to welcome

Conducting Candidate

Clark Suttle
 

Suttle holds a Master of Music in Conducting from the University of Michigan, and is currently the Music Director of the Rochester (MI) Symphony, the Music Editor for Luck’s Music Library, and in addition, plays in the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra.  A virtuoso double bassist, he has performed and conducted throughout the U.S. and Europe.  His collaborations have included working with many well-known artists, including “Doc” Severenson and Dave Brubeck.  Also an acclaimed composer, his compositions have been presented by numerous orchestras and ensembles in both the U.S. and Europe.  His recent work, The Last Kiss, a memorial to friend, colleague and past ISO concertmaster, Julia Kurtyka, will be conducted by Suttle at the upcoming performances.

Concerts are taking place on Friday, February 24th, 7:30 p.m., in Hillside Wesleyan Church, Clyde Township, MI, and Saturday, February 25th, 7:30 p.m., in Temple Baptist Church, Sarnia

Repertoire will include: Bach’s Cantata No. 4, featuring the Symphony Singers; Nicolai’s vibrant Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor; Brahm’s beautiful Variations on a Theme by Haydn; Suttle’s The Last Kiss, featuring International Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Sander Kostallari; and Horn Concerto, No. 1 in Eb major by Richard Strauss.  This compelling work will showcase long-standing principal french hornist, Timothy Lockwood.  Mr. Lockwood attended both the University of Western Ontario and the prestigious Glenn Gould Professional School, where he studied with Fred Rizner, former principal horn of the Toronto Symphony.  Mr. Lockwood travels Ontario free-lancing with many groups, including: Orchestra London; Windsor Symphony; Hamilton Philharmonic; Kitcherner-Waterloo Symphony; Canadian Chamber Ensemble; and the Stratford Festival.  He is principal horn with the International Symphony Orchestra and the Niagara Symphony.

Admission to “Bach to Brahms”, is by subscription or individual tickets, which may be purchased at:
the Symphony Office, 225 Davis Street, Sarnia,
or by calling (519) 337-7775 or (810) 984-8857.

e-mail: iso@rivernet.net                         website: www.theiso.org      

Friday, February 24^th, 7:30 p.m., Hillside Wesleyan Church, Clyde Township
Adult $24, Senior $23, Student $7

Saturday, February 25^th, 7:30 p.m., Temple Baptist Church, Sarnia

Adult $27, Senior $26, Student $8 (includes HST) plus $3 theatre surcharge

Children under 15 are admitted free with an adult

The International Symphony Orchestra also recognizes the assistance of Ontario Arts Council, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts for making possible our 2011/2012 Season, “Old and New”