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The Tim Keyes Consort
www.timkeyesconsort.org
716 Watchung Avenue, Ste 208
Plainfield, New Jersey 07060
908-764-5096 Fax: 908-753-3724
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Meg Poltorak timkeyesconsort@verizon.net
For Immediate Release:
NEW SYMPHONY BASED ON NATIVE AMERICAN TEACHINGS TO RECEIVE PREMIERE AT RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN PRINCETON
Princeton, New Jersey - New Jersey composer Tim Keyes' newest composition Symphony in C 'The Earth Whispers' - A Song of Native North American Peoples will receive its premiere at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, NJ on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 8:00pm by the choir and orchestra of the Tim Keyes Consort. The forty five minute composition is scored for large orchestra and choir and is comprised of four movements. Native American instrumentation is used throughout the work including Native American Flutes which are featured in two of the movements. The texts used in the composition are a collection of both translated poems and chants by various Native American writers and original texts based on Native American beliefs and teachings.
The evening's program will also feature Alexander Scriabin's Piano Concerto in F# minor performed by pianist Darlene Popkey. This concerto for piano and orchestra is one of Scriabin's most beautiful but lesser known works. The concerto is relatively short but technically demanding, with large and rapid arpeggios and chordal passages. The frequent changes in rhythm and tempo, and the delicate interplay between orchestra and soloist require a unique level of collaborative playing. The Consort will also premiere young composer and violist Sharif Labban's new composition 'Suite for Piano and Orchestra'. Mr. Labban has been playing the viola for the Tim Keyes Consort for four years and is currently a high school senior at the Peddie School. He plans to continue to study music composition in college.
Tim Keyes, a New Jersey-based composer and Pastoral Musician, is currently the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ. An accomplished church musician and choral director, he has composed sacred music oratorios: Resurrexi (1996), Nativitas (1999), Crucifixus (2000), Meditation on the Passion of Christ (2005), St. Patrick's Breastplate (2006), Requiem (2008) as well as a Psalter, In Psalmis Davidis (1997-2004). The Tim Keyes Consort is directed by Tim Keyes and is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Tickets are $30 and $35 General Seating and $10 Students.
Tickets are available from Richardson Box office 609-258-5000 or online at: www.princeton.edu/utickets
For more information on the Tim Keyes Consort, visit www.timkeyesconsort.org
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
The Tim Keyes Consort
www.timkeyesconsort.org
716 Watchung Avenue, Ste 208
Plainfield, New Jersey 07060
908-764-5096 Fax: 908-753-3724
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Meg Poltorak timkeyesconsort@verizon.net
For Immediate Release:
A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Saturday February 13, 2010 8:00pm
FEATURING THE AFRICAN MASS 'MISSA LUBA', SPIRITUALS, RAGTIME AND BLUES
Plainfield, New Jersey - The Tim Keyes Consort will celebrate Black History Month with a concert featuring compositions by African and African American composers at the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church at 716 Watchung Avenue in Plainfield. The concert will feature the African Mass 'Missa Luba' made famous by the Belgium Priest, Guido Haazan in the late 1950's. The program will also feature Spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan, Ragtime compositions by Scott Joplin and various Blues pieces.
The Tim Keyes Consort is a non-profit organization and is directed by Tim Keyes. The Consort is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey. Featured soloists will include Pianist Darlene Popkey, Tenor Justin Connors, Soprano Victoria Lotkowictz, and Mezzo Soprano Tina Czepiel Jablonowski.
Tim Keyes, a New Jersey-based composer, songwriter, conductor, vocalist, producer, audio engineer, cinematographer, film editor, liturgist, and pastoral musician, is currently the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ. An accomplished church musician and choral director, he has composed sacred music oratorios: Resurrexi (1996), Nativitas (1999), Crucifixus (2000), Meditation on the Passion of Christ (2005), St. Patrick's Breastplate (2006), and Requiem (2008), as well as a Psalter, In Psalmis Davidis (1997-2004). Among his many other compositions are a Violin Concerto 'Colorado' which received its premiere by the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra in 2004, a Horn Concerto 'The Battle' which received its premiere by the Hunterdon Symphony in 1997, a Clarinet Concerto 'One Fine Summer Day In America' premiered at the Concert of Remembrance in 2003, a Suite for Flute 'Now Until Twilight' featured on Mr. Keyes CD Now Until Twilight (2005), a cello concerto 'Mighty Mississippi' (2007), a suite for clarinet and piano 'Small Town' (2008) and most recently a piano concerto 'American Coastlines' (2008). Among other albums are: Worlds Apart (1991), On the Radio (1995), and Sketchbook (2003).
