar boletos
Guest artists’ biographies
Guest Conductor
Conductor Thomas Kociela has led the Rhode Island College Symphony Orchestra for the past four years—a role which necessitates bringing together RIC students, talented volunteers, RIC graduates, RIC faculty, and professional musicians. He is proud to have been recognized for leading exciting and high-quality performances and to have brought back a chorus/orchestra collaboration to RIC.
Thomas is currently the Music Director of the Parkway Concert Orchestra (Norwood, MA) and Conductor of the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra. In addition, he is also the Resident Multi-Camera Video Director at Symphony Hall in Boston. Click here to go to Thomas’ website.
Pianist
Gideon Rubin has a multi-faceted career that encompasses performing as a soloist, conductor, as a chamber musician, as an orchestral keyboardist, and as a composer. As soloist, he has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Classical Orchestra, several times with the New World Symphony (once conducting from the keyboard), with the New England Conservatory Youth Orchestra on a tour of Israel, and at the Eastern Music Festival where he taught and performed from 1998-2014. He has also performed on live radio broadcasts in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and in Israel. Click here to go to Gideon’s website.
Recolectaremos alimentos no perecederos en apoyo del RI Community Food Bank. Por favor busque canastas de colección al entrar al concierto, ¡y gracias por su apoyo!
We will be collecting non-perishable food items in support of the RI Community Food Bank. Please look for collection baskets as you enter the concert, and thank you for your support!
Funding provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and private funders.
Additional financial support provided by The Carter Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation. Financial, administrative and logistical support provided by The Rhode Island Philharmonic & Music School.