Westfield NewsGroup ArtsBeat 1/31/18

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1/31/18. "Hansel and Gretel" at UMass Opera; Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Springfield Symphony, Barrington Stage's 10x10 NewPlay Festival,  and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-210/

Media Release: Kevin Rhodes Returns to Vienna State Opera Ballet

KEVIN RHODES RETURNS TO VIENNA STATE OPERA BALLET FOR FOUR PROGRAMS BEGINNING IN MARCH

The Massachusetts-based American conductor Kevin Rhodes will return to the Vienna State Opera Ballet for his 23rd season beginning in March. He will conduct four separate ballet programs during the Vienna State Opera Ballet’s 2017-18 Spring Season. Maestro Rhodes conducted The Stuttgart Ballet’s production of the classic Swan Lake last December, and serves as Music Director and Conductor of The Springfield Symphony Orchestra in MA; Traverse Symphony Orchestra in MI, and as Principal Conductor of Boston’s Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra.

On March 9, 10, 11, and 13, and April 2,7, 12, and 14,  Maestro Rhodes conducts a return engagement of the ballet Raymonda with its Glazunov score. For the Vienna State Opera Ballet’s trailer for Raymonda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0deBzDnsdE

On April 16, May 3 and 5, Maestro Rhodes conducts a program that includes two ballets by New York City ballet legend, George Balanchine: Theme and Variations with music by Tchaikovsky and the Stravinsky Violin Concerto. The program also includes John Neumeier’s Bach Suite III, and Jerome Robbins’ comic ballet The Concert, with  music by Chopin. For program details: https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/967923530-balanchine-neumeier-robbins/  For the Vienna State Opera Ballet trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=AYQ9Q-jhe04

On June 8, 9, and 12. Maestro Rhodes conducts The Vienna State Opera Ballet’s program of British choreography, which includes Conerto, with choreography by Kenneth MacMillan to music by Shostakovich; Eayne McGregor’s Eden with music by Steve Reich, and Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand, choreographed for Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn to the music of Lizst. For program details: https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/967926866-macmillan-mcgregor-ashton/

On June 29, Maestro Rhodes conducts the annual Nureyev Gala, which will commemorate what would have been the international ballet dancer and choreographer’s 80th birthday. For details: https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/968030631-nurejew-gala-2018/: 

For Kevin Rhodes’ website: http://kevinrhodesconductor.com/

For Kevin Rhodes biography: http://www.parkerartists.com/Kevin-Rhodes.html

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Review: Something Rotten at The Bushnell

My Westfield News Group review of "Something Rotten" at The Bushnell. A valentine to Shakespeare and musical comedy, it's got music, comedy, and lots of laughs.
http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-something-rotten-bushnell/

News from Mark G Auerbach Public Relations / February 2018

February, 2018

We’re proud to share our clients’ activities.

The People

Kevin Rhodes conducts The Springfield Symphony in a concert featuring violinist Caroline Goulding in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on February 10, followed by his Star Wars & Star Trek Sci-Fi Spectacular on March 3. The Maestro then returns to the Vienna State Opera Ballet for the first of four programs, a return of the full-length ballet Raymonda. His spring season in Vienna includes a repertory program of works by Balanchine, Neumeier and Robbins; a repertory program highlighting British choreographers; and the annual Nureyev Gala, which commemorates Nureyev’s 80th birthday. For details:http://kevinrhodesconductor.com/

Jeanne Yocum, publisher of the award-winning blog Succeeding in Small Business, releases her new book, The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss. Published by Rowman and Littlefield, the book is available for preorder on Amazon prior to its launch date on April 8. For details: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Employment-Survival-Guide-Strategies-Succeed/dp/1538108712/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514302701&sr=8-1&keywords=Jeanne+Yocum&pldnSite=1

Zasco Productions in Chicopee, MA provides.fully-integrated, turn-key creative and technical production solutions for corporate, educational, non-profit, theatrical, entertainment, and broadcast events  For details: http://www.zasco.com/  Zasco also owns BigVideo Screen. http://www.bigvideoscreen.com/

The Events

Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative, in partnership with Berkshire Community College, presents a non-credit workshop, Film Production I, for 8 Wednesdays, beginning February 7. Tony Dunne, Emmy nominated, award-winning producer, editor, videographer, is the instructor. For details. www.berkshirefilm.org. 

The Big Broadcast!, The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke’s 13th annual recreation of a live swing era radio broadcast, returns to Chapin Auditorium on Saturday, March 3. The program includes a 100th Birthday salute to Ella Fitzgerald. Mark Gionfriddo conducts and directs. WWLP’s Brian Lapis stars as emcee Fred Kelley. Tickets are on sale  at the UMass Fine Arts Center Box-Office and Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley. Snow date is March 4..For details: 413-545-2511 or www.fineartscenter.com

The Capitol Steps return to Western New England with their 2018 Spring Break Tour. with performances April 20 at Northampton’s Academy of Music, and April 21 at The Warner in Torrington, CT. Produced by The Mike Thornton Agency. For Northampton tickets:https://www.aomtheatre.com/  For Torrington tickets:. https://www.warnertheatre.org/  

My Lai, the opera commissioned and performed by Kronos Quartet, features score by Jonathan Berger and libretto by client Harriet Scott Chessman. After performances in New York, My Lai tours to Berkeley, CA on March 4; Los Angeles on March 9, and Ames, Iowa on March 21. For details: http://harrietchessman.com/events/.