Tickets are available at the door. Ticket prices are $10 for Students and Seniors and $15 General Admission For more information contact Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church at: (908) 756-2468.
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
Tim Keyes Consort
716 Plainfield Avenue,
Ste. 208 Plainfield, New Jersey 07060
908-764-5096 Fax: 908-753-3724
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Meg Poltorak timkeyesconsort@verizon.net
For Immediate Release:
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO TO CELEBRATE RECENT INSTALLATION OF 'SALVATOR MUNDI' PIPE ORGAN WITH CONCERT AND DEDICATION FEATURING A PERFORMANCE BY THE TIM KEYES CONSORT AND THE MUSIC MINISTRY OF SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO.
Skillman, New Jersey - The Catholic Community of Saint Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ will be celebrating the recently installed 27 rank pipe organ with a Concert for Organ and Orchestra presented by the Tim Keyes Consort and a Dedication Service with Evening Prayer presided over by the Most Reverend Paul G. Bootkoski. The 'Salvator Mundi' (Savior of the World) organ is named after the Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones painting which is conspicuously displayed on the instrument.
The Concert for Organ and Orchestra is scheduled for Saturday October 24, 2009 at 8:00pm. This concert will feature the Tim Keyes Consort performing Saint Saens Symphony no. 3 'The Organ', Handel's Bb Organ Concerto, Franck's Choral Prelude in A minor, and Strauss' Feierlicher Einzug for brass, percussion and organ. The featured organist is the Cathedral of Saint Francis Music Director Thomas DeLessio. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 children and will be available at the door.
The Dedication and Evening prayer is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 4:00pm. The choirs and orchestra of the Saint Charles Music Ministry will present Evening Prayer. The prayer service and dedication will be presided over by The Most Reverend Paul G. Bootkoski, bishop of Metuchen. The featured organist is the Saint Charles Pastoral Associate for Music and Liturgy, Tim Keyes.
The Salvator Mundi Pipe Organ was built by the firm Russell Meyer & Associates of Bridgeton New Jersey. The 27 rank 3 manual instrument was designed to the specifications of Saint Charles' Director of Music and Liturgy, Tim Keyes, as well as artistic and visual specifications provided by designer Meg Poltorak-Keyes, and Saint Charles' Pastor Gregory E. S. Malovetz. The thoughtful design considers both the Catholic liturgy and concert applications.
The Catholic Community of Saint Charles Borromeo is a Catholic parish located in the Diocese of Metuchen. The large parish hosts many ministries which serve the community in Social Outreach, Youth Ministry, Religious Formation and Liturgy. The parish is located at 47 Skillman Road in Skillman, NJ.
The Tim Keyes Consort is an orchestral and choral institution that is directed by Tim Keyes and is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey.
For more information on Saint Charles Borromeo visit www.borromeo.org
For more information on The Tim Keyes Consort visit www.timkeyesconsort.org
The Tim Keyes Consort
Post Office Box 7041
Watchung, New Jersey 07069
908-764-5096 FAX: 908-753-3724
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Meg Poltorak timkeyesconsort@verizon.net
For Immediate Release:
COMPOSER TIM KEYES PREMIERES NEW PIANO CONCERTO FEATURING VIRTUOSO CONCERT PIANIST DARLENE POPKEY
Skillman, New Jersey - Darlene Popkey, virtuoso concert pianist and former supermodel, will perform the world premiere of New Jersey composer Tim Keyes' just completed work for piano, chorus and orchestra 'American Coastlines'. Sponsored in part by the generous support of Novo Nordisk, the new work will be premiered by the Tim Keyes Consort under the direction of Tim Keyes at Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall in Princeton, NJ on Saturday November 1, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. The Tim Keyes Consort, now in its 12th year of performance and recording will present this exciting new work on a program of music which includes Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 5. 'American Coastlines' is a new piano concerto composed by New Jersey Composer Tim Keyes and features a performance by the stunning pianist, Darlene Popkey, for whom the work was written.
