SUMMERFEST

EDITION 2019

FLORIDA  – REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

Designed to link the artistic and cultural traditions of the world with those of Florida, Summerfest, presented by the Symphony of the Americas and Musicfor International, is the longest-running music festival event to take place in Florida, and is one of the top cultural projects to be funded by the State of Florida’s Division of Cultural Affairs International Cultural Exchange Grant Programs. As a true cultural exchange, it involves both European and American musicians in joint performance.

This year, the Florida Summerfest hosts internationally acclaimed musicians, foreign artistes joined by selected Symphony of the Americas musicians for concerts in Florida and the Americas under Maestros James Brooks-Bruzzese and Lorenzo Turchi-Floris baton.

This year we will have the extraordinary presence of trumpet player Claudio Osorio, already known by the American public for his numerous performances within the Symphony of the Americas. Special guest will be the Italian Angelo di Veroli, an extraordinary percussionist who will perform the world premiere of the piece Rondò Latino at the marimba, written on commission by the Festival by Maestro Lorenzo Turchi-Floris. Finally, the already well-known violinist Glenn Basham will interpret two pieces from A. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Summer and Winter. Orlando Forte, the Concertmaster, accompanied by Glenn, will propose jazz pieces expressly arranged for the occasion by Maestro Forte.

The QuartettOrfeo from Rome (Italy), as a permanent member of the Musicfor Italia Onlus, will participate in the Festival offering a series of two concerts in Florida: Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach), St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (Boca Raton). The program presented includes film music adapted and arranged for string quartet and the participation of the organist Timothy Brumfield who will present a new piece of his at the Boca Raton concert.

As part of the U.S. and Florida outreachthe ensemble travels to Panama for public and educational performances as well as master classes. These activities are often presented together with local organizations such as Empressarios Juveniles, International Sister Cities, and Rotary Clubs International. U.S. Embassies have joined this partnership in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. Educational events reaching over 8,000 students expose and introduce the masterful sounds of American, European and Latin composers through Summerfest. Many have never before experienced the exhilaration of the music of great composers in live performances.

@ Musicfor International - Summerfest 2019 – Poster

SUMMERFEST 2019

FLORIDA – REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

2019 - Summerfestival - Musicfor International - Angelo Di Veroli

FESTIVAL 2019

Partnership

Artistic Director

Document

Summerfest Chamber Orchestra

James Brooks-Bruzzese 

(Symphony of the Americas)

Lorenzo Turchi-Floris 

(Musicfor International)

2019 - Summerfest Chamber Orchestra

ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS

VIOLINS I

Orlando Forte (Principal) (Cuba)
Valentin Mansurov (Uzbekistan)
Charlotte Orcel (France)
Maëlle Le Gac (France)
Lediana Bujari (Albania)

 

VIOLINS II

Svetlana Forte (Principal) (Ukraine)
Raisa Ilyutovich (Ukraine)
Tracy Spodeck (USA)
Sandy Riblett (USA)

VIOLAS

David  Pedraza (Principal) (Mexico)
Renata Guitart (Cuba)
Darena  Petrova (Bulgaria) 
Altin Mersin (Albania)

CELLOS

Aziz Sapaev (Principal) (Uzbekistan)
Ilaria Calbrò (Italy)
Gozde Turgut (Turkey)

DOUBLE-BASS

Roger Bustamante (Principal) (Peru)

HARPICHORD

Renée LaBonte (USA)

SOLOISTS

Angelo Di Veroli (Marimba)
Claudio Osorio (Trumpet)
Timothy Brumfield (Organ)
Glenn Basham (Violin)
Orlando Forte (Violin)

QuartettOrfeo from Rome

ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS

MUSIC PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo Overture
(Arranged by Robert D. McCashin)

Edward Elgar
Serenade for Strings

Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Violin in G minor (Summer) RV 315
Concerto for Violin in F minor (Winter) RV 297
Glenn Basham, violin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and Fugue K 546
(Arranged by Robert D. McCashin)

