Music is a collaborative act extending from the composer and the podium to the audience. Featured below are the acclaimed soloists, musicians, and civic leaders who help bring this vision to life.
With Louisville Orchestra Principal Trumpeter Dovas Lietuvninkas, after a performance of the Trumpet Concerto by Oskar Böhme.
With Hartford Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinetist Sangwon Lee, after a performance of the Clarinet Concerto by Mozart.
With Boston based violist and principal violist of the Ann Arbor (MI) Symphony Scott Woolweaver, after a performance the Andante e Rondo ungarese by Carl Maria von Weber.
With soprano Aurora Martin after her performance of art songs and arias with orchestra by Gounod, Mozart, Handel and Schubert.
With tenor David Rivera Bazon after a performance of Mozart’s Misero! o sogno.
With soprano Allyson Bennett during a performance of art songs and arias with orchestra by Puccini, Johann Strauss II and Dvořák.
In concert with Oregon Symphony Assistant Principal Bassist Moisés Carrasco, performing Bottesini’s Bass Concerto No. 2.
In rehearsal with David Rivera Bozon for A Night in Italy, featuring arias by Puccini, Verdi, Tosti, di Capua and Rossini.
Music Director, Thomas Kociela – Board President, Bonnie McIsaac – Mayor, Sokhary Chau – Director of Constituent Services, Somong Rattanayong – Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, Kim Driscoll – GMVCVB Executive Director, Rick Lofria – City Manager, Tom Golden
Honored to perform with Massachusetts State Representative Vanna Howard reading – Twas the Night Before Christmas!
Presented a citation by Mayor Sokhary Chau, with Board President Bonnie McIsaac.
With Nancy Donahue and Joe Pyne
Kevin Coughlin, President of Lowell Sun Charities
Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council
Kevin Coughlin, Erastus Mwangi, Thomas Kociela, Somong Rattanayong, Sokhary Chau
Head Clerk and former Assistant to the Mayor, Erastus Mwangi
My wife Yelena Grinberg after the concert!
Featuring dancers from the Greek Hellenic American Academy.
In the city council chambers!
Ray Decker, the greatest supporter and fan!
State Representative Vanna Howard.
With the Parkway Concert Orchestra (Norwood, MA) at Holy Name Cathedral.
The incredible view and acoustic at Holy Name Cathedral!
Rehearsing Gunther Schuller’s Double Quintet with wonderful musicians from the New England Conservatory of Music.
With the dynamic cast, composer, and director — after two premiere performances of Jacob Shulman’s new opera, Role Playing Game at the Armory in Somerville, MA.
Faculty, composers, and conductors at the 2018 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz California!
In beautiful Jordan Hall for John Harbison’s 80th Birthday Celebration Concert after our performance of his Mirabai Songs. (left to right) 52 year (!) NEC faculty member and Contemporary Ensemble Artistic Director Mr. John Heiss, John Harbison, soprano soloist Emily Siar and yours very truly. WHAT A WORK! Made possible through the incredible sensitivity of percussionist Alex Garde, bassist Moises Carrasco, violist Ariel Chapman, clarinetist Sangwon Lee, cellist Ben Fryxell, harpist Sarah Yeoh-Wang, flautist Dominique Kim and violinist Daniel Cho!
Our first visit to Tanglewood! Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bernstein Songfest and Sibelius Symphony 2, Bramwell Tovey conductor!
With the conducting class along with instructors Victor Yampolsky and Erin Freeman at the 2018 Wintergreen Summer Music Festival in Nellysford Virginia.
After a performance of the Schubert Octet at the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival.
Conducting the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra during their 2018 summer conducting workshop.
- Our first Boston Symphony Concert, and our 5th wedding anniversary!
- In Dvorak Hall at the Rudolfinum (home of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) during a rehearsal of Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra during their 2017 Central European Tour — Prague, Czech Republic.
Dress rehearsal with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in Belgrade, Serbia at Kolaric concert hall (home of the Belgrade Philharmonic).
Directing the Temecula Valley Symphony during “Rock Legends, a concert for the city of Temecula”.
- Directing the Temecula Valley Youth Symphony in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Overture.
- Setting the scene for music from Star Wars
- Rock Legends with the Temecula Valley Symphony at the Temecula Civic Center.
- After a concert with the Stratus Duo. A flute and saxophone duo who perform music such as that from Super Smash Bros. and other popular franchises (many are video games) accompanied by symphony orchestra.
- Directing the Temecula Valley Youth Symphony in excerpts from Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite at the Temecula Amphitheater.
- The conducting class at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival with Maestro Robert Franz of the Houston Symphony and the Windsor Symphony!
- Conducting the Festival Orchestra in Haydn’s 44th Symphony at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival.
- Conducting a combined rehearsal with the Temecula Valley Youth Symphony and Jr. Youth Symphony for a holiday sing-along!
- Preparing film composer Steven Mahpar’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for the Colors of Music chamber music concert with some of the principal musicians from the Temecula Valley Symphony.
- With Sir Patrick Stewart after a rehearsal of Oedipus Rex (Stewart was the narrator) by Stravinsky with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas conducting.
Performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on tour at Carnegie Hall — Bela Bartok, Bluebeard’s Castle, Pierre Boulez conductor.
- Playing trombone with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during Festa Muti, A Free Concert For the City of Chicago. Pictured here performing The Star Spangled Banned, followed by Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino Overture, and Respighi’s The Pines of Rome!
With families from the Temecula Valley Youth Symphony between a rehearsal and performance of Tchaikovsky’s 4th symphony with the American Youth Symphony, on the campus of UCLA.
Thomas G. Kociela 