Chamber Orchestra
Dr. Jackson Leung, conductor
The
Chamber Orchestra has been Wright State University’s premier orchestra
for over a decade. A unique performing ensemble comprised of faculty and students,
the orchestra provides students an opportunity to perform side by side with
their mentors. Under the direction of Dr. Jackson Leung since 1995, the Chamber
Orchestra has distinguished itself with outstanding performances of music from
Bach, Handel, Beethoven, and Schubert to Ravel, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and
Piazzolla.
Performances have led the Chamber Orchestra in concerts statewide, including repeated invitations to perform at the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Conferences in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton. In 2002, the Chamber Orchestra was also invited to perform in a Chinese New Year Celebration Concert at the Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. The classical radio station, WGUC, Cincinnati, broadcast a recording of this performance to critical acclaims.
The orchestra has also performed throughout the Miami Valley including venues such as the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center and the Dayton Arts Institute. In December 2006, the orchestra took its first international tour and performed concerts at the prestigious Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall and the Macau Cultural Center Grand Auditorium. In the past few years, the orchestra has collaborated with such eminent artists as Michael Lewin, Alan Chow, Eric Grossman, Cheng-Zhong Yin, Karen Han, Petar Jankovic, Leon Bates, the Ahn Trio, as well as the world renowned Beaux Art Trio pianist Menahem Pressler.
