Coming Up Next
Elgar 4 you
[ February 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 13, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Out of the disappointment he felt after the end of the First World War, Elgar penned the melody that would become the first theme from the concerto after he…
Upcoming Concerts - Season 2009 - 2010
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Scandinavian Impressions
[ February 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 27, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
“Geysir” is a prelude for orchestra which portrays the great Icelandic geyser: the composer Leifs is one of the most important and original composers of music in Iceland in…
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Mozart & Saxophone
[ March 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 13, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
After winning the prize in the prestigious 2nd Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone competition, they are back again to present the classic saxophone literature by Debussy and Martin. Tchaikovsky based…
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Russian Giant
[ March 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. March 27, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Written in the summer of 1943, the Eighth Symphony by Shostakovich is one of the largest works of the composer’s entire output, cast in an unconventional five-movement form. The Symphony…
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Bernstein´s West Side Story
[ May 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 15, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Considered one of the most often performed and recorded cello concerto, the Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvorak is his last solo concerto, written in 1894-1895 for his…
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French Music
[ May 28, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 29, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Inspired by the poem L´Après-midi d´un faune by Stephane Mallarmé, the prelude is one of Debussy’s most famous works and is very free as to tonality and harmonic function.…
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Hollywood Night
[ June 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. June 12, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Many critics refer to the era of composers like Korngold, Newman and others of the 1930s through the 1950s as a sort of “Golden Age” of excellent film music.…
