Nashville Philharmonic: 7th Annual W. Ovid Collins, Jr. Concert Series

• Al Valmadrid, violin
• Michael "Mickey" Rybiski, double bass
• Jessie Zimmermann, violin
• Vox Grata Women's Choir

Nathan Bieber — The Silver Streaks (2024 Composition Winner)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Al Valmadrid, violin & Mickey Rybiski, double bass, 2024 Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane (Jessie Zimmermann, violin, 2024 Young Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

To celebrate the legacy of W. Ovid Collins, Jr., a founding violist with the NPO, we present the winners of our annual Concerto and Composition Competitions. The concert will be anchored by a piece with over 100 musicians on stage: The Planets.

About Nashville Philharmonic

https://www.nashvillephilharmonic.org/about-npo

About Michael "Mickey" Rybiski, double bass

Michael "Mickey" Rybiski began playing the bass in college while attending McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After only three years of study, Mr. Rybiski won the McNeese St. University Concerto Competition. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Music Performance degree in 1998. He earned the Master of Music Performance degree from The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 2002.

About Vox Grata Women's Choir

https://voxgrata.com/