'American Coastlines' was inspired by Mr. Keyes' travels to the many coastlines of the United States. The various movements include Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, Long Boat Key, Florida, Galveston Island, Texas and Big Sur, California. The work explores each coastline's mood and feel and builds upon beautiful melodic and harmonic content which displays the virtuosic talent of Ms. Popkey. The piano is wonderfully showcased in this beautifully orchestrated concerto.
Darlene Popkey, a virtuoso Canadian pianist and educator will perform the world premiere of Keyes' Piano Concerto 'American Coastlines'. Ms. Popkey is a Canadian born pianist who studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, receiving her Batchelor's degree from the University of Western London Ontario and her Masters degree in piano performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Ms. Popkey's honors and awards are numerous including winning the ORMTA Eastern Ontario Competition in 1998, the Ontario Provincial Competition in 1998, the Sarah Hoover Bursary Award in 1999 and the Francis Clark Endowment in 2001. Her performance experience is vast, including solo work, accompanying soloists, choral ensemble, chamber groups as well as orchestral performance for two years with the Tim Keyes Consort.
Symphony no. 5 is one of Jean Sibelius's most well known and loved symphonies. Nicknamed 'the Heroic', the work explores a dramatic development of the musical material which culminates in a spectacular finale.
Tim Keyes, a New Jersey-based composer, songwriter, conductor, vocalist, producer, audio engineer, liturgist, and Pastoral Musician, is currently the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ. An accomplished church musician and choral director, he has also composed sacred music oratorios: Resurrexi (1996), Nativitas (1999), Crucifixus (2000), Meditation on the Passion of Christ (2005), St. Patrick's Breastplate (2006), Requiem (2008) as well as a Psalter, In Psalmis Davidis (1997-2004). The Tim Keyes Consort is directed by Tim Keyes and is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.
Tickets are also available from the Richardson Box office at: (609) 258-5000 or online at www.princeton.edu/richaud . Ticket prices are $35 and $30; Student Tickets are $15.00.
For more information on the Tim Keyes Consort, visit www.timkeyesconsort.org
'Inspired
by America' June 22, 2007
P R E S S R E L E A S E
The Tim Keyes Consort
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
Room 208
716 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-756-2468 FAX: 908-756-3158
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Meg Poltorak timkeyesconsort@verizon.net
For Immediate Release:
THE TIM KEYES CONSORT TO PERFORM A PROGRAM OF MUSIC 'INSPIRED BY AMERICA'
FEATURING WORLD PREMIERE OF 'MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI', A CONCERTO FOR CELLO,
ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR.
Watchung, New Jersey - Composer Tim Keyes' just completed work for cello,
chorus and orchestra 'Mighty Mississippi' will be premiered by the Tim
Keyes Consort under the direction of Tim Keyes at Richardson Auditorium
at Alexander Hall in Princeton, NJ on June 22, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. The Tim
Keyes Consort, now in its 11th year of performance and recording will
present this exciting new work on a program of music which includes Antonin
Dvorak's New World Symphony and Songs of Stephen Foster.
'Mighty Mississippi' is a new cello concerto composed by Tim Keyes and
features a performance by the young cellist, Sofia Nowik, for whom the
work was written. 'Mighty Mississippi' was inspired by Mr. Keyes' early
years growing up in the South and draws on the spirit of Early American
folk themes. The cello is wonderfully showcased in this beautifully orchestrated
concerto.
'Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" is Antonin Dvorak's
most well known and loved symphony. Written while Dvorak was on holiday
in the Midwest in 1892, it has become one of the most performed symphonies
of the twentieth century.
'Songs of Stephen Foster' will be presented by the Consort's Choral Ensemble.
