The New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra presents Brazilian violinist Omar Guey on Thursday, April 20, 2006 in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Peter Norton Symphony Space. The concert conducted by Teresa Cheung will feature Britten’s Simple Symphony, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5.

Tickets are $15 and are available on the Symphony Space website at www.symphonyspace.org or by calling 212.864.5400.

Brazilian violinist Omar Guey has performed as soloist with orchestras, in recitals, and chamber music concerts throughout Brazil , the United States , England , France , Italy , Norway , Switzerland , Taiwan , Kenya , and the Seychelles . He has been a featured soloist with the Brazilian, Campinas , Goiania , Minas Gerais, Claudio Santoro National Theater, Sao Paulo University , Sao Paulo Municipal, and the State of Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestras. Mr. Guey has also performed with the Amazonas Philharmonic, Petrobras Pro-Musica, Experimental Repertoire, Manhattan School of Music, Stony Brook University Symphony and the Seychelles International Music Festival Orchestras. After a recital in Oslo , Norway , he had the honor of performing for the King of Norway, Harald V. He is a prize winner at both Tibor Varga and Lipizer International Violin Competitions in Switzerland and Italy , respectively. In February of 2006, Mr. Guey gave his United Kingdom debut performing the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Maidstone Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Guey released on the Paulinas Label the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with the Brazilian soloist Elisa Fukuda and the Camerata Fukuda, of which he was also concertmaster. He premiered and released on Nagan records a work for solo violin of renowned French Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife. In 2000, he was the concertmaster of the Jerusalem International Symphony Orchestra in Israel . As a chamber musician, Mr. Guey has performed at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Semaine Musical in Portes du Solei, France. He participated in the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop in 1999.

Teresa Cheung just finished her sixth season as resident conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. During her tenure with the orchestra, she has also served as conductor for the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus. Cheung began her career as apprentice conductor for the Nashville Symphony and has served on the conducting faculty of Vanderbilt University . As a guest conductor, she has appeared with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Phoenix Symphony. In 2002, Cheung received the JoAnn Falletta Conducting Award from the Stein Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, and in 2003 she received a Belmont University Alumni Achievement Award. Cheung received her B.A. in piano from Belmont University and M.M. in conducting from the Eastman School of Music. She has been serving as assistant conductor for the American Symphony Orchestra and the Bard Music Festival under Leon Botstein since June 2004.

Founded in New York City in 1976 by six musicians, the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra showcases emerging young conductors, soloists and composers. NASO also pays tribute to seasoned artists by providing them with the opportunity to perform special programs in New York City . During the past 29 years, NASO has presented over 120 concerts in venues including Symphony Space, Alice Tully Hall, Fordham at Lincoln Center and the Riverside Church . Many young artists that NASO has featured in the early stages of their careers have become prominent in the music world including George Manahan, Music Director of the New York City Opera, pianist Ursula Oppens, cellist Colin Carr, guitarist Elliot Fisk, cellist Nathaniel Rosen, violinist Stephanie Chase, The Amadeus Trio, and The Quintet of the Americas . The orchestra has grown to include over 75 players who are a combination of professional, semi-professional and accomplished avocational players. NASO’s membership has been consistently diverse and includes men women of all ages as well as ethnic, racial and professional backgrounds. Since its inception, NASO has been committed to supporting performance opportunities for women and minorities.