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From Germany to Kansas, with love.<\/p>\n

Dr. Leonardo Rosario, assistant professor of Music at Kansas Wesleyan, came back from a master class in conducting in Berlin inspired and determined to expand the KWU String Orchestra into a full symphony orchestra.<\/p>\n

The dream is becoming a reality with March 2’s Symphony Orchestra concert, which will take place in Sams Chapel.<\/p>\n

Rosario was looking for professional development opportunities when he saw a notice for the master class in Berlin. It checked a lot of boxes on his wish list, and he knew he had to apply for the class with the Berlin Sinfonietta.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe this happened, because Berlin is the center of classical music-making,\u201d said Rosario, director of strings area and String Orchestra conductor at KWU. \u201cThe best players are there.\u201d<\/p>\n

He sent in recordings of his conducting and was chosen one of only 11 people to meet from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 18 to 23, \u201cto just learn, learn, learn,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Class members each conducted a movement from the program of Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart. Rosario closed the concert with the final movement of Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 4 in B flat major.<\/p>\n

Classmates were from Belgium, the U.K., France, Germany, Azerbaijan, Russia, Finland, Hong Kong and two others from the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cBerlin is absolutely phenomenal for music,\u201d Rosario said. \u201cA highlight for me was I have so much respect for the Berlin Philharmonic. Some of the folks playing in the Sinfonietta were members of the Philharmonic\u2019s chamber group, a chance I never thought I could have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another chance he never thought he\u2019d have was sitting in on a rehearsal of the Deutsch Symphony, conducted by Kent Nagano. One of his students from Brazil had married a violinist with the symphony, and her husband got him into the rehearsal, one of only three in the audience. Rosario reveled in the opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned so much from that experience,\u201d he said. \u201cOne of the highest level conductors playing in the best classical hall in the world playing with one of the top orchestras in the world \u2014 it\u2019s good to see the process, music-making from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was like a kid in a candy store,\u201d said Leo\u2019s wife, Sabrina Rosario, who met him in Berlin and traveled with him on to Italy. She was not allowed at the rehearsal.<\/p>\n

Sabrina is director of Kansas Wesleyan\u2019s Community Resilience Hub and presented programs at Eberswalde University in Germany, a member with Kansas Wesleyan of the Resilience Studies Consortium.<\/p>\n

From Berlin, they went to Cremona, the hometown of Stradivarius and the Museum of the Violin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough Stradivarius through violin-making into music for me was wonderful,\u201d Leonardo Rosario said.<\/p>\n

What impressed him the most, however, was seeing Michelangelo\u2019s statue of David in person.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, my gosh,\u201d he said. \u201cI could see life. It’s a completely different approach now that I have to music just to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Renaissance period in arts, such as visual arts and architecture, particularly in music halls, also applies to music, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe growth in artistry on my part is something that I can bring back home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In terms of conducting, Rosario is bringing back some new strategies to approach rehearsals and performance, some new ways to get more things done.<\/p>\n

He moved an item up on his wish list, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a dream of becoming a full orchestra,\u201d Rosario said. \u201cAfter this particular master class, I feel the drive to keep pushing, to finally have a Kansas Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra, to approach the level where we could do tours. We can inspire other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

At present, Kansas Wesleyan has an String Orchestra, but not a full symphony orchestra. To play a full orchestra program, Rosario pulls in musicians from the other ensembles, such as the Wind Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble.<\/p>\n

On March 2, the symphony orchestra will play \u201cFinlandia\u201d by Sebelius and \u201cCarmen\u201d Suite No. 1 by Bizet, followed by Gustavo do Carmo, KWU assistant professor of Music, playing the Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg.<\/p>\n

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