The Octava Chamber Orchestra | Concert September 2024

The Octava Chamber Orchestra concert September 29th, 2024 at Maple Park Church

Reilly Bova, guest conductor

Follow Pranakasha for more!

00:00 - Nathan Jensen: “A Gallery of Clouds” I. Cirrus
05:08 - II. Stratus
11:50 - III. Cumulus
14:11 - IV. Nimbus
18:22 - V. Mamatus
22:13 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Allegro
34:29 - II. Adagio
42:30 - III. Allegro assai
52:23 - Brahms Intermezzo Op.116 #4
57:23 - Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
1:10:32 - II. Andante sostenuto
1:19:29 - III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
1:24:46 - IV. Adagio – Piu Andante – Allegro ma non troppo, ma con brio

Nathan Jensen: “A Gallery of Clouds”

I. Cirrus
II. Stratus
III. Cumulus
IV. Nimbus
V. Mamatus

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A
David Tan, soloist

I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro assai

Encore: Brahms Intermezzo Op. 116 #4

~ intermission ~

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C

I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
IV. Adagio – Piu Andante – Allegro ma non troppo, ma con brio

Sunday September 29th, 2024 6:00pm
Maple Park Church
17620 60th Ave W Lynnwood, WA 98037

Reilly Bova, Conductor

Born and raised in the vibrant musical city of Philadelphia, Reilly Bova's journey to the podium began with a fascination for the timpani — the great kettledrums that boom from the back of the orchestra. Through his initial musical studies as a percussionist, Reilly honed his skills in the art of rhythm and precision, and he spent many hours sitting at the back of orchestras watching conductors work while counting rests. It didn't take long until Reilly caught an early case of "Baton Fever" and discovered his deep-set passion for conducting.

At Princeton University, Reilly entered the studio of Michael Pratt and earned a musical performance minor in orchestral conducting. During his time at Princeton, Reilly had the privilege of conducting two full operas and two full orchestras, including the University's flagship orchestra, and he participated in a conducting masterclass with Gustavo Dudamel.

While Reilly moved to Seattle in 2020 for a software engineering position at Microsoft, he never lost touch with his musical roots. Embracing our thriving music scene here in the Pacific Northwest, Reilly regularly performs as a timpanist with the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra (PSSO) and as a percussionist with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra.

As the Music Director for the Solstice Symphony Orchestra, Reilly leverages his boundless enthusiasm to foster a collaborative environment that empowers musicians to showcase their talents. Under Reilly’s expert leadership, Solstice has grown into a symbol of artistic unity over 80 musicians strong, inspiring a celebration of both the performing arts and our amazing local music community in the heart of the Pacific Northwest.

David Tan, Pianist, Cellist

David Tan is a multifaceted and multitalented artist in the Pacific Northwest. He is both a pianist and cellist, having worked with Leon Fleisher, Eugene Pridinoff and others as a pianist and Stephen Kates and Takayori Atsumi as a young cellist. He is a graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (Master of Performance) and Arizona State University (Bachelor of Performance). David is currently a member of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra (as cellist and substitute pianist), the Lake Washington Symphony (as cellist) and enjoys very much performing as a member of the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra as a cellist, assisting community members as they perform as members of the SCO cello section. He is a founder of the Emerald City Chamber Orchestra, a new performing group dedicated to excellent string orchestra performance. David also performs frequently as a substitute musician in many other performance groups in the Pacific Northwest including Octava Chamber Orchestra itself. He is the former principal cellist of the Cascade Symphony Orchestra.

When not performing as a musician, David can occasionally be found in the broadcast booth for Big12 college football and men's and women's basketball games and he is a passionate fan of the Seattle Storm and Seattle Kraken, as well as the Ballard FC USL2 club in Seattle. In his spare time between music performance and occasional sleep, David is the Executive Director of Mount Baker Housing Association, an affordable housing developer and operator in South Seattle. David and his spouse Sherilyn Anderson live in Kirkland from where they raised a brood of five extremely talented and impressive young people.

[PranakashaProductions]

Do you enjoy our Octava concerts? Let us know in the comments below...