Phil It Your Way: Glendale Philharmonic Third Season Celebrates Second Anniversary with Special Family Concert and Birthday Party Featuring Presentation of Peter and the Wolf, Sunday, January 8, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Glendale at 4:00 pm. Celebrity comedian Emo Phillips To Narrate. Noted Russian Cellist To Perform Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major, Maestro Mikael Avetisyan To Conduct.

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(PRWEB) January 06, 2012

The Glendale Phil­har­monic Orchestra will cele­brate its second anniversary with a special family holiday concert and birthday party on Sunday, January 8th, 2012, at 4:00p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Glendale located at 209 N. Louise Street.

Presented as part of the Positive Motions Concert Series, the family oriented program will feature a special perfor­mance of Sergei Prokofievs famous children symphony Peter and the Wolf narrated by celebrity comedian Emo Phillips and conducted by Artistic Director and Prin­cipal Conductor Maestro Mikael Avetisyan. The program will also include noted Russian cellist Ruslan Biryukov in a solo perfor­mance of Joseph Haydns clas­sical cello Concerto no.2 in D Major, as well as the eclectic Concerto For Type­writer with Orchestra by famous composer Leroy Anderson, known for his light concert pieces. Tickets are $ 15 to $ 50 (VIP) and $ 100 for the Conductors Circle and can be purchased at the box offices of the Alex Theatre, Metzler Violins and the Amer­icana mall, online at GlendalePHIL.com, or by phone at (323) 663‑3601,(818) 265‑0506,(Armenian/Russian) or (818) 243-ALEX(2539). Billys Deli in Glendale is baking a birthday cake and there will be free cake for everyone as part of the celebration!

Founded by Russian cellist Ruslan Biryukov, the orchestra consists of 35 profes­sional musi­cians and made its official debut to rave reviews and a sold-out crowd at The First Baptist Church on January 9, 2010, imme­di­ately cata­pulting it into one of the leading musical groups in the community at large. In the two years since its inception, over 20,000 people have attended its concerts, including many of the areas most prominent social, community and political leaders, musi­cians, and youth groups.

Maestro Mikael Avetisyan, the artistic director and prin­cipal conductor of the Glendale Phil­har­monic holds Doctor of Music degrees and Master degrees from the State Conser­vatory in Armenia and St. Petersburg State Conser­vatory in Russia. He also previ­ously served as the Prin­cipal Conductor of the Armenian State Phil­har­monic Orchestra and is presently also Music Director of the Los Angeles Armenian Society Choir in addition to his position with the Glendale Phil­har­monic. He is also an instructor at the Inter­na­tional School of Music in Glendale.

A famous orchestra piece and chil­drens story featuring music and spoken text, each musical instrument in Peter and the Wolf repre­sents an animal. The bird is the flute, the duck is the oboe, the cat is the clarinet, the Grand­father is the bassoon, the wolf is the French Horns, the hunters are the timpani, and Peter is repre­sented by the strings. Celebrity comedian Emo Phillips, the narrator, is known for his wandering falsetto voice and childlike delivery that will provide the perfect complement to the music.

Orchestra Founder and cellist Ruslan Biryukov, who will perform the Haydn D Major cello concerto, considered one of the most tech­ni­cally chal­lenging pieces ever composed for a cello ‚is a charis­matic, award-winning young performer known to worldwide audi­ences for his artistry and passion. He has performed with world renowned violinist Midori at Disney Hall, cellist Kirill Rodin at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conser­vatory, and was the only Russian cellist invited to solo during the inau­gural season of the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. His recent recital at LACMAs Sundays Live concert series, podcast also on KUSC, earned five successive encores.

LeRoy Anderson, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recog­nition of his contri­bu­tions to the recording industry, was the first artist to ever sell one million copies of an instru­mental recording for Blue Tango. His light­hearted musical style employs creative instru­mental effects and occa­sionally makes use of sound-generating items such as type­writers or sand­paper, with often humorous effects.

The First Baptist Church of Glendale is known for its archi­tecture, perfect acoustics and beau­tiful sanc­tuary. Orig­i­nally built in 1924, it is a landmark in the Glendale community and has been beau­ti­fully restored. Free parking is available around the Church.

For further infor­mation, call (323)663‑3601, or e-mail director(at)glendalephilharmonic(dot)com.

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