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DESCRIPTION:\nPlainfield Symphony Presents: Pautza/Johnson Encore Celebra
 tion\nWe proudly welcome back our very own Conductor Emeritus Sabin Paut
 za as he celebrates 70 years of life\, and soloist Christopher Johnson t
 o Plainfield forour third concert of the season on February 9th\, 2013. 
 Maestro Pautza will present his own composition Prometheus\, followed by
  Brahms powerful Symphony No.4. The concert will conclude with Rachmanin
 off&rsquo\;sPiano Concerto No 2\, showcasing Johnson&rsquo\;s amazing vi
 rtuosity.\nSabin Pautza has been widely recognized as a conductor\, comp
 oser\, and teacher in his native Romania\, and in Europe. In 1988 the Ro
 manian-born composer and conductor\, began what would become a twenty-ye
 arcareer with the Symphony as musical director and conductor.\n&nbsp\;Am
 ong his own compositions premiered with the PlainfieldSymphony was the R
 ita Dove Triptych\, setting poems of this U.S. poet laureate to music\; 
 the excitement of the new music plus the appearance of the poet herself 
 drew an overflow crowd. Pautza also composed and conducted the&ldquo\;Sa
 xophone Concerto&rdquo\; in 1997 and premiered the cantata &ldquo\;Ode t
 o Hope&rdquo\; for the 80th anniversary of the Plainfield Symphony. Upon
  stepping down in 2007\, Maestro Pautza became conductor emeritus of the
  Symphony.\nThe evening continues with Brahms powerful SymphonyNo. 4 the
  last of his symphonies. Brahms began working on this piece in 1884\, ju
 st a year after completing his Symphony No. 3\, and completed it in 1885
 . This final symphony was enthusiastically received when he conducted it
  himself at the premier in Meiningen.\nRachmaninoff's romantic Piano Con
 certo No. 2\, rounds out this winter celebration\, featuring the critica
 lly acclaimed and previous artist-in-residence soloist Christopher Johns
 on. This piece is one of Rachmaninoff's most enduringly popular pieces\,
  and established his fame as a concerto composer.\nTickets for the 2012-
 2013 concerts are now on saleand can be purchased via PayPal on our webs
 ite\, www.plainfieldsymphony.org. For a brochure\, please call (908)561-
 5140. Concerts are held at the CrescentAvenue Presbyterian Church locate
 d at 716 Watchung Avenue\, Plainfield and begin at 7pm.
URL:http://westfield.patch.com/events/the-plainfield-symphony-pautzajohns
 on-encore-09cc69cf
SUMMARY:The Plainfield Symphony - Pautza/Johnson Encore
LOCATION:716 Watchung Ave\, Plainfield\, NJ 07060: 716 Watchung Ave\, Pla
 infield\, NJ
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