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DocuSign Envelope ID:A9F5onco-32e1-46eA*486-E3e95Eo5eA6o Past Reviews 20)7 Arts Program Application "From Shadow to Light: Chapel Hill Philharmonia Performs with Great Heart" Karen E. Moorman, CVNC Review of February 2015 Concert � "...The Omtoftvvo guest artists, Jennifer Curtis, performed BLn|phl/uughanV�/\\iuonx' "The Lark }\oceudin&." A favorite of violin aficionados,the composition leaves plenty of room for artistic expression. Curtis took advantage of this, playing with great assurance and glorious tone. She bowed every note from what seemed ioben palette o[infiuito color— and with such ease! What puts her in a league of great improvisers is her ability to stretch and compress time, almost imperceptibly. The o,obaa1rav/us exceptionally responsive, and the audience was genuinely moved. ...Otten played Mozart's Concerto No. 20 in D minor(1785) with utmost authority. He immediately allayed my angst about performing this with such a large orchestra. To my delight, the orchestra carried it off. Each of the piano solos was like a jewel in a crown, Otten's phrasing was luxurious, with buoyant rhythmic precision; and his embellishments, like freshly ironed lace, were articulate and clean. It was a superb performance and the perfect conclusion for this part of the concert. ,, ...This program was supported by the Orange County Arts Commission." "Want Some Potato Dumplings with That? The CHP Visits Middle Europe" John Lambert, CVNC Review of February 2014 Concert � ^^ The last p/orkvvnu Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 3, called hyn1uoyY�o�b Carolinians "The Asheville Concerto" because it was in part composed there and because embedded in it are musical imitations of the bird calls the composer heard while in the Western NC town. It was played by Greg McCallurn, one of our best resident concert artists... McCallum and the orchestra were triumphant at every turn in this wonderful but still too-little-appreciated masterwork. (It often reminds one of Prokoiiev's Third.)The orchestra and soloist played with technical polish and with enthusiasm bordering on exuberance, resulting in a rip- snorting performance of the fiery parts with more than sufficient love pouring forth from the reflective sections, including that gorgeous slow movement (marked "Adagio religioso"). It was in retrospect easily among the best work of the CHP to date that I have heard — and from McCallum, too... Udxrvosocnooerttorernomhcc" "Pianist Elizabeth Tomlin Shines in Schumann with Chapel Hill Philharmonia" John Lambert, CVNC Review of December 2009 Concert "Duke-based pianist Elizabeth Tomlin was trained, in part, at UNC, so it was something of a homecoming for her to play Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in Hill Hall, accompanied by the Chapel Hill Philharmonia. She's a wonderful artist, and she made a very strong case for this potentially problematic work, one in which the soloist has so many heartwarming turns if only the orchestra can avoid engulfing the guest. Happily, that was the case on this occasion— conductor Donald L. Oehler seemed to take just the right approach with his substantial orchestra, urging them to lay low during the soloist's prime bits. The CHP did so, admirably, resulting in one of the more felicitous performances of this tried-and-true concerto heard here in many moons. Only the horns seemed to miss the mark, and then only occasionally. It was so good, indeed, that I'd urge anyone to go out of the way to hear Tomlin again. And indeed, it was good on the orchestra's part, too— this was surely among its best performances to date.