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Friday, May 29, 2015

End of BBC Concert Orchestra Tour; West Michigan Symphony; Beginning of Summer!

BBC Concert Orchestra Tour Comes to an End!

It was a crazy several weeks, but the BBC Concert Orchestra tour with Keith Lockhart was a huge success.  We got some awesome reviews (links below), and it was overall an absolute blast!

End of the 2015 BBC Concert Orchestra Tour!
Charlie and Keith Lockhart
After I returned at the end of April, I had several concerts to prepare for.  After a short performance for a benefit dinner for the Seattle Symphony, I gave a small concert in Wakefield, Rhode Island.  Then, I headed off to Muskegon, Michigan, where I played both the Grieg Concerto with the West Michigan Symphony, and then a solo concert the next evening.  Whew!

The Start of a New Season

I'm in New York now, learning lots of new music for the coming season.  After a few small performances in June, I'll debut with the Houston Symphony on June 20, playing the Gershwin Concerto...should be fun!  Next season, I'll also debut with the Alabama Symphony, the Des Moines Symphony, and at the Portland International Piano Festival.  I'll also start my next cycle of concerts at the Gardner Museum in Boston...this time a "Themes and Variations" cycle.

Reviews

El Nuevo Herald - BBC Concert OrchestraPalm Beach Herald Review 1 - BBC Concert Orchestra Review
Palm Beach Herald Review 2 - BBC Concert Orchestra Review



With "SGpa" James Watson


Yum. This is what happens when everything's closed post-concert.



On the tour bus.



Post-Concert in West Palm Beach with SGma Liz Watson and SGpa James Watson


Rehearsal Time

At "The Block" in Muskegon, MI 
With Maestro Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony

With Maestro Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony

With Maestro Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony

With Maestro Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony

At "The Block"

With Maestro Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony




Seattle



With Scott Speck



Olive Garden with Scott Speck

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Tacoma Symphony Orchestra...We're Moving to a Larger Hall!

Hope you guys are all having a great weekend!

I'm exciting for several concerts coming up, including one where I'm working again with conductor Sarah Ioannides, performing the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra on November 23.

But apparently, there's been a lot of demand for tickets, so they changed the venue from the Rialto Theater to the Pantages Theater in Tacoma!

Click here to continue reading...

Friday, November 7, 2014

Albright Polonaise No. 1: "Stella"

Yesterday was Stella's birthday, so for part of her gift, I made her a piece of music.  Here it is...the Albright Polonaise No. 1: "Stella"


Friday, March 14, 2014

Day 40-41: International Falls, MN and Back to NYC!

Today was the final concert on my Winter Midwest Tour!

We drove two hours straight north to International Falls, MN, a small town right on the border of Canada.  The concert tonight was lots of fun...as was this entire tour, and also the one I did through the midwest this past October.

I've gotten to meet amazing people all over the country, visit places that I would have never otherwise gotten to see, and share music with kind audiences everywhere. :)

This tour, I gave 37 concerts and student outreaches (whew!) and have driven almost 8000 miles (combined with the 5500 miles from the last tour, making it a round-trip drive from NYC to Seoul)!

Tomorrow, I've got a 5.5 hour drive to do back to Minneapolis to catch at 12:30pm flight (which means I've got to leave at about 4:30am), and then transfer planes in Washington, D.C. before getting in to New York late tomorrow evening.

Now back to New York for some rest, and for the remainder of my 2013-2014 season, which will take me to Vancouver, Illinois, and Ohio. :)

Thank you for following along with me this whole trip, and please continue to follow me on my Facebook Page (FB.com/charliealbrightpianist) where I update very frequently, as well as my website (CharlieAlbright.com).  If you're on Twitter, please follow me there too! (@charliealbright)

Best Wishes,
Charlie

Fall, 2013 Tour (5500 miles on the odometer when I was finished)

2014 Winter Midwest Tour (Part 1)

2014 Winter Midwest Tour (Part 2)

















This older man converted the basement of the concert hall (an old high school) into "The Dungeon," a place with moving lights, music, video games, etc. for teenagers to safely spend Friday nights.

This older man converted the basement of the concert hall (an old high school) into "The Dungeon," a place with moving lights, music, video games, etc. for teenagers to safely spend Friday nights.

The converted basement of the concert hall (an old high school)..."The Dungeon," a place with moving lights, music, video games, etc. for teenagers to safely spend Friday nights.




The converted basement of the concert hall (an old high school)..."The Dungeon," a place with moving lights, music, video games, etc. for teenagers to safely spend Friday nights. 
The original boilers of the old high school...still working!