Who We Are
ALLEGRO
has served thousands of musicians and audience members of
all ages and backgrounds in the western suburbs and the entire
Twin Cities region since 1995. Our mission is:
Awakening
Lives: Leading Everyone to Growth
and Renewal through Orchestras
ALLEGRO’s vision is to present the best orchestra experience in the Twin Cities. Allegro Con Brio is the only orchestra in town to perform all periods of music in a historically informed manner. In all of our concerts and workshops, we place a great emphasis on the important role and meaning that music can play in people’s lives. We partner with other organizations and health care providers that are committed to improving the wellness of all people.
According to Caroline Myss, PH.D, healing is an active and internal process that includes investigating one’s attitudes, memories and beliefs with the desire to release all negative patterns that prevent one’s full emotional and spiritual recovery (from Anatomy of the Spirit). Music, through the vibrations that enter each player and audience member, can aid in the recognition of and sensation of physical memories and emotions, thereby causing a heightened awareness of state of being leading to wellness.
William
Stuber, founder and artistic director, believes passionately
in the power of live orchestra music to heal and transform
lives. Orchestras profoundly affected him as a young person
(see personal
story) and music became the most powerful positive influence
in his life. This is why he founded ALLEGRO - to share orchestra
music and all it offers with as many people as possible. You
are invited to join us in this mission to awaken lives through
orchestras by volunteering or becoming a member of ALLEGRO
Friends.
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ALLEGRO
is led by William Stuber, the organization's founder, Artistic
Director and conductor. Mr. Stuber has conducted several orchestras
around the country, including the San Diego Symphony, Chautauqua
Symphony, Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, and University of Minnesota
Symphony Orchestra. Currently, he conducts Allegro Con Brio,
an innovative professional orchestra comprised of members
of the Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota
Opera and freelance musicians. Mr. Stuber conducted Allegro
Sinfonia, a highly accomplished orchestra of volunteer musicians, for 14 years. As conductor he has worked with many
soloists who hold principal positions with the Chicago Symphony,
St. Paul Chamber |
Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra, and with
internationally renowned soloists as well. He received a Conducting
Fellowship at the University of Minnesota where he studied
with William Eddins and Mark Russell Smith.
Stuber
spent the early part of his career as a clarinetist, having
served as principal with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra,
Las Vegas Symphony, and Chautauqua Festival Orchestra. As
clarinetist he has participated in the Tanglewood and Chautauqua
music festivals, and has won several awards including top
prize at concerto competitions at the Oberlin Conservatory
and Chautauqua Music Festival, and the Grand Prize at several
music competitions in the Los Angeles area. Mr. Stuber's solo
work has been heard on classical radio stations across the
country. He holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of
Music and The Juilliard School. |
