For Immediate
Release
FIRST EPISODE OF GERARD SCHWARZ’S ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA
CLASSICAL MUSIC TELEVISION SERIES
WINS TWO EMMY® AWARDS FOR
‘SPECIAL EVENT COVERAGE’ AND ‘AUDIO:
POST PRODUCTION’
Results announced by The New York Chapter of The
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 57th Annual
New York Emmy® Awards
March 31, 2014 (New York, NY)—All-Star
Orchestra took home two Emmy® Awards yesterday at the 57th
Annual New York Emmy® Awards, which took place at the Marriott Marquis’
Broadway Ballroom in New York City. “Music for the Theatre,” the first program
in the eight-episode classical music concert series, won in both categories for
which it was nominated. The series features top musicians from across the
country performing major symphonic masterpieces and works from leading
contemporary American composers and premiered nationwide on public television and
in the
Music Director Gerard Schwarz said, “I have such a strong
belief in the power and importance of great music, and I care so deeply about
making it available to as many people as possible. Our goal is to bring
musical masterpieces to life through innovatively filmed performances by
outstanding musicians from
“Music for the Theatre” features Stravinsky’s Suite from the Firebird, Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2, and
Bright Sheng’s Black Swan. The
episode won in two categories: Special
Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports) with John Forsen as Producer,
Gerard Schwarz as Music Director, Habib Azar as Director, and Dmitriy Lipay as
Audio Engineer; and Audio: Post
Production honoring Mr. Lipay.
Maestro Schwarz’s All-Star
Orchestra is comprised of top players from some of the country’s
greatest orchestra’s including Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas,
Detroit, Florida, Houston, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, New York (the New
York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), Oregon, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, Utah, Washington D.C., and more. Together
these musicians perform on one stage under the leadership of Maestro Schwarz,
who led the Seattle Symphony for 26 years and now serves as its Conductor
Laureate.
The episodes
feature classical masterpieces as well as new works from leading contemporary
American composers. Pairing works like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with Philip
Glass’ Harmonium Mountain, the series
aims to expose classical music to an even broader audience while keeping the
listening experience informative and accessible. In addition to performances of
classical and contemporary works, the programs also feature musical excerpts,
images, interviews and educational commentary by Maestro Schwarz, the All-Star
Orchestra musicians, and special guests. Each episode also features a
brief historical look at the life of the composer at the time he was composing
that particular work.
Each of the All-Star
Orchestra’s eight one-hour programs, recorded over four days, was taped
at
All-Star
Orchestra is a
co-production of the All-Star Orchestra (John Forsen, executive producer; Paul
Schwendener, executive director) and WNET (Stephen Segaller,
executive-in-charge; Julie Anderson, executive producer). American Public
Television (APT) distributes All-Star
Orchestra to public television stations nationwide.
All-Star Orchestra is made possible by Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences,
The Gladys Rubinstein Trust, The Garrigan Lyman Group, Van Ness Feldman LLP,
David Gannett, Bruce and Jeanne McNae, and others.
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