The King Center for the Performing Arts,
3865 N. Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32935 United States
Melbourne, FL 32935 United States
The Grand Design
DATE
March
06,
2027
TIME
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
LOCATION
3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne
About This Concert
Marvel at the architecture of music, from delicate detail to sweeping power. Begin with Bach’s serene Sleepers Awake, move through the expansive feelings of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jon Nakamatsu, and build to the unstoppable power of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. In addition to this matinee, there will also be an evening showcase at 7:30 pm.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Active military and first responders receive a 50% discount to all BSO concerts by contacting the King Center.
Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program
Bela Bartok – Romanian Folk Dances
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 (Jon Nakamatsu)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Meet the Guest Conductor
German conductor DIRK MEYER is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony in Georgia and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) in Minnesota. Having received much of his training in European opera houses, Meyer is also passionate about opera also holds the position of Music Director with the Lyric Opera of the North. He has guest conducted many orchestras throughout the United States, including the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria in Syracuse, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts, the Naples Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra. Other recent engagements have been with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Canada, the New Bedford (MA) and East Texas Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. Meyer has also collaborated with some of today’s leading artists, including Jan Lisiecki, , Conrad Tao, Lynn Harrell, Peter Serkin, Lara St. John and Christine Brewer. In 2012 Meyer was named the winner of The American Prize in orchestral conducting. Over the course of his career Meyer has earned an outstanding reputation with musicians, audiences and critics, alike. His performances have been described as “most intimate and emotional”, “mesmerizing” and “out of this world” and his personable and entertaining style has made him an audience favorite.
As a champion of orchestral music Meyer creates concert experiences that bring classical music to new audiences. These endeavors range from conversational concerts to multimedia performances, and include collaborations of all kinds. One of the most adventurous collaborations he created was Runway Duluth, a fashion and music collaboration that received national recognition and redefined what the concert experience can be. Most recently Meyer created The Beethoven Project, a collaboration between the DSSO and Minnesota Public Radio: During the five years of this project the DSSO will perform and record all of Beethoven’s nine symphonies and, at the same time, create concerts and events that shed a light on the master’s works and bring his music to new demographics.
Maestro Meyer is the author of “Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire. A Catalog of Modern Music”. Published by Scarecrow Press with a foreword by David Daniels, this book is a resource for conductors, librarians and administrators, providing them with performance information to about 4000 compositions. Meyer’s special interest in contemporary music has led to him leading world premiers by composers such as Miguel del Aguila and Eve Baglarian, as well as the American or regional premiers of works by Arvo Pärt, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Joby Talbot, Elliott Sharp, Jonathan Leshnoff, and Hugo Alfven. Outside of North America Meyer has conducted many orchestras in Europe and abroad, including appearances in South Africa, the Czech Republic and Germany. In the operatic world he has led performances of Carmen and Don Giovanni with the Plovdiv Opera in Bulgaria and served as Assistant Conductor to the Michigan State University Opera Theatre, which he conducted in Puccini’s La Bohème and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress. From 2007 to 2011 Meyer served as Music Director to the Sarasota Youth Orchestras, giving his Carnegie Hall debut in New York City with the Sarasota Youth Philharmonic in 2008. Prior to his current appointments Meyer served as Associate Conductor, and later Principal Guest Conductor, of the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. Further appointments have included Assistant positions with the Traverse Symphony (MI) and Missouri Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Music Director position with the Mason Symphony Orchestra in Michigan. Meyer has studied with teachers like Neeme Järvi and Jorma Panula and, in addition, he assisted with numerous productions at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Germany), as well as at the Vienna State Opera (Austria) and the Teatro Real in Madrid (Spain). He holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Masters degrees in orchestral conducting from Michigan State University, where he worked with Leon Gregorian and Raphael Jimenez. Here he also worked as Graduate Teaching Assistant. His Bachelor’s Degrees are from the Folkwang Conservatory in Germany (music) as well as the University Duisburg-Essen (philosophy).
