The orchestra will perform "Overture to Oberon," by Carl Maria von Weber; "Adagietto" from Symphony No. 5, by Gustav Mahler; and Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120, by Robert Schumann.
The 61-piece orchestra includes students from 23 states as well as several international students.
Navega is a visiting assistant professor and director of orchestral activities at Vassar. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, where he began his music studies at an early age. From 1978 to 1989, he was conductor of the University of São Paulo Choir. During this period he wrote a significant number of arrangements of Brazilian popular songs for choir, most of which are still in the repertoire of choirs throughout Brazil.
In 1987, Navega joined the Campinas Symphony Orchestra as a viola player and in 1989 became its assistant conductor, a post that he still holds. He is currently on a leave of absence from his duties as assistant professor of choral and orchestral conducting at the State University of Campinas, Brazil. Navega was conductor of the University of Sheffield Chamber Orchestra (England) from 1992 to 1993, where he received his master's in Music. He has guest conducted a number of choirs and orchestras in the Brazilian States of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paranà, and Rio de Janeiro. He has also conducted the Varna Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria.
In 1995 Mr. Navega was awarded the prize of "Up and Coming Conductor of the Year" by the APCA, a prestigious critics association of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. He is currently completing his doctor of musical arts degree in orchestral conducting at the Hart School of Music, Hartford, Connecticut.
For additional information, call the Music Department at (845) 437-7294. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Cathy Jennings at (845) 437-5370, as far in advance as possible to request appropriate and reasonable accommodations.
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