October 25
From Mozart to Green
St. Paul's Church, 315 West 22nd Street
This one-night-only performance features two contrasting clarinet concertos. Artistic Director Matthew Aubin takes the podium for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s luminous Clarinet Concerto, featuring soloist Christine Todd. TCS Conducting Fellow Valentina Paolucci and bass clarinetist Christa Somers share the stage for Geraldine Green’s jovial Bass Clarinet Concerto. Artistic Director Mark Seto leads the orchestra in a sparkling Romantic gem, Louise Farrenc’s Third Symphony.
Program
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622
Bass Clarinet Concerto
Symphony No.3, Op.36, G minor
Featured Artists
Christine Todd
Clarinet
Saturday, 10.25
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622
Clarinetist Christine Todd began performing with The Chelsea Symphony in 2008. A CPA, Christine holds an MBA from Columbia University and BA/BS degrees in German and accounting from Binghamton University. Since completing her studies and pursuing her professional career in New York (formerly the Vice President and CFO of The Juilliard School, and now CFO of the Kaufman Music Center), Christine has performed with many area musical organizations in addition to The Chelsea Symphony, including the New York Repertory Orchestra, …
Conductor
A leader in the 21st century orchestral landscape, Dr. Matthew Aubin is constantly reaching new audiences through innovative performance formats and creative initiatives both on and off the podium.
The 2022-23 season kicks off Dr. Aubin’s inaugural year as Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he is Music Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director of The Chelsea Symphony. In his role at TCS, he has led highly visible collaborations with partners such …
Mark Seto leads a wide-ranging musical life as a conductor, scholar, teacher, and violinist. He is Artistic Director and Conductor of The Chelsea Symphony in New York City, and Senior Lecturer in Music at Brown University, where he directs the Brown University Orchestra and teaches courses in music history, theory, and conducting. Recent highlights include performances with violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Randall Goosby, and clarinetist Anthony McGill, and the inauguration of The Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University.
Since …