These well loved songs of the American songwriting legend, Stephen Foster,
will be performed in the Alice Parker and Robert Shaw arrangements made
famous by the Robert Shaw Choral.
The Tim Keyes Consort is directed by Tim Keyes and co-directed by Eliza
Eichholzer. The Consort is composed of both professional and amateur singers
and instrumentalists from throughout New Jersey. Seventeen year old violinist
Daniel Choi of Skillman, NJ will be serving as Concert Master for the
evening's concert.
Tim Keyes, a New Jersey-based composer, songwriter, conductor, vocalist,
producer, audio engineer, liturgist, and Pastoral Musician, is currently
the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at The Catholic Community
of St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ. An accomplished church musician
and choral director, he has composed sacred music oratorios: Resurrexi
(1996), Nativitas (1999), Crucifixus (2000), Meditation on the Passion
of Christ (2005) and St. Patrick's Breastplate (2006) as well as a Psalter,
In Psalmis Davidis (1997-2004). Among his many other compositions are
a Violin Concerto 'Colorado' which received its premiere by the Greater
Princeton Youth Orchestra in 2004, a Horn Concerto 'The Battle' which
received its premiere by the Hunterdon Symphony in 1997, a Clarinet Concerto
'One Fine Summer Day In America' premiered at the Concert of Remembrance
in 2003, and a Suite for Flute 'Now Until Twilight' featured on Mr. Keyes
latest CD release, Now Until Twilight (2005). Among other albums are:
Worlds Apart (1991), On the Radio (1995), and Sketchbook (2003).
Sofia Nowik, a 18 year old North Plainfield cellist, organist, pianist
and vocalist is currently an associate organist at St. Joseph Church in
Plainfield, soprano chorister at St. Bernard Church in Plainfield, and
a principal or assistant principal cellist for the Plainfield Symphony,
the New York Youth Symphony, and the Tim Keyes Consort. Playing the cello
since the age of three, Ms. Nowik studied under Christine Kuhn, Dr. Ning
Tien, and Gerall Hieser. She presently studies in New York City under
the tutelage of Irene Sharp. A proud alumna of the New Jersey Youth Symphony
(NJYS), Ms. Nowik served as principal or assistant principal for all concerts
throughout her eight years with them. The distinguished list of awards
and scholarships she earned include the ASTA/NJ Solo Competition, the
Livingston Symphony Solo Competition, and Lydia and Frank Bergen Foundation
Scholarship. Ms. Nowik was a semi-finalist in the fifth Carlos Prieto
International Cello Competition held in Morelia, Mexico. In addition,
she has participated in both solo and chamber music master classes led
by Carter Brey, Colin Carr, Pamela Frank, David Geber, Gil Kalish, Phil
Setzer, Aldo Parisot, Danny Phillips and Irene Sharp.
Tickets are also available from the Richardson Box office at: (609) 258-5000
or online at www.princeton.edu/richaud. Ticket prices are $25 and $30;
Student Tickets are $10.00.
For more information on The Tim Keyes Consort visit www.timkeyesconsort.org
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A CELEBRATION OF IRELAND FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007 FEATURING WORKS FOR SOLOISTS, ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS BASED ON ANCIENT CELTIC TEXTS
Plainfield, New Jersey - Composer Tim Keyes' works for soloists, chorus and orchestra 'St. Patrick's Breastplate' and 'The Irish Blessing' will be performed by the Tim Keyes Consort under the direction of Tim Keyes at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield, NJ at 8:00 p.m. The Tim Keyes Consort, now in its 11th year of performance and recording will present this exciting program to 'Celebrate Ireland.' 'Saint Patrick's Breastplate' is an ancient Celtic prayer ascribed to St. Patrick. The Gaelic prayer blends ancient Druid beliefs with Christian tenets of faith. The eight movement work is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra. 'The Irish Blessing' is the well know Irish blessing prayer invoked as a prayer of hopefulness on life's journey. This short arrangement is scored for tenor soloist, chorus and orchestra.
