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Last Updated: Oct 16th, 2008 - 13:33:17 |
Highly decorated and nationally recognized conductor Alejandro Rivas will take the stage with the Metro State Symphony Orchestra Oct. 12 at the King Center Concert Hall on Auraria Campus.
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Internationally acclaimed conductor Alejandro Rivas will lead the Metro Symphony Oct. 12. (Photo courtesy of www.mscd.edu)
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Rivas came to Metro in 2006, after nearly 15 years worth of experience, spanning the globe from the United States, to South America, Europe and beyond. After years of playing professional cello on a collective, international level, Rivas decided to focus solely on conducting.
"I am just very committed to conducting, both here at Metro, as well as around the world in Europe and Venezuela," Rivas said. The Venezuelan native returns to his homeland at least twice a year, spreading his talent and knowledge of traditional classical, as well as more worldly and contemporary, music.
Previously, Rivas was music director and conductor for the Cincinnati Seven Hills Sinfonietta and assistant director for the Wright State University symphony orchestra, and has established himself with more than a dozen notable ensembles, including the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Dayton Chamber Players, the Orquesta Fliarmonica de San Cristobal and the Orquesta fin Venezuela. Rivas also works with children's choirs from Beaver Creek, Colo. to Cincinnati.
"One of the things I'm trying to do for Metro students is give them a chance to be exposed to more music from around the world," Rivas said. "I'm always trying to find pieces that are appealing to our students, as well as trying to find different kinds of music to introduce them to."
In his upcoming concert at the King Center, Rivas promised a wide range of music including such greats as Russia's Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Austria's Franz Schubert and France's Georges Bizet.
"We are going to do a wonderful set from around the world," Rivas said. "In some ways we play a standard repertoire, but we like to make sure it's appealing to students."
Like most of the King Center events, the concert is free to anyone in the Metro community with a valid ID. Ticket prices are $10 for all adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for all other students.
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