The Hollywood Chamber Orchestra (HCO) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, and founded in 2015 by musicians Noah Gladstone and Mark Robertson, who are also co-music directors. Its first public performance was on August 8, 2015, at the Colburn School's Zipper Hall. The program consisted of all horn concertos and was presented by the 2015 International Horn Society. Included on the program was the world premiere of Brad Warnaar's horn concerto, conducted by the composer and performed by Andrew Bain, the principal horn player of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Their first public ticketed concert occurred on December 11, 2015, at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood, featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons, performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic concertmaster Martin Chalifour. Other soloists appearing over the last 12 months have included violinist Sarah Chang, pianist Molly Morkoski, clarinetist Eddie Daniels, and singers Cindy O'Connor, Tyler Duncan, Eleni Matos, Garth Neustadter, Franchesca Retford, and Holly Sedillos. Subsequent concerts have included Star Trek:The Ultimate Voyage Tour at the Pantages Theatre, conducted by Justin Freer; and the world premiere of the concert version of the documentary film Blackfish at the Montalban Theater, conducted by composer Jeff Beal. On July 24, 2016, the HCO commissioned and premiered seven new works by composers Michael Barry, Chad Cannon, Andy Forsberg, John Kaefer, Brian Langsbard, Susie Benchasil Seiter, and Andrew Morgan Smith.
On September 19, 2016, the HCO recorded composer Joey Newman's score to the short film Hoshino, a Star Wars fan film directed by Stephen Vitale, written by Eric Carrasco, and starring actress Anna Akana. As of June 24, 2017, the short film has over 1.2 million views on YouTube. On October 28 and 29, 2016, the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra was the featured orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther, for Riot Games' online game League of Legends World Championship Event at the Staples Center and LA Live. As of November 15, 2016, these two concert videos on Facebook have a combined 2.7 million views.
On November 11-13, 2016, the HCO was the featured orchestra for the Orange County premiere of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, live-to-picture, conducted by Justin Freer and produced by CineConcerts, at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA. Pianist Randy Kerber, who recorded for John Williams' original score to the film, joined the orchestra for all four performances, which were attended by approximately 11,000 people over 3 days. On December 17, 2016, the HCO accompanied Andrew Lippa in the world premiere performance of Swan Lake: A New Musical in Concert, composed by Peter Seibert and J. Patrick Lundquist, at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood.
On February 23, 2017, the HCO, conducted by string arranger Jeremy Rubolino, recorded five tracks at the Warner Brothers Scoring Stage in Burbank, California, for Logic's new album Everybody, which was released May 5, 2017, and opened at the #1 spot on Billboard's TOP 200 album chart in the United States. The five tracks are "Hallelujah", "AfricAryaN", "Anziety", "Black SpiderMan", and "1-800-273-8255". On July 21, 2017, the single "1-800-273-8255" qualified for GOLD Status at the RIAA.
On May 7, 2017, the HCO, in conjunction with Future is Female Concerts and Events, presented ten new works by female composers at the Moss Theater at the New Roads School in Santa Monica, CA.
On May 27, 2017, at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood, the HCO presented seven new works in the concert, "World Premieres: Year Two". The seven composers represented were: Albert Chang, Christopher North, Elisa Rice, Charles Sydnor, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Pinar Toprak, and Genevieve Vincent.
On June 16, 2017, at Colburn School's Zipper Hall, the HCO presented violinist Nathan Cole, the First Associate Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in a traditional program of Bach, Grieg, and Copland.
On June 17, 2017, at Santa Monica's Broad Stage, the HCO presented the world premiere of Jeremy Turner's "Five Came Back: Suite for Chamber Orchestra", based on the soundtrack from the Netflix documentary series Five Came Back. The program also featured violinist Nathan Cole, the First Associate Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Mark Robertson, co-music director of the HCO.
