KIIRSI MAUNULA JOHNSON, DM
Sunday, June 29th @ 8:00-9:00pm
Stewart Shell
Live Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. LaToya Webb, conductor
Sunday, July 3rd @ 7:30-8:30pm
Rose Theatre
Sunday, June 28th @ 7:30-8:30pm
Stewart Shell
Saturday, July 5th @ 7:30-8:30pm
Stewart Shell
Live Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Douglas Droste, conductor
College of Wooster | Gault Recital Hall
Featuring Conspiratus Brass - Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn Jim Johnson, trumpet Emilie Hsu, piano
Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series
Western Univeristy - Don Wright Faculty of Music
Join us for a musical homecoming featuring contemporary Canadian works for trumpet, horn and piano from Western Alumna Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn, Jim Johnson, trumpet, and Emilie Hsu, piano, who form Conspiratus Brass. The program features music by fellow Western alumna, Erica Procunier, and other selections commissioned by, Conspiratus Brass, including works by Cait Nishimura, and Barbara York
May 19-24, 2025 | The Hartt School | Hartford, CT
New Works Recital & Conference Judge
The International Women’s Brass Conference is a time to celebrate music and build a community in support of women and gender-marginalized brass musicians. We are happy to be back in the United States and headed to the East Coast in Hartford, Connecticut hosted by the Hartt School.
The 2025 Conference will bring together everything you love about an International Women’s Brass Conference from the inclusive atmosphere, incredible performances, enriching presentations, and competitions for all with new and exciting events highlighting the talent of rising student stars in the brass world and celebrating the rich history of musicianship in this area of the country.
Optional Rehearsals: Sat. March 8 | 6-7:15 pm Sat. March 1 | 6-7:15 pm
2024 Christmas Candlelight Concerts
featuring: Metropolitan Chorus, Performance Choir, Orchestra, Organ, Soloists
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Dan Forrest
Benedictus
from the Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
karl jenkinS
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
Mozart Coronation Mass
Missa in C, KV 317
2024 Christmas Candlelight Concerts
featuring: Metropolitan Chorus, Performance Choir, Orchestra, Organ, Soloists
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Dan Forrest
Benedictus
from the Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
karl jenkinS
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
Mozart Coronation Mass
Missa in C, KV 317
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Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center
2331 17th St. NW
Canton, OH 44708
Adults: $30 / $45 / $57
Children under 18: $5 off (must call)
All tickets are subject to a $3 processing fee.
Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Workers, & Educators: 20% off
SNAP & Medicaid Recipients: 20% off
*Must call for discounts.
Join us for a yuletide celebration of holiday magic as the Canton Symphony Orchestra presents its much-anticipated Holiday Pops concert for 2024. Gather your loved ones and immerse yourself in the joyous sounds of the season as our talented musicians, under the baton of Maestro Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, bring beloved holiday classics to life. From cherished carols to festive orchestral arrangements, this heartwarming performance will ignite the spirit of the holidays and leave you filled with warmth and wonder. Don’t miss this festive celebration of music and merriment with the Canton Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops concert—an experience sure to create cherished memories for years to come.
The sleigh bells will ring! Will you be listening?
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 7:30PM | Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin
We are delighted to welcome British violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason to Canton for his Umstattd Hall debut to kick off our 2024-2025 season. A semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent and a veteran of performances at the BBC Proms and the Royal Albert Hall, Kanneh-Mason introduces to Canton, for the very first time, the violin concerto of his fellow countryman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
• Violin Concerto in G minor – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Symphony No. 1 in Ab major – Edward Elgar
Saturday, July 6th @ 8:00-9:00pm
Stewart Shell
Live Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. Raphael Jiménez, conductor
Sunday, June 30th @ 8:00-9:00pm
Stewart Shelll
Live Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. Trae Blanco, conductor
Saturday, June 29th @ 7:15-8:15pm
Stewart Shell
Presented by Blue Lake Winds, Strings, and Percussion Faculty
Scott Speck, conductor
Aldo López-Gavilán, pianist
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
(1918-1990)
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2*
b. 1950
INTERMISSION
Guido López-Gavilán – Guaguancó*
b. 1944
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
(1898-1937) Aldo López-Gavilán
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Guest Artist Recital @ Doane University
featuring Conspiratus Brass - Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn & Jim Johnson, trumpet
Doane University
5:00 pm | April 22, 2024
The Canton Symphony is humbled and honored to welcome revered, world-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson to Umstattd Hall. Ohlsson will perform Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, a true tour de force for the soloist and attempted by only the most virtuosic of performers. The music of 19th century French, female composer Louise Farrenc makes its first appearance in Canton with her Overture No. 2. The concert is rounded out by the Fourth Symphony of Robert Schumann, which was composed towards the end of his life as his mental fortitude declined, giving a window into a genius’ suffering soul.
This concert will likely sell out. Reserve your seats as soon as possible.
OVERTURE NO. 2………………………………….Louise Farrenc
SYMPHONY NO. 4…………………………..Robert Schumann
Intermission
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3……….Sergei Rachmaninoff
UA trumpet faculty Dr. James Johnson presents a recital on Sunday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Guzzetta Recital Hall
Featuring Gina Gillie’s Brass Trio: Scenes from the Bayou with Dr. Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn & Dr. Lauren Rudzinskas, trombone
The University of Akron Horns presents UA Horn Day, featuring guest artist Scott Leger on Saturday, January 6th!
Bring your horn & join us on stage with Scott Leger and the UA Horns!
Learn Tips & Tricks in a Community Masterclass
Horn Ensemble Masterclass with Dr. Maunula Johnson
Meet & Greet with Scott Leger
Open to Horn Players of all levels!
