The Redlands Symphony closes its historic 2018-19 season with a concert inspired by nature with the Glorious Gift of Birds, featuring internationally acclaimed flute soloist, Sara Andon. Maestro Ransom Wilson will conduct the orchestra in this finale performance on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Redlands. Doors open at 7 PM. The concert begins at 8 PM. There will be a pre-concert talk by Maestro Wilson starting at 7:15 PM. Tickets prices start at $15 and can be purchased online at www.redlandssymphony.com, by telephone at (909) 587-5565 or at the door on concert night.
“Birds – the original musicians – have fascinated composers since the Stone Age,” according to Wilson, “I am an unrepentant lover of nature myself, so I have put together a program that showcases orchestral evocations of birds through the ages. It turns out that these portraits of a nightingale, goldfinch, Arctic birds, and swans make a very exciting lineup!”
The evening’s program includes Song of the Nightingale by STRAVINSKY, VIVALDI’S Concerto for Flute in D. op. 10 no.3 “Goldfinch” performed by Ms. Andon, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra by RAUTAVAARA, and TCHAIKOVSKY’S Swain Lake Suite, op. 20a.
Sara Andon is an international soloist and recording artist known for her ravishing tone and deeply engaging musical interpretations. A versatile performer in many music genres including solo, chamber, symphonic, opera, ballet, new music, jazz and Broadway, she has performed all over the world in major concert venues, TV and radio broadcasts, as well as on video game, TV and motion picture soundtracks, and for Disney.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Andon has performed throughout the United States, Italy, France, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Tenerife, Greece, and China, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall (NYC), St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Auditorio de Tenerife, Tauron Arena Kraków and CBS Sunday Morning. She is the solo flutist with the highly-acclaimed Los Angeles contemporary music ensemble Brightwork New Music, and is also an active symphonic musician, performing with several Southern California orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, LA Opera, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and for popular Broadway shows such as Les Misérables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Love Never Dies, and Wicked (LA Company).
In addition to her various recordings of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Schoenberg, and many cutting-edge current composers on the new music scene, Andon records frequently with the Hollywood Studio Orchestras and her countless film score recordings include such blockbusters as Crazy Rich Asians, The Greatest Showman, Disney's The Jungle Book (2016), Ice Age: Collision Course, Fast & Furious 7 & 8, The Wolverine, Tron, Straight Outta Compton, Fences, The Conjuring l and ll, Rush Hour 3, X-Men: Apocalypse working with composers such as Marco Beltrami, Lalo Schifrin, Brian Tyler, John Debney, John Powell, Christopher Young, John Ottman, Austin Wintory, Mark Isham and Jeff Beal. Andon also records for many Disney projects including the Anaheim Disneyland show Mickey’s Magical Map, Tokyo Disney "SEA”, “The Little Mermaid”, "Ratatouille”, "Aladdin" and Universal Studios Theme Park Harry Potter Ride.
She is featured regularly on scores for video games in live performances and for recordings, including the Grammy®-nominated Journey, World of Warcraft and League of Legends. Andon has recorded with such varied artists as Placido Domingo; Daft Punk, including their Grammy®-winning album, Random Access Memories; Neil Diamond; Barry Manilow; and Billy Childs. In addition, Andon is a featured soloist on recent Varèse Sarabande recordings, the largest film score label in the world.
Andon has become an international ambassador for the flute and for film music, premiering her new suite from the live action Beauty and the Beast at the 2017 Krakow Film Music Festival in front of 15,000 people. Also, in 2017, she was a featured soloist in Lalo Schifrin’s 85th birthday concert in Los Angeles, including both Bullitt and the composer’s Jazz Mass in her set. This past November, she performed two concerts with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to celebrate the Varèse Sarabande 40th Anniversary and, two days later, premiered her complete Ennio Morricone recital with world-renowned Italian pianist and Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, Simone Pedroni in Novara, Italy, in honor of the legendary maestro’s 90th birthday.