Holiday Magic

Guest Artists:
Jonathan Wright, Tenor
Greta Asgeirsson, Harpist
The International Veterans Chorus of Leominster

Jonathan Wright is glad to be back singing with the Thayer Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan is familiar to many in Central MA for his work in the New Players Theatre Guild's cabarets or the Greater Worcester Opera's summer concert series. He had the pleasure of representing both groups at the Hanover Theater's production of "Broadway Our Way". Jonathan has been called "the best singer in Central Massachusetts" for his first place finish in "Idol at the Mount", Mount Wachusett Community College's "Theater at the Mount" singing competition. A resident of Leominster, while not singing Jonathan Works full time at AstraZeneca, where he has been employed for 19 years. Jonathan studied vocal performance at Boston University under Sharon Daniels and serves on the board of NPTG.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Dukakis Performing Arts Center at
Monty Tech, Fitchburg, MA.
All concerts start at 7:30 p.m.

Romance and Passion

Guest Artist: Alex Beyer

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2
Romantic Music of Mantovani Orchestra

Heralded as a "sensation" with "formidable technique" by the Hartford Courant, Alex Beyer has acquired an impressive array of prestigious concert appearances nationally and internationally. Alex's recent debut with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony was deemed "one of the most spectacular debuts with the symphony" by the Connecticut Post. He performed a series of concerts with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra after winning their 2008 concerto competition and was the guest soloist for four consecutive sold-out concerts with the Hartford Symphony in 2010. He has also been a guest soloist with the Waterbury and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras. In the spring of 2011 Alex performed the Rachmaninoff's 3rd concerto in a return engagement with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony. Other first prize awards came in the Renee Fischer Competition and MTNA (Music Teacher's National Association) State and Regional Competitions. He was MTNA finalist in 2011 in the Senior Piano division. Alex was one of the three finalists of the 2010 PianoArts competition. He was recently named a nominee for the distinction of Presidential Scholar in the Arts after participating in the YoungArts program, organized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. He recently won the Stamford Symphony Instrumental Scholarship Competition for graduating seniors.

Alex began his music studies at the age of four, and he has been studying with Yoshie Akimoto for the past seven years. He is currently enrolled in the Juilliard Pre-college program where he studies with Dr. Matti Raekallio.

In the summer months he has been frequent performer at the Killington Music Festival and was the first 17-year-old Artist in Residence in the 27-year history of the Festival. He has attended the Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg, and the Saarburg Festival in Germany. His ensemble, the Greenfield Hill Piano Trio, reached the final rounds of the 2010 Fischoff Competition. He was given a Fellowship to attend the 2012 Mary Foulger Summer Institute.

Alex has performed and directed many benefit concerts including those for Project Learn, Music For Youth, Mercy Learning Center, and KEYS (Kids Empowered by Your Support).

Alex loves to play soccer and tennis, and runs daily. He is currently a member of the National Honor Society at Warde High School in Fairfield.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Dukakis Performing Arts Center at
Monty Tech, Fitchburg, MA.
All concerts start at 7:30 p.m.