The Canton Symphony’s 2023-24 season opens with Ode to Freedom. Based on America the Beautiful, Joan Tower’s Made in America evokes a familiar melody in a modern setting. Following, we will feature 14-year-old Cooper Violin Competition winner, Seohyun Kim, who will perform the world premiere of Jeff Scott’s (previously of the Imani Winds), Song of the Uirapuru, and Ravel’s Tzigane. Finally, we will conclude with the epic Fifth Symphony of Shostakovich, which was inspired in response to the oppressive Soviet propaganda machine.
MADE IN AMERICA………………………………………………………………Joan Tower
SONG OF THE UIRAPURU “MUSICIAN WREN”……………….Jeff Scott
TZIGANE……………………………………………………………………………..Maurice Ravel
Intermission
SYMPHONY NO. 5………………………………………………….Dmitri Shostakovich
PROGRAM
RIENZI OVERTURE…………………………………………………………..Richard Wagner
Stefan Sanders, conducting
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1, MVMT 2…………………………..Johannes Brahms
Norman Krieger, piano
JoAnn Falletta, conducting
DANCING WHEELS: Symphony No. 5, Mvmt 4………………Gustav Mahler
Video of 2015 performance and speech from Mary Fletcher, President/Founding Artistic Director of The Dancing Wheels.
VERGNÜGUNGSZUG, OP.281……………………………………..Johann Strauss Jr.
John Vincent Russo, conducting
THEME TO ‘SCHINDLER’S LIST‘………………………………………John Williams
Nathan Olson, violin
Stefan Sanders, conducting
SYMPHONY NO. 4, MVMT 4……………………………………………..Gustav Mahler
Jacqueline Culpepper, soprano
JoAnn Falletta, conducting
RONDO IN A MAJOR…………………………………….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Peter Stafford Wilson, conducting
SYMPHONY NO. 5, MVMT 2…………………………….Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wesley Schulz, conducting
SYMPHONY NO. 7, MVMT 4………………………………..Ludwig van Beethoven
Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, conducting
THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU……………………………..Arr. Peter Lutkin
Douglas Beery, conducting
NIMROD FROM ENIGMA VARIATIONS……………………………………………………………………………..Edward Elgar
Wesley Schulz, conducting
Stewart Shell
Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Dr. Alexander Jiménez, conductor
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 1
Arturo Marquez, Danzon #2
Rose Theater
Blue Lake Faculty Brass
Blue Lake Festival Band conducted by Rebecca Philips
Stewart Shell
Broadcast on Blue Lake Public Radio
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan.
Stewart Shell
Presented by Blue Lake Winds, Strings, and Percussion Faculty
Featuring the Session 1 Blue Lake Faculty Wind Quintet- performing Nielsen Wind Quintet
The International Trumpet Guild (ITG) is pleased to announce the composers and performers selected to present new works at 2023 ITG Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota which will be held May 30 – June 3, 2023. This year, the ITG New Works Committee received a record 156 submissions from around the world. From this extensive list, the committee selected 15 new works for performance at this year's conference. Our committee thanks all of the composers and performers for their submissions and for their efforts at expanding our instrument’s repertoire.
Fantango
Composer: Kevin McKee
Performers: Jim Johnson, trumpet and Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, horn and Amanda Arrington, piano
Join UA Horn Faculty Dr. Maunula Johnson in recital with horn players Olivia Esther, Tiffany Damicone, Lisa Fink and Dr. Mayumi Kikuchi, piano.
Featuring a program of all Canadian Horn Music including horn solos by Andre Gagnon, Elizabeth Raum, and quartets and duets by Robert Jager, and arrangements by Gary Pattison.
Olivia Esther is a sought after performer, recording artist, and educator in Canada. Olivia has performed with many of Canada's finest arts organisations and orchestras including Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Esprit Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Festival of the Sound, and the Toronto Jazz Festival. She has also performed with award-winning artists such as Adele, to legendary performers like Barbra Streisand, and Herbie Hancock. She is currently a faculty member at The Royal Conservatory of Music and Interprovincial Music Camp.
Email: kmaunulajohnson@uakron.edu for more information or to sign up to play
**Calling all Horn players! Bring your horns and join in the fun!
CLICK HERE: for more information and registration
Join The University of Akron Trumpet and Horn Studios for an interactive experience on campus, including a clinic session with UA Trumpet Professor - Dr. Jim Johnson, and UA Horn Professor - Dr. Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, culminating with an opportunity to perform with the UA Wind Symphony.
Guzzetta Hall at The University of Akron (map)
157 East Center St. Akron, OH 44325
Schedule of events:
3:45 - 4 p.m. - Registration / Check-in (Guzzetta Hall Atrium)
4 - 5:30 p.m. - Clinic Sessions (Trumpet / Horn)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Dinner
6:30 - 7 p.m. - Soundcheck w/UA Wind Symphony
7:30 p.m. - Wind Symphony Concert
Featuring Dr. Maunula Johnson, horn
Featuring Dr. Johnson, trumpet
Your Youngstown Symphony Orchestra returns to the Concert Hall at Stambaugh Auditorium on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30pm for an evening of classical works by Tchaikovsky and Mozart. Principal Guest Conductor, Miriam Burns, will lead the concert featuring soloist YSO Principal Clarinet, Nicholas Thompson (Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622).
Faculty Recital, Kiirsi Maunula Johnson, Horn
with Jim Johnson, Trumpet and Daniel Overly, Piano
April 9th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location:
Gault Recital Hall
