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TONIGHT
Open Rehearsal Thursday, Nov. 6
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
McCallum Fine Arts Academy
5600 Sunshine Drive, Austin, TX 78756
SUNDAY NIGHT
A Neapolitan Revival Concert
Sunday, Nov. 9
6 PM
The Long Center
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A portion of every ticket goes to the McCallum Orchestra Performance Fund, supporting deserving orchestra students in their goal to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City
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 Last Sunday, McCallum orchestra students had their first rehearsal of their week-long Neapolitan Master Class and the excitement about the performance at the Long Center started to set in as a reality. Maestro Gioacchino Longobardi and Alberto Vitolo arrived in Austin last week and are introducing the McCallum orchestra students to the Sounds of Naples.
 Sunday's concert presents an exploration of instrumental works from the golden
age of the Neapolitan School during the eighteenth century. The
selected works represent composers who trained or taught at each of the
four ancient conservatories of music. These composers-Jommelli,
Durante, Scarlatti, Leo, and Pergolesi-were widely regarded in their
day as some of the finest composers in Europe.
 The pieces that will be performed reflect the principle instrumental forms developed in the conservatories:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo
(Domenico Scarlatti, circa 1738)
Concerto Grosso
(Francesco Durante, first half of the 18th Century)
Concerto for Soloist and Strings
(G. B. Pergolesi, 1730)
Opera Overture
(G. B. Pergolesi, 1732)
Ciaccona
(Niccolò Jommelli, 1754)
 The sonata would have been played at home, the concertos in a princely chamber, and the overture in a theater. Jommelli's Ciaccona (Eng., Chaconne) is an old form of variation on a repeating pattern in the bass, probably composed for his patron the Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg (Stuttgart, Germany). It was explicitly written for a full orchestra, displaying an early and sophisticated understanding of orchestral composition. This piece was composed in response to doubts expressed about his capabilities. Jommelli sought to prove and to demonstrate the superiority of Italian compositional expertise in all forms. The Ciaccona was not a Neapolitan form, but Jommelli's perfect harmony and balance show him to have been a composer of uncommon elegance and sophistication.
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Meet the Virtuoso
 Alberto Vitolo
Violinist, Researcher
Violinist, Alberto Vitolo joins the McCallum Orchestra from Rome Italy where he teaches student musicians. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music San Pietro a Majella di Napoli, under Angelo Gaudino, a student of Alberto Curci. He attended courses in Fiesole
and Palermo, completing his studies in orchestral music with Giuseppe Prencipe and in chamber music with Carlo Pozzi, Giacinto Caramia, and Trio di Trieste.
He is Artistic Director of the Neapolitan Music Society and Associazione Musicale Reggina Domenico Scarlatti, and founder of the concert series Romatinée Musicali and Sonoritá Italiana nel mondo in Rome. In Naples, Mr. Vitolo serves as Director of the Department of Classical Music of C.F.M. (Centro di Formazione Musicale) and as Music Consultant for the European Music Festival. Since 2006 he has served as Director of Coro Polifonico "Salvo D'Acquisto" in Rome. Mr. Vitolo has devoted many years of study and research to the Neapolitan School of Music.
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Group rates are available for the Neapolitan Revival Concert!
Groups of 15 or more can save 15% of the purchase price of each ticket. Great for student groups or clubs. Purchase online or by calling 512.474.LONG. Save even more by purchasing your tickets at the 3M Box Office located at the street-level of the Long Center, 701 West Riverside Drive. Open daily and through intermission during performances. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Cash and Personal Checks are accepted for payment.
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