My husband Reno and I celebrated the 267th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Friday, January 27th, 2023 at Lighthouse ArtSpace which included a sneak peek of their newest experiential exhibit – – Mozart Immersive: The Soul of a Genius.
WXRT Radio personality Terri Hemmert hosted the birthday bash with live music by The Ryan Center Ensemble featuring vocalist William Clay Thompson singing an aria from Don Giovanni with Chris Reynolds on Piano, followed by a chamber quartet from The Music of the Baroque performing the ever popular Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Divertimento in D Major.
Before the doors opened to the public we had an exclusive opportunity to chat with the production’s musical director, Maestro Constantine Orbelian. A recording of the interview can be heard at http://ChicagoBroadcastingNetwork.com . Note that the opening and closing of the podcast features snippets of a Mozart piano duet Edith and I performed at our LSMS Recital this past Spring.
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Previous ArtSpace presentations have featured the works of visual artists such as Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo. Mozart Immersive is the first to feature a musician. The producers assembled an expert creative team to craft dream-like 18th century inspired imagery to augment the music of Mozart recorded under the baton of four-time Grammy Nominated Maestro Orbelian, by the Lithuanian, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra where he is chief conductor.
The cutting-edge multi-media production is a retrospective of the life of Mozart integrating the composer’s music and video re-enactments alongside digital animation.
Mozart Immersive will have its world premiere March 10, 2023 at the Lighthouse ArtSpace (just one block away from our studio ) at Clark Street and Germania Place. What a great way for our students to get more familiar with the life and music of Mozart.
Julie Lovison & Maestro Orbelian
Julie Lovison, Director The Lake Shore Music Studio celebrated Mozart’s 267th Birthday with Maestro Constantine Orbelian, Principal Conductor of the New York City Opera & Music Director of Mozart Immersive: The Soul of a Genius.