Mr. Keyes, a New Jersey-based composer, songwriter, conductor, vocalist, producer, audio engineer, liturgist, and Pastoral Musician, is currently the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ. An accomplished church musician and choral director, he has composed sacred music oratorios: Resurrexi (1996), Nativitas (1999), Crucifixus (2000), and Meditation on the Passion of Christ (2005) as well as a Psalter, In Psalmis Davidis (1997-2004). Among his many other compositions are a Violin Concerto 'Colorado' which received its premiere by the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra in 2004, a Horn Concerto 'The Battle' which received its premiere by the Hunterdon Symphony in 1997, a Clarinet Concerto 'One Fine Summer Day In America' premiered at the Concert of Remembrance in 2003, and a Suite for Flute 'Now Until Twilight' featured on Mr. Keyes latest CD release, Now Until Twilight (2005). Among other albums are: Worlds Apart (1991), On the Radio (1995), and Sketchbook (2003). The Tim Keyes Consort is a non-profit organization and is directed by Tim Keyes.
The Consort is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey. Vocal soloists for the evening are Victoria Lotkowictz (soprano) of Sayreville, NJ, Daria Dragon (alto) of Whitehouse Station, NJ, Jon Darios (Tenor) of Sussex, NJ, and Marco Melendez (Baritone) of San Angelo, TX. 16 year old violinist Daniel Choi of Skillman, NJ will be serving as Concert Master for the evening's event.
The other works to be included on the program are various Gaelic melodies performed on the Crescent Avenue Organ by organist William Atwood of Somerville, NJ. Mr. Atwood will be joined by Flautist Paulette DiNardo of Hopewell, NJ on a setting of the Irish hymn tune, Slane. Tickets are available from Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church at: (908) 756-2468.
Ticket prices are $10 for Students and seniors and $15 General Admission
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:
THE TIM KEYES CONSORT PRESENTS A LENTEN PRAYER SERVICE TITLED 'TENEBRAE' FOR TWO CHURCHES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.
The Tim Keyes Consort will perform a 'Tenebrae Service' on Sunday March 4, 2007 at 4:00pm in the afternoon at St. Brigid Church in Peapack, NJ and on Sunday March 25, 2007 at 5:00pm in the afternoon at St. Joseph Church in North Plainfield, NJ.
Tenebrae is the Latin word for darkness or shadow. The Tenebrae Service is an ancient monastic service which consists of scriptural readings and sung responses. It is traditionally sung during the Lenten Season. The Consort's presentation of Tenebrae will also include a prelude of vocal and instrumental selections appropriate to the Lenten Season.
The Tim Keyes Consort is in its eleventh year of recordings and concerts. The Consort comprised of 65 of the Tri-State Region's finest singers and instrumentalists.
All are welcome. A free will offering will be taken.
For further information on this concert or more about the Tim Keyes Consort visit us at: www.timkeyesconsort.org
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'Nativitas' November 26, 2006
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:
THE TIM KEYES CONSORT RETURNS TO PRINCETON TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.
The Tim Keyes Consort returns to Richardson Auditorium in Princeton
to celebrate the Christmas season with the performance of the Christmas
Oratorio 'Nativitas' on Sunday November 26th 2006 at 3:00pm.
Tim Keyes' Christmas Oratorio 'Nativitas' is one of Mr. Keyes' most
popular works, this year enjoying the tenth year of successful performances.
The work is scored for orchestra, choir and soloists. Featured soloists
will include Victoria Lotkowictz, Daria Dragan, Justin Connors, Marco
Melendez, and Graig Corveleyn. The Tim Keyes Consort is in its tenth
year of recordings and concerts.
The Consort comprised of 65 of the Tri-State Region's finest singers
and instrumentalists. Special guest artists Ania Filochowska, age 12,
and Peotr Filochowski, age 15, will also perform selections as part
of this concert. These two young Polish violinists have been hailed
by Maestro Itzhak Perlman as extraordinary and nothing if not remarkable!
