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Peter Tiboris

Peter Ernest Tiboris (October 31, 1947 – September 17, 2024) was an American concert producer, music director, and conductor. He was known for conducting and producing concerts at Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center, as well as in Greece.[1] Through his company, MidAmerica Productions, he staged over 1,500 concerts worldwide.

Peter Tiboris
Tiboris conducting in 2007
Born(1947-10-31)October 31, 1947
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 2024(2024-09-17) (aged 76)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
OccupationProducer

Early life and education

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Tiboris was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on October 31, 1947.[2] His father, Ernest Peter Tiboris, was a dentist from Sheboygan, and his mother, Stella Menas, was a first-generation Orthodox Greek-American from Waukegan, Illinois.[3][4]

Tiboris' interests in Greek culture and music began at age five with piano lessons and continued at age nine with organ lessons given by Peter Murtos of the St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Sheboygan. At age 10 he became St. Spyridon's organist. Tiboris studied music education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, receiving a bachelor's degree (B.M.) in 1970 and a master's degree (M.S.) in 1974.[5][6]

In 1980, he received a doctorate (Ed.D) in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] Between 1970 and 1983, he taught as associate professor of music at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette (now called University of Louisiana at Lafayette).[2]

MidAmerica Productions

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While serving as associate professor in Louisiana in 1983, Tiboris was asked to organize a concert in New York City to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Archbishop Iakovos as Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America. The concert, on January 7, 1984, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, brought together soloists, choruses from Louisiana and New York, and the American Symphony Orchestra for a Greek-themed program which included the world premiere of Dinos Constantinides' Hymn to the Human Spirit and the New York premiere of his Lament of Antigone.[6][7] The concert was also the New York conducting debut of Tiboris and the inaugural concert of MidAmerica Productions. A review of Tiboris' first concert, written by Tim Page from The New York Times, deemed Tiboris' New York conducting debut "vigorous... alert, energetic."[8]

Tiboris conducted many works in the choral repertoire as well as symphonic works, operas, and ballets,[1] including Taneyev,[9] and Mikis Theodorakis,[10] as well as rarely performed works by Cherubini[11] and Rossini.[12] He also conducted in more than 20 countries.[1] In March 2016, he made his Asian conducting debut with the Macau Symphony Orchestra in China.[1]

MidAmerica Productions has presented over 1,500 concerts worldwide,[13][14] including over 1,000 concerts in New York, in such venues as Stern Auditorium, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. The original choral format has expanded to include Madrigal Festivals, a National Wind Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Festivals, National Festival Youth Orchestra, Sweet Adelines, and solo concerts featuring Stanley Drucker.[7] Since 1988, English composer and conductor John Rutter has made over 100 appearances with MidAmerica, including at the world premiere of his Mass of the Children in February 2003.[7]

The company has become a launching pad for Elysium Recordings, Inc.,[15] a CD label founded in 1995 which includes significant works by Mascagni[16] and performances by Lukas Foss.[17][18][19] They founded an annual music festival in Greece, the Festival of the Aegean, on the Island of Syros, with performances of music including opera, orchestra, jazz and folk.[1][20] Tiboris founded MidAm International, Inc., a producer of concerts in Europe and Asia.[21]

Personal life and death

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Tiboris was married to the soprano Eilana Lappalainen; he had two children from a previous marriage.[22] His son E. Peter Tiboris, became chairman of the board of MidAmerica Productions. Tiboris wrote an autobiography together with Alex Kitroeff, released in 2024 to mark the 40th anniversary of MidAmerica Productions, A Musical Odyssey.[23]

Tiboris died on September 17, 2024, at the age of 76.[13][22][23]