More Shameless Self-Promotion

ArtsBeat Radio airs on Wednesday, February 21 at 9AM, live on 89.5FM/WSKB in Westfield, MA area; on Comcast Ch.15 in Westfield, or streamed via www.wskb.org or www.westfieldtv.org.  For copies of previously-aired shows:  http://wskbpodcast.com/browse/

My ArtsBeat columns and theatre reviews for Westfield News Group, Succeeding in Small Business and Take Magazine are catalogued at Random Notes From a P.R. Guy: http://mgauerbach.blogspot.com/

The days are getting longer. Here’s hoping Spring is just around the corner...

Media Release: Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative Film Class with Tony Dunne

ATTENTION BUDDING FILMMAKERS:

Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative Offers Introductory Film Production Course at Berkshire Community College

The Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative (BFMC) is pleased to present a non-credit workshop, FILM PRODUCTION 1, in partnership with Berkshire Community College at BCC’s Main Campus in Pittsfield, MA. The course will meet for 8-sessions on Wednesdays, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, beginning February 7th.

This introduction to film and video production provides a foundation in the principles, techniques and equipment involved in production. Students will write, produce, direct, and edit individual projects. On completing this course, students will understand the basics of scripting, camera operation, direction, lighting, sound, and non-linear editing. They will achieve proficiency in camera operation including framing, exposure, focus and movement as well as demonstrate competency in non-linear editing software. To register, go to http://shop.berkshirecc.edu/ under theProfessional Development category. The cost is $320 for the 8 classes. Students must be 16 years+ to participate.

The instructor for the course is Emmy nominated, award-winning producer, editor and videographer Tony Dunne. Dunne has spent almost 20 years working in both commercial and public television honing his storytelling skills, and has produced magazine programs, quiz shows, live nightly newscasts, and political and public affairs programming. An accomplished documentarian, his credits include Music Alone Shall Live: 35 Years of the Iron Horse and the acclaimed Things That Go Bump in the Night: Tales of Haunted New England, which aired on PBS stations nationwide. Tony is currently the Executive Producer of WGBY’s news-magazine program Connecting Point, and the long-running high school quiz show As Schools Match Wits. Outside of his work at WGBY, Dunne is an accomplished independent producer and the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated independent series New England Legends.

BFMC is a creative economic engine that supports production and workforce development in Western Massachusetts. BFMC develops educational and workforce enrichment courses, offers networking events for industry professionals, acts as a resource for visiting productions, creates jobs within our communities in the film industry and provides an on-line production guide and locations database as a resource for filmmakers. BFMC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information visit www.berkshirefilm.org, call 413.528.4223 or contact info@berkshirefilm.org. 

Westfield News Group Review: Constellations at TheaterWorks

My Westfield News Group review of "Constellations" at Theaterworks in Hartford. An inventive play with innovative staging, a fine live-played music score, and superb performances and design. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-constellations-theaterworks/

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 1/24/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 1/24/18. Barrington Stage’s summer season, Goodspeed’s Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-209/

Westfield News Group Review: The Springfild Symphony Orchestra

The Westfield News Group review of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and test driving the new Real Time Concert Notes. Kevin Rhodes conducted, and Diane Walsh was the pianist.  http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-springfield-symphony-orchestra/

Westfield News Group Review: Feeding The Dragon at Hartford Stage

My Westfield News Group review of Feeding The Dragon at Hartford Stage. Sharon Washington's tale about growing up in a New York City library. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-feeding-dragon-hartford-stage/

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 1/17/18

The Westfield News Group Arts Beat for 1/17/18. “Something Rotten” at The Bushnell, “The Anatomy of Love” at Playhouse on Park, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Alan Cumming and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-208/

ArtsBeat Radio 1/17/18

ArtsBeat Radio for 1/17/18. Spotlight on Springfield with guests Kevin Rhodes from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Brian Hale from The Bing Arts Center, and Danny Eaton from The Majestic Theater. Starts at 58:55. https://vimeo.com/251493732

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 1/10/18

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat or 1/10/18. Nick Payne's "Constellations" opens at TheaterWorks. The Springfield Symphony's guest pianist, Diane Walsh, was on Broadway opposite Jane Fonda in Moises Kaufman's "33 Variations" and more.  http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-207/

January Column / Succeeding in Small Business

My January column for Succeeding in Small Business. Fresh take on social media. https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/reviewing-your-small-business-social-media-options/#.WlNz6CMrJaV

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 1/3/18

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1/3/18. Sharon Washington stars in Feeding The Dragon at Hartford Stage. Sondheim’s Road Show is reason for a Boston road trip and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-206/