Ben Folds with the ESO

Thursday, March 29, 2012, 8:00 pm

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre

Ben Folds with the ESO

2011-12 Symphony Specials

  • Lucas Waldin, conductor
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Symphony Tour

Ben Folds rocks out with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, performing selections from his 15-year career on the cutting edge of rock music.
 

click for detailed seating mapTicket Information

$69 Orchestra (C & F), Terrace (B) & Dress Circle (A)
$49 Upper Circle (D), Gallery (E) & Choir Loft (G)
All tickets subject to applicable service charges.

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Tickets available to the general public beginning Thursday, February 9 at 10am.

Artist Info

ben foldsBen Folds

Ben Folds first found mainstream success as the leader of the critically acclaimed platinum-selling Ben Folds Five. He has gone on to have a very successful solo career, recording three studio albums in addition to a pair of records documenting his renowned live performances and a remix record. Folds recently released Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!, a collection of his songs performed by college groups. Folds also serves as judge on NBC’s hit a cappella show, The Sing-Off.








 

Lucas Waldin, conductor

Lucas Waldin

The 2011/12 season marks the third for Lucas Waldin as Resident Conductor for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. This mentorship position is made possible through the Canada Council for the Arts and Enbridge. Mr. Waldin graduated in 2006 from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a Masters in Conducting. He has performed with L'Orchestre du Festival Beaulieu-Sur-Mer (Monaco), Staatstheater Cottbus (Brandenburg), and Bachakademie Stuttgart. Lucas was assistant conductor of the contemporary orchestra RED (Cleveland), director of the Cleveland Bach Consort, and a Discovery Series Conductor at the Oregon Bach Festival. In 2007, he was invited to conduct the Miami-based New World Symphony Orchestra in masterclasses given by Michael Tilson Thomas. In Lucerne in 2009, he also participated in a masterclass led by Bernard Haitink, with the Lucerne Festival Strings.

A native of Toronto, Lucas Waldin has spent summers studying in Europe, including studies at the International Music Academy in Leipzig, the Bayreuth Youth Orchestra, and the Acanthes New Music Festival in France. On this continent, he has studied under the renowned Bach conductor Helmut Rilling at the Oregon Bach Festival, and has attended conducting masterclasses with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Toronto. Mr. Waldin received a Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance from the Cleveland Institute, studying with Joshua Smith.

The ESO would like to thank Enbridge Pipelines for their commitment to the arts and this program by matching the funding provided by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Comments  

 
+2 # Leslie 2012-02-02 05:00 My husband and I have been waiting for years to see Ben Folds. We were starting to think we'd have to plan a trip to the States to see him. We are so excited!! Reply | Reply with quote | Quote
 
 
+1 # jodie 2012-02-02 06:22 We drove all the way to Chicago last summer to see a 1 hour set of Ben Folds. WE ARE SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!! Thanks for bringing him here!!!!!!!!!!! Reply | Reply with quote | Quote
 
 
+3 # Jen 2012-02-03 03:31 I've been waiting… 15 years to see Ben Folds in concert! A trip from Calgary to Edmonton is nothing compared to what I've considered doing in the past… this will be a true gift to all Alberta Ben Folds fans! Soooooooooo excited!!!!!! Reply | Reply with quote | Quote
 

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