tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86197606350374225912024-03-05T01:48:48.940-05:00Knoxville Symphony OrchestraKSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.comBlogger588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-41305820644049733992018-08-02T15:50:00.001-04:002018-08-02T15:50:22.142-04:00West Side Story, Candide, and the Leonard Bernstein experience<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A classical musician who was known around the world and recognized in popular culture? <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 100<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> birthday of Leonard Bernstein</strong> gives us a chance to look at his life and career as an unprecedented force in music and society as a performer, conductor, and teacher. He was also a civil rights activist who was an antiwar protester. </span><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-43 aligncenter" height="198" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leonard-Bernstein-resize-3-300x198.jpg" srcset="https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leonard-Bernstein-resize-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leonard-Bernstein-resize-3-768x508.jpg 768w, https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leonard-Bernstein-resize-3-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Leonard-Bernstein-resize-3.jpg 1052w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew up watching him conduct the New York Philharmonic in Saturday afternoon Young People’s Concerts. This was in the days before cable and hundreds of channels, so I’m sure he reached a bunch of other kids as well. Bernstein was energetic and smart and found ways to talk to kids on their level. He even managed to play songs by The Beatles. The shows are worth watching and are easily available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuMSopdrWSQ" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">YouTube.</a> If you get a chance, you should check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fHi36dvTdE" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">his lectures at Harvard</a> about music. They are designed for both musicians and non-musicians, but Bernstein manages to explain some pretty heavy concepts in