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List of World Premiere Performances by the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra
(*=indicates commissioned by the HCO)
Concerto For Horn and Orchestra - Brad Warnaar, composer and conductor (August 8, 2015)
Blackfish: Live (movie live to picture) - Jeff Beal, composer and conductor (July 1, 2016)*
The Blackfish Effect (short film, live) - Jeff Beal, composer and conductor (July 1, 2016)*
Progeny - Andrew Morgan Smith, composer and conductor (July 24, 2016)*
Suite for Chamber Orchestra - Michael Barry, composer; Anthony Parnther, conductor (July 24, 2016)*
States of Motion - John Kaefer, composer and conductor; Molly Morkoski, pianist (July 24, 2016)*
Reckless - Brian Langsbard, composer and conductor (July 24, 2016)*
Harlem, 1951 - Chad Cannon, composer; Anthony Parnther, conductor (July 24, 2016)*
Beyond Us - Andy Forsberg, composer and conductor (July 24, 2016)*
Requiem - Susie Benchasil Seiter, composer and conductor (July 24, 2016)*
Concerto for Clarinet and 2 Pianos - Egils Straume, composer; Bernard Rubinstein, conductor (September 29, 2016)
Swan Lake: The Musical - music and lyrics by J. Patrick Lundquist and Peter Seibert; conducted by Mr. Seibert (December 17, 2016)
Divertimento - Tangelene Bolton, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
Life and Dying - A Particular Account - Jessica Rae Huber, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
Suite for a Phoenix - Edith Mudge, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
Public Enemy - Brooke deRosa, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
New Zealand's Guide to Tessering - Nami Melumad, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
Cease to Exist - Tori Letzler, composer; Anne-Kathrin Dern, conductor (May 7, 2017)
Bhavishya - Jessica Weiss, composer; Anne-Kathrin Dern, conductor (May 7, 2017)
Gold Mountain: Suite for Chamber Orchestra - Anne-Kathrin Dern, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
Ten Years - Perrine Virgile-Piekarski, composer and conductor (May 7, 2017)
Prelude to the Beginning of Time - Vivian Aguiar-Buff, composer; Anne-Kathrin Dern, conductor (May 7, 2017)
Radha - Charles Sydnor, composer and conductor (May 27, 2017)*
Charatah - Concerto for Electric Cello - Elisa C. Rice, composer; Anthony Parnther, conductor; Cameron Stone, cellist (May 27, 2017)*
Frontiers - Albert Chang, composer and conductor (May 27, 2017)*
Illuminance - Pinar Toprak, composer and conductor (May 27, 2017)*
Rave Suite: A Goddess's Tale - Ashoka Thiagarajan, composer; Anthony Parnther, conductor (May 27, 2017)*
Eavesdrop Suite - Christopher North, composer and conductor (May 27, 2017)*
Aphelion - Genevieve Vincent, composer; Sharon Lavery, conductor (May 27, 2017)*
Five Came Back: Suite for Chamber Orchestra - Jeremy Turner, composer and conductor (June 17, 2017)*
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About the Music Directors
Noah Gladstone, co-Music Director, is a multi faceted musician from Los Angeles. A trombonist at his core, he has performed professionally with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Opera Santa Barbara, New West Symphony, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Juilliard 415 as well as many other world class ensembles. In addition to his orchestral experience, he is a regular figure in the Hollywood studio music scene as a trombonist and a music contractor and has produced music for Showtime/CBS, Riot Games, Microsoft, Imagine Dragons, The Weinstein Company, Brand X Music, as well as other media for TV, film, recording artists, video games and advertising. He also manages the musical personnel of the West Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, The San Bernardino Symphony and Opera Santa Barbara. He holds a Bachelors and Masters of Music degree from The University of Southern California.
Mark Robertson, co-Music Director, is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Both parents were musical (piano & voice) which led to Mark to picking up the violin at the early age of five. After graduating from Boston University and The Juilliard School, Mark moved to Los Angeles in 1995, shortly after giving his New York Recital Debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. His violin teachers have included Dorothy DeLay, Kurt Sassmansshaus, Piotr Milewski, and Martin Chalifour. A ten-year alumnus of the Aspen Music Festival, Mark served as concertmaster of both the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Concert Orchestra under such esteemed conductors as James Conlon, Junichi Hirokami, and Murry Sidlin.
While in Los Angeles, Mark has been guest concertmaster for the Riverside County Philharmonic, the New West Symphony, the Pasadena Pops, and the Culver City Chamber Orchestra. He has also recorded for over 500 movie & television soundtracks, most prominently as concertmaster and solo violinist for the award-winning shows House of Cards and Penny Dreadful. He also served as concertmaster for the upcoming films Flatliners, Pitch Perfect 3, Shock and Awe, The Nun, and Under the Silver Lake, in addition to previous films including Baywatch, Contagion, Much Ado About Nothing, Ride Along 1 & 2, Premium Rush, Blackfish, Merchants of Doubt, and Horrible Bosses 1 & 2. He has conducted ensembles at the Aspen Music Festival, the Coachella Music Festival (Wu-Tang Clan), and for Access Hollywood (Carly Rae Jepsen). On the pop music side of things, Mark has worked with Logic, A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera, Billy Childs, Daughtry, OneRepublic, the Fray, and Kelly Clarkson, among others. He recently served as concertmaster for Il Volo's performance at the Dolby Theater (Hollywood), and for Idina Menzel's performance at the Hollywood Bowl.
Upcoming Concerts
On May 19,2018, at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood, the HCO will present the world premiere of Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Live to Film with Orchestra, with composer John Massari conducting his original score.
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