Tickets are $25 and $30, Students $10. Tickets are available from the
Richardson Box office or online: Box office - (609) 258-5000 Online
- www.princeton.edu/utickets
For further information on this concert or more about the Tim Keyes
Consort
visit us at: www.timkeyesconsort.org
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:
THE DIOCESE OF METUCHEN TO PRESENT A 'CONCERT OF REMEMBERANCE' TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
The Diocese of Metuchen presents a 'Concert of Remembrance' commemorating the 5th anniversary of 9/11 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen, NJ. The Diocese will present the concert on Monday, September 11th at 7:30pm. A free will offering will be taken. The 'Concert of Remembrance' is a memorial prayer service that includes prayers, readings, and music. The music of the 'Concert of Remembrance' was composed and arranged by Diocesan composer, Tim Keyes, who is the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, New Jersey.
The Tim Keyes Consort, a choral and orchestral group composed of over 70 of the finest musicians from the Tri-State area will present the evening's service. The Most Reverend Paul G. Bootkoski, Bishop of Metuchen will preside. The 'Concert of Remembrance' promises to be very moving and powerful expressions of faith and hope for our time. All are welcome! For directions or further information call 732-548-0100 or 732-562-1990 x.1634 or visit www.diometuchen.org www.timkeyesconsort.org
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CONCERT PERFORMANCE 'AN AMERICAN SPRINGTIME' AT ST. CHARLES BORROMEO IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006 AT 8:00PM FEATURING JUILLIARD PERCUSSIONIST SIMON BOYAR IN PERFORMANCE WITH THE TIM KEYES CONSORT
Skillman, New Jersey - The Tim Keyes Consort will be performing in concert at St. Charles Borromeo with renowned Juilliard percussionist, Simon Boyar on Friday May 5, 2006 at 8:00pm. Mr. Boyar will perform the Concerto for Marimba and Strings composed by the Julliard composer Eric Ewazen. Mr. Boyar will also perform works for solo marimba. The ensemble will perform under the baton of Tim Keyes.
Simon Boyar from the Juilliard School in Manhattan, New York is an accomplished soloist that has appeared as a marimba soloist with The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the esteemed Sergiu Comissiona, and as a percussion soloist with The Juilliard Orchestra with Maestro George Manahan of the NYC Opera. He has performed with The American Symphony Orchestra, The New Jersey Symphony, The Riverside Symphonia, The North Jersey Philharmonic, The Juilliard Percussion ensemble, and Kamen Production Company. He is a DCI alumnus of The Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps Drum Line 96-97 and is was a member of the progressive classical ensemble, Gotham5 which has performed at Studio 54 and subsequently appeared on the popular "Page 6" section of the New York Post. Simon has also been a guest soloist with the Exit 9 Percussion Group. In May 2005 at a Juilliard recital, Simon presented the world premiere of three new marimba works by Javier Diaz, Davide Zannoni, and one of the most revered marimba composers in the world, Andrew Thomas. Additionally, Mr. Zannoni's work is the first in a series of solo marimba works commissioned by Mr. James Preiss (Steve Reich Ensemble, Mannes and Manhattan Schools of Music) to expand the repertoire for the marimba.
Among his many honors, Simon has been a finalist in the Kingsville International Concerto Competition and was asked to be one of the premiere participants in the first Zeltsman Marimba Festival. While studying at Juilliard, Simon's scholarships and awards included the Pfeiffenberger Memorial Scholarship, the WMR Hearst Scholarship, the EM Satterlee Scholarship, The Irving Ruckens Scholarship, and The Henry Aklerman Trust. His teachers have included J.R. Thompson, David Fein, Greg Giannascoli, Greg Zuber, and the legendary Joe Morello. Simon received his undergraduate degree from The Juilliard School in May 2003. Upon graduation, he was invited to join the Juilliard Pre-College faculty and now serves as both Director of the Juilliard Pre-College Percussion Ensemble as well as Chairman of the Juilliard Pre-College Percussion Department. He is the youngest person to have been named to this position. Additionally, Simon has recently accepted a faculty position at NYU. He will be the first marimbist in history to hold a permanent college teaching position in NYC.
Simon is also very active as a teacher outside of Juilliard as he has given master classes at New Jersey City University, Hillsborough High School, and Immaculata High School. Simon is also a member of the REACH (respect education through the arts challenge) performing ensemble, a comprehensive educational program involving over 250 schools. In addition to touring, teaching, and chairing the department, he has found time to record for Naxos, API Records, and EMW Records. Currently, Simon happily resides in New York City.
The Tim Keyes Consort is directed by Tim Keyes and is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey. 16 year old violinist Daniel Choi of Skillman, NJ will be serving as Concert Master for the evening's concert.
The other work to be included on the program is Tim Keyes' Flute Suite, 'Now Until Twilight'. The featured flute soloist will be Hopewell resident and first chair flautist Paulette DiNardo.
A free will offering will be taken. For more information on The Tim Keyes Consort or Simon Boyar, visit www.timkeyesconsort.org.
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A CELEBRATION OF IRELAND SAINT PATRICK'S DAY MARCH 17, 2006 FEATURING WORLD PREMIERE OF TWO NEW WORKS FOR SOLOISTS, ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS BASED ON ANCIENT CELTIC TEXTS
Skillman, New Jersey - Composer Tim Keyes' just completed works for soloists, chorus and orchestra 'St. Patrick's Breastplate' and 'The Irish Blessing' will be premiered by the Tim Keyes Consort under the direction of Tim Keyes at Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall in Princeton, NJ at 8:00 p.m. The Tim Keyes Consort, now in its 10th year of performance and recording will present this exciting program on St. Patrick's Day to 'Celebrate Ireland.'
'Saint Patrick's Breastplate' is an ancient Celtic prayer ascribed to St. Patrick. The Gaelic prayer blends ancient Druid beliefs with Christian tenets of faith. The eight movement work is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra. 'The Irish Blessing' is the well know Irish blessing prayer invoked as a prayer of hopefulness on life's journey. This short arrangement is scored for tenor soloist, chorus and orchestra,
Mr. Keyes, a New Jersey-based composer, songwriter, conductor, vocalist, producer, audio engineer, liturgist, and Pastoral Musician, is currently the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, NJ. An accomplished church musician and choral director, he has composed sacred music oratorios: Resurrexi (1996), Nativitas (1999), Crucifixus (2000), and Meditation on the Passion of Christ (2005) as well as a Psalter, In Psalmis Davidis (1997-2004). Among his many other compositions are a Violin Concerto 'Colorado' which received its premiere by the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra in 2004, a Horn Concerto 'The Battle' which received its premiere by the Hunterdon Symphony in 1997, a Clarinet Concerto 'One Fine Summer Day In America' premiered at the Concert of Remembrance in 2003, and a Suite for Flute 'Now Until Twilight' featured on Mr. Keyes latest CD release, Now Until Twilight (2005). Among other albums are: Worlds Apart (1991), On the Radio (1995), and Sketchbook (2003).
Tim Keyes is a 1984 graduate in Music Composition and Music Theory from The University of Notre Dame, studying with composers Paul Johnson and Ethan Haimo and musicologist Calvin Bower. He received a scholarship to the Aspen Music Festival, where he studied composition, conducting and performance with Charles Jones, Leonard Bernstein, and Andre Watts.
The Tim Keyes Consort is directed by Tim Keyes and is composed of both professional and amateur singers and instrumentalists from throughout Central New Jersey. Vocal soloists for the evening are Victoria Lotkowictz (soprano) of Sayerville, NJ, Daria Dragon (alto) of Whitehouse Station, NJ, Jon Darios (Tenor) of Sussex, NJ, and Marco Melendez (Baritone) of San Angelo, TX. 16 year old violinist Daniel Choi of Skillman, NJ will be serving as Concert Master for the evening's event.
The other work to be included on the program is Charles V. Stanford's Symphony No. 3 in f minor, Op. 28 "the Irish". This symphony is one of Stanford's most popular symphonic works, yet it is rarely heard in the United States.
Tickets are also available from the Richardson Box office at: (609) 258-5000 or online at www.princeton.edu/richaud . Ticket prices are $25 and $30; Student Tickets are $10.00. For more information on The Tim Keyes Consort, visit www.timkeyesconsort.org.
