MEDIA RELEASEMay 11,2007
Until May 27
Nova Musica Celebrates 25 Years
Anniversary Concert
Sunday May 27, 2007 at 2pm
Edmonton City Hall, City Room
This year Nova Musica Society orchestra reaches its
twenty-fifth year as an Edmonton community based ensemble, and is proud to celebrate this anniversary with a special commemorative concert shared with the
public on Sunday May 27, 2 pm, at Edmonton City Hall's City Room--honoring this significant milestone at the heart of Edmonton.
Nova Musica has made a "concerted" effort to mark this
concert as special and historic. The 25th Anniversary
event will premiere a work of music commissioned for
the gala, composed by its current conductor Joel Tomlenovich, titled Allegro, Adagio & Celebration.
This commission includes parts for voice performed by
collaborative guests Victoria School Jazz Choir,
with additional choir selections under the direction of
Bruce Cable. Conductor Tomlenovich will also lead
the orchestra in opening the concert with the first three
movements of Georges Bizet's spirited Symphony No.1
As an appreciative retrospective, illustrious Nova
alumni are featured. Founding conductor Richard
Caldwell (violinist member of the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra since 1973) returns as guest maestro for
the program selections of C. Saint Saens' Bacchanale
from"Samson and Delilah" (arr. M. Isaac), and a baroque
favorite Brandenburg III concerto for strings by J.S.
Bach. Also included in this varied program is an
arrangement of Argentine Tango, El Choclo,
created by Nova alumni conductor (1998-2002) Dr. Blyth
Nuttall (Concordia University College of Alberta, School of
Music). Sure to be engaging, master of ceremonies
for
the Nova Musica Celebrates 25 Years concert will be
Bill Dimmer (Edmonton Symphony Orchestra trumpeter
since 1971, and narrator of the ESO's Educational
Concert series), also conducted the Nova ensemble
from 1996-1998.
Trumpet player Joel Tomlenovich, began conducting,
composing and arranging for brass and wind Bands in
his teens. His music degree in performance was
completed at the University of Saskatchewan; he
studied trumpet with Larry House and conducting with
Dwaine Nelson and Marvin Eckroft. Joel worked in
Saskatoon conducting various ensembles, continuing
to compose and arrange, and has garnered recognition
such as the Bronze Medal from the Hannaford Street Silver
Band March Competition for his composition Bessborough
Park. Shortly after moving to Edmonton Joel began
working with Nova in fall 2002, which he continues
to inspire with a bold imagination and his appreciation
for a wide array of music.
Nova Musica, an adult amateur community orchestra,
isan ensemble comprised of non-professional musicians
devoted to their passion for creating music and
providing opportunity for amateur musicians to
continue to develop their skills through challenging
and varied repertoire. They have been providing
ongoing community service senior outreach concerts
over these twenty-five years, and are committed to
accessible public music performance to Edmonton and
surrounding area audiences. In keeping with this
long-standing commitment, the ensemble looks forward
to celebrating with the community free admittance in
the "people's building" of City Hall, and 25th
anniversary cake at the post-concert reception.
Nova Musica Celebrates 25 Years
Edmonton City Hall, City Room
Sunday, May 27, 2 pm