Giuseppe Tartini
Concerto in D Major for Trumpet and Strings
(Arranged by David Hickman)
Claudio Osorio, trumpet

Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel: Prelude
(Arranged by William Ryden)
Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, conductor

Lorenzo Turchi-Floris
Piece for Marimba and String Orchestra
Angelo di Veroli, marimba
Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, conductor

WATCH VIDEOS - SUMMERFEST 2019

Giuseppe Verdi
Triumphal March from Aida
(Arranged by Percy Hall)

Carl Stamitz
Orchestral Quartett in F Major op. 4 No. 4
(Arranged by Percy Hall)

Hubert Parry
Suite in F for Strings (Lady Radnor’s Suite)

Ernest von Dohnanyi
Serenade op 10

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 (Finale)
(Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday)

CD -  SUMMERFEST 2019

Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia No. 1 RV 719

Ray Coniff
Rosas Rojas para una Dama Triste
(Arranged by Orlando Forte)
Orlando Forte, violin

Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 (Finale)
(Arranged by Todd Parrish)

FLORIDA – Recording session

2019 - Summerfestival - Musicfor International - Recording - Glen Basham
2019 - Summerfestival - Musicfor International - Angelo di Veroli
2019 - Summerfestival - Musicfor International - Recording - Glen Basham

FLORIDA – Concerts

Summerfest 2019 - Musicfor International - Claudio Osorio
Summerfest 2019 - Musicfor International - Claudio Osorio
Summerfest 2019 - Musicfor International - Claudio Osorio
Summerfest 2019 - Musicfor International - Angelo di Veroli
Summerfest 2019 - Musicfor International - Lorenzo Turchi-Floris
Summerfest 2019 - Musicfor International - Lorenzo Turchi-Floris

CONCERTS

FLORIDA PERFORMANCES

12 JULY – 2:00 PM
Tradition of the Palm Beaches
Boynton Beach

12 JULY – 7:00 PM
QuartettOrfeo
Norton Museum of Art
West Palm Beach

13 JULY – 2:00 PM
John Knox Village
651 SW 6th St.
Pompano Beach

14 JULY – 3:00 PM
QuartettOrfeo
St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church
Boca Raton

18 JULY – 7:30 PM
Dor Dorim Auditorium
Weston Philharmonic Society
2360 Glades Circle
Weston

19 JULY – 7:30 PM
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theater
201 SW 5th Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale

20 JULY – 2:00 PM
Sunrise Civic Center Theatre
10610 West Oakland Pk. Blvd
Sunrise

PANAMA PERFORMANCES

24 JULY – 5:00 PM

St. Joseph’s Church 

Panama

Rotary presentation

 

27 JULY – 5:30 PM

Westin Playa Bonita

Royal Card Members Concert

Panama

FLORIDA PERFORMANCES

2 AUGUST – 7:30 PM
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
Pompano Beach

AUGUST – 4:00 PM
Osher Lifelong Learning Center Auditorium
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton

4 AUGUST – 7:30 PM
Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
Naples

8 AUGUST –  7:00 PM
Susan B. Katz Theater
17189 Sheridan St.
Pembroke Pines

9 AUGUST –  7:00 PM
Oceanfront Beach Concert
Deerfield Beach

10 AUGUST – 8:00 PM
Miami Lakes Methodist Church
14800 NW 67th Ave
Miami Lakes, FL

11 AUGUST – 3:00 PM
Christ by the Sea,
United Methodist Church
3755 Hwy  AIA
Vero Beach

SUMMERFEST IN PANAMA

Lessons and instruments demonstrations in Panama schools 

Summerfest 2019 - Panama -Masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Angelo di Veroli, masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Angelo di Veroli, masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Charlotte Orcel, violin
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Angelo di Veroli, percussion
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Orlando Forte, violin
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, conductor
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Angelo di Veroli - masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Darena Petrova and David Pedraza - masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Claudio Osorio - Masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Lediana Bujari - Masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Raisa Ilyutovich - Masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - Charlotte Orcel - Masterclass
Summerfest 2019 - Panama - David Pedraza - Masterclass