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About This Concert
Marvel at the architecture of music, from delicate detail to sweeping power. Begin with Bach’s serene Sleepers Awake, move through the expansive feelings of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jon Nakamatsu, and build to the unstoppable power of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. In addition to this matinee, there will also be an evening showcase at 7:30 pm.
Individual tickets available at the King Center at (321) 242-2219 and kingcenter.com. Students receive 75% off tickets with valid student I.D. at the King Center Box Office before each concert. Active military and first responders receive a 50% discount to all BSO concerts by contacting the King Center.
Please note the King Center for the Performing Arts’ clear bag policy, which can be found here.
The Program
Bela Bartok – Romanian Folk Dances
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 (Jon Nakamatsu)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Meet the Guest Conductor
German conductor DIRK MEYER is Music Director of the Augusta Symphony in Georgia and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) in Minnesota. Having received much of his training in European opera houses, Meyer is also passionate about opera also holds the position of Music Director with the Lyric Opera of the North. He has guest conducted many orchestras throughout the United States, including the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria in Syracuse, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts, the Naples Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra. Other recent engagements have been with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Canada, the New Bedford (MA) and East Texas Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. Meyer has also collaborated with some of today’s leading artists, including Jan Lisiecki, , Conrad Tao, Lynn Harrell, Peter Serkin, Lara St. John and Christine Brewer. In 2012 Meyer was named the winner of The American Prize in orchestral conducting. Over the course of his career Meyer has earned an outstanding reputation with musicians, audiences and critics, alike. His performances have been described as “most intimate and emotional”, “mesmerizing” and “out of this world” and his personable and entertaining style has made him an audience favorite.
As a champion of orchestral music Meyer creates concert experiences that bring classical music to new audiences. These endeavors range from conversational concerts to multimedia performances, and include collaborations of all kinds. One of the most adventurous collaborations he created was Runway Duluth, a fashion and music collaboration that received national recognition and redefined what the concert experience can be. Most recently Meyer created The Beethoven Project, a collaboration between the DSSO and Minnesota Public Radio: During the five years of this project the DSSO will perform and record all of Beethoven’s nine symphonies and, at the same time, create concerts and events that shed a light on the master’s works and bring his music to new demographics.
Maestro Meyer is the author of “Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire. A Catalog of Modern Music”. Published by Scarecrow Press with a foreword by David Daniels, this book is a resource for conductors, librarians and administrators, providing them with performance information to about 4000 compositions. Meyer’s special interest in contemporary music has led to him leading world premiers by composers such as Miguel del Aguila and Eve Baglarian, as well as the American or regional premiers of works by Arvo Pärt, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Joby Talbot, Elliott Sharp, Jonathan Leshnoff, and Hugo Alfven. Outside of North America Meyer has conducted many orchestras in Europe and abroad, including appearances in South Africa, the Czech Republic and Germany. In the operatic world he has led performances of Carmen and Don Giovanni with the Plovdiv Opera in Bulgaria and served as Assistant Conductor to the Michigan State University Opera Theatre, which he conducted in Puccini’s La Bohème and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress. From 2007 to 2011 Meyer served as Music Director to the Sarasota Youth Orchestras, giving his Carnegie Hall debut in New York City with the Sarasota Youth Philharmonic in 2008. Prior to his current appointments Meyer served as Associate Conductor, and later Principal Guest Conductor, of the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. Further appointments have included Assistant positions with the Traverse Symphony (MI) and Missouri Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Music Director position with the Mason Symphony Orchestra in Michigan. Meyer has studied with teachers like Neeme Järvi and Jorma Panula and, in addition, he assisted with numerous productions at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Germany), as well as at the Vienna State Opera (Austria) and the Teatro Real in Madrid (Spain). He holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Masters degrees in orchestral conducting from Michigan State University, where he worked with Leon Gregorian and Raphael Jimenez. Here he also worked as Graduate Teaching Assistant. His Bachelor’s Degrees are from the Folkwang Conservatory in Germany (music) as well as the University Duisburg-Essen (philosophy).
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