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Legendary pops maestro Bruce Hangen once again launches our Robbins Pops and he's bringing Edmonton's trumpet virtuoso extraordinaire Jens Lindemann with him. The night will be a whirlwind of extraordinary trumpet music - including the world premiere of Allan Gilliland's Dreaming of the Masters III, the Canadian premiere of Jay Chattaway's Shenandoah Fantasy (both written specifically for Jens), as well as orchestral hits by Holst, Debussy, and more.

Program to include:

Gilliland: Dreaming of the Masters III
Leigh: Highlights from Man of La Mancha
Debussy: Clair de lune
Holst: The Planets: Jupiter

Ticket Information

$81 Dress Circle (A)
$71 Terrace (B)
$59 Orchestra (C)
$49 Upper Circle (D)
$36 Gallery (E)
$24 Orchestra Front (F)
Tickets subject to applicable service charges.

Subscriptions to the Robbins Pops series are currently available.

The next Robbins Pops performance is Mysterioso: Music, Magic, Mayhem, and Mirth on October 29 & 30, 2010.

Thank you to the generous supporters of this series: Bill & Mary Jo Robbins

The ESO commission of Dreaming of the Masters III is possible thanks to the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

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Artist Info

Bruce Hangen, conductor

Bruce Hangen is Director of Orchestral Activities at the Boston Conservatory. In this position he serves as the Conservatory’s principal orchestral conductor as well as director of both the orchestra and conducting programs. The 2009/2010 season marked Mr. Hangen’s 12th season as the Music Director of the Indian Hill Symphony in Littleton, Mass. Recently, he completed his tenure as the Principal Pops Guest Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a position created especially for him, reflecting the strong musical relationship built between him and the Boston Pops over two decades of regular guest conducting. For 12 years (1984-1996), Mr. Hangen was Music Director of the Omaha Symphony. For two seasons (1998-2000), he was Acting Resident Conductor of both the Utah and Kansas City Symphony Orchestras.

 

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music with a major in conducting, Bruce Hangen was also a conducting fellow at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood for two summers, 1972 and 1973, where his conducting teachers included Gunther Schuller, Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Bruno Maderna and Joseph Silverstein. Mr. Hangen maintains an active schedule of guest conducting. Recent appearances have included concerts with orchestras in Detroit, Florida, Boston, St. Louis, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Naples (FL), and Houston. Bruce Hangen is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the University of New England, and in Omaha he received the ICAN Foundation’s 1990 Browning Award for Career Excellence and Vision. Bruce Hangen was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and was raised in Great Falls, Montana.  

 

Mr. Hangen last conducted the ESO in October 2009.

Jens Lindemann, trumpet

Jens Lindemann is hailed as one of the most celebrated soloists in his instrument's history and was recently named "International Brass Personality of the Year" (Brass Herald). Jens has played in every major concert venue in the world: from the Philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin to Tokyo's Suntory Hall and even the Great wall of China. His career has ranged from appearing internationally as an orchestral soloist, performing at London's 'Last Night of the Proms', recording with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to playing lead trumpet with the renowned Canadian Brass and a solo Command Performance for the Queen of England. Jens has also won major awards ranging from Grammy and Juno nominations to winning the prestigious Echo Klassik in Germany as well as receiving an honorary doctorate.