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BlueWater Chamber Orchestra is Northeast Ohio’s premier ensemble dedicated to the performance of exciting and unusual repertoire for chamber orchestra. With its unpretentious approach to music making, BlueWater’s goal is to make audiences comfortable by breaking down the many barriers associated with classical music. In addition to its concert series, the orchestra performs in other settings such as churches, libraries, nursing homes, and even local bars! The orchestra is also in residence at Saint Ignatius High School, with a partnership that encompasses performance, education and outreach.

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BlueWater at The Breen Center for the Performing Arts at Saint Ignatius High School. Photos this spread ©Ken Blaze.

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IN THE BLUEWATER EXPERIENCEFROM CLEVELANDFOR CLEVELAND

Join us for exciting concerts featuring powerful themes, engaging repertoire and marvelous guest artists. Our 7th season promises to intrigue, inspire

and entertain the entire family.

Carlton R. Woods Artistic Director / Conductor

Neil Mueller Associate Artistic Director

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 @ 7:30 PMTHE BREEN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SAINT IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL WEST 30TH ST & LORAIN AVE

Carlton R. Woods, Conductor

BlueWater opens its seventh season with soloist Peter Otto, First Associate Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra. His inspired performance of Dvorak’s Violin Concerto is complemented by the brilliant Symphony in C, composed by 17-year-old George Bizet. A “Near West Neighborhood Series” concert at The Breen.

PROGRAM ONE

• BIZET: Symphony in C • DVORAK: Violin Concerto

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 @ 7:30 PMPLYMOUTH CHURCH UCC 2860 COVENTRY RD SHAKER HEIGHTS

BlueWater’s fabulous string section performs seldom heard works by African-American composers George Walker and William Grant Still. Also on the program are classics by Mozart and Bartok. Enjoy Bartok’s dramatic Divertimento for Strings in the intimate setting at Plymouth Church!

PROGRAM TWO

• WALKER: Lyric for Strings • STILL: Danzas de Panama• MOZART: Adagio & Fugue• BARTOK: Divertimento

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 @ 7:30 PMTHE BREEN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SAINT IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL WEST 30TH ST & LORAIN AVE

Our third program of the season features a mix of large chamber works in their original instrumentation. Come experience Copland’s ensemble setting of his ballet Appalachian Spring, as well as a youthful composition by Britten and Wagner’s famous birthday present to his wife. Artwork related to the music will be displayed in the lobby of the beautiful Breen Center. A “Near West Neighborhood Series” concert.

PROGRAM THREE

• WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll • BRITTEN: Sinfonietta • COPLAND: Appalachian Spring

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 @ 7:30 PMPLYMOUTH CHURCH UCC 2860 COVENTRY RD SHAKER HEIGHTS

Carlton R. Woods, Conductor

BlueWater spreads its wings with music of Respighi (The Birds), Haydn (The Hen) and Mozart (The Clarinet). Amitai Vardi, BlueWater’s popular clarinetist, plays Mozart’s gift to the instrument. Don’t miss the color of Respighi, the humor of Haydn and the beauty of Mozart!

PROGRAM FOUR

• RESPIGHI: Gli Uccelli (The Birds) • MOZART: Clarinet Concerto • HAYDN: Symphony #83 (The Hen)

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FULL DETAILS AT BlueWaterOrchestra.comOR BY CALLING 440 . 781 . 6215

OUR FAMILY-FRIENDLY CONCERTS ARE

PRESENTED WITHOUT INTERMISSION

NEAR WEST NEIGHBORHOOD SERIESBlueWater’s outreach to Cleveland’s Near West community includes our September and February concerts at the beautiful Breen Center in Ohio City AND A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 @ 4 PM

We bring our “Strings Galore” Program to the Tremont Neighborhood

PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL UCC, 2592 WEST 14TH ST, CLEVELAND

PETER OTTO AND DVORAK STRINGS GALORE A HOPE FOR SPRING FLYING HIGH

PETER OTTO

AMITAI VARDI

3631 Perkins Ave Suite 4C NorthCleveland OH 44114

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PLAYED WITH AN ALLURING EASE AND CONFIDENCE

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A SHOWCASE FOR SOME OF CLEVELAND’S MOST TALENTED MUSICIANS

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