Discography

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Work Year Label Number OCLC
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet; Sergei Taneyev: Symphony No. 4 1992 Bridge 9034 OCLC 811335005
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" 1992 Bridge 9033 OCLC 638641549
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 7 (Mahler retouchings/re-orchestrations) 1993 Albany 110 OCLC 29950131
Schubert: Symphony No. 9; Beethoven: Overture The Consecration of the House 1993 Albany 089 OCLC 29010467
Verdi: Requiem 1995 Elysium GRK708 OCLC 728373734
Mascagni: Silvano 1995 Elysium GRK707 OCLC 605392623
Haydn and Hellenic Antiquity: Symphony No. 43 “Mercury", Scena di Berenice, Ariadne auf Naxos (cantata), aria from Orfeo, aria for Tommaso Traetta's Iphigenia 1995 Elysium GRK706 OCLC 34019455
All Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", Coriolan Overture, Leonore Overture No. 2 1995 Elysium GRK702 OCLC 33383413
All Dvorak: The Water Goblin, Symphonic Variations, Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45, No. 2; Scherzo capriccioso 1995 Elysium GRK701 OCLC 1155700436
Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride 1995 Elysium GRK700 OCLC 1145562625
Mozart: Symphony No. 40, Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"; Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 1996 Elysium GRK710 OCLC 1145574672
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 7 (Mahler retouchings) 1997 Elysium GRK712 OCLC 1155699354
Music for Doubles: works by Franz Krommer, Camille Saint-Saëns and Bohuslav Martinů 1998 Elysium GRK714 OCLC 1145581749
Mascagni: Zanetto, intermezos from L'amico Fritz and Cavalleria rusticana 2008 Elysium GRK726 OCLC 1285136490

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Zachariadi, Eirini (November 11, 2023). "Maestro Peter Tiboris: Celebrating 40 years of Concerts from NYC to Macao to St. Petersburg". The National Herald. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Music, Community & Innovation: Celebrating Maestro Peter Tiboris – NEO Magazine".
  3. ^ "Sheboygan native Maestro Peter Tiboris passes away". Sheboygan Sun. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Alioto, Harriett Menos (September 25, 2012). "Stella Tiboris Obituary (2012)". Legacy.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Professional Personnel". MidAmerica Productions Inc. July 1, 1983. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Christopher, Dean (March 1, 2009). "Tiboris Presents Festival Of The Aegean". Leadership 100. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Greek-American Conductor and Producer Peter Tiboris marks 35 years in a Global Career". Greek Portal. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Tim Page, "Rossini's 'Stabat Mater' At Alice Tully Hall", The New York Times, January 9, 1984
  9. ^ Kozinn, Allan (June 22, 2004). "OPERA REVIEW; Murder in Ancient Greece, Accompanied by Choirs". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Kozinn, Allan (June 13, 2000). "MUSIC REVIEW; Oracular And Talky, An 'Electra' By a Greek". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  11. ^ Bernard Holland, "Intrigue and Vengeance Revel in the Sounds of Cherubini", The New York Times, June 5, 2006
  12. ^ Eichler, Jeremy (June 5, 2003). "OPERA REVIEW; Post-Trojan War Turmoil in a Rarely Heard Rossini". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Pond, Neil (September 18, 2024). "Remembering Peter Tiboris: A Legacy of Music and Celebration at Carnegie Hall". MSNN. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Remembering Peter Tiboris". MidAmerica Productions Inc. September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  15. ^ Brown, Royal S. (July 1995). "On to Elysium: An Interview with Peter Tiboris". Fanfare. 18 (6).
  16. ^ Mascagni, Pietro; Lappalainen, Eilana; Larmore, Jennifer; Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni; Tiboris, Peter; Academic Choir Žerotin; The Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (2009), Mascagni: Zanetto, Qualiton – ERI Elysium, OCLC 1155719177
  17. ^ Foss, Lukas; Quint, Philippe; Lukas Foss with Philippe Quint (2006), Foss plays Foss, Elysium Records / Qualiton, OCLC 1155693473
  18. ^ Bach, Johann Sebastian; Foss, Lukas; Mann, Elizabeth; Feeney, John; Elysium String Quartet (2005), Foss Plays Bach, Elysium Records / Qualiton, OCLC 1155703450
  19. ^ Foss, Lukas; Drucker, Stanley; Kim, Chin; Breslaw, Irene; Tu, Qiang; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2002), Foss plays Mozart (in no linguistic content), New York: Elysium Recordings, Inc., OCLC 51326206
  20. ^ "The Man Who Turned Syros Into A Classical Music Destination". Greece Is. July 13, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  21. ^ "About Us". MidAmerica Productions Inc. January 7, 1984. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  22. ^ a b Kouremenos, Achilleas (September 18, 2024). "MidAmerica Productions Announces the Passing of Founder Peter Tiboris". The National Herald. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  23. ^ a b MidAmerica Productions Founder Peter Tiboris Has Passed Away

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