UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Saint Armands Key Lutheran Church

Friday, April 10, 2026 - 7pm

Glen Olsen, Conductor

PROGRAM

HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks Op. 6

HAYDN Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major

Ricky Chinchilla, Trumpet Soloist

J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 - II,

Air, D Major

W.A. MOZART Divertimento No. 2 in B Flat

Major, K 137

Reception with refreshments to follow.

Glen Olsen, Conductor

Church musician, music educator and conductor, Glen has served churches in New York City, the New York metropolitan area, West Texas and now Southwest Florida.  With degrees from Wheaton College (IL), Rutgers University and Drew University, Glen has taught in  New Jersey, Texas and Florida.  Graduate-level courses Glen has taught include Handel and the Drama of Music, Bach and the Expression of Faith, and Music Goes to the Movies.

Dr. Olsen studied organ with Gladys Christensen and David Drinkwater, and conducting with Paul Wiens and Richard Westenburg.  In addition to playing organ and conducting the choirs for the churches he has served, Glen has also developed graded instrumental ensembles and chamber orchestras for most of these churches.  While serving the historic Calvary Baptist Church in midtown Manhattan, Dr. Olsen had the opportunity to conduct his Calvary Chamber Orchestra accompanied a solo artist at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.  Glen has also conducted the Pikes Peak Symphony in an original work of his, commissioned by the First Presbyterian Church in Colorado Springs for their Chancel Choir's Christmas Festival.

Glen has been exploring composition for most of his career.  Beginning with choral pieces for the ensembles he conducted, he also has composed solo keyboard music, chamber works, and small orchestral pieces.  He enjoys working through dissonance in music and seeing how it might be brought back to consonance - his favorite interval is the second.  Some of his compositions have even been played by members of this orchestra.

Ricky Chinchilla, Trumpet Soloist

Born in Costa Rica, Ricardo Chinchilla moved to the United States as a teenager, where his musical talents were recognized with a grant from the United States Embassy, enabling him to attend Interlochen Arts Academy. While receiving full ride scholarships, he earned his Bachelor’s degree from Lynn University Conservatory of Music and completed his advanced studies at Bard Conservatory of Music. He has performed with the Sarasota Orchestra, Palm Beach Symphony, St. Petersburg Opera, the Costa Rica National Symphony, and the South Florida Symphony, among others.

With over a decade of experience, he continues to share music with sincerity and elegance and a deep commitment to connecting with audiences.

Aside from performing, Ricardo enjoys inspiring and educating the next generation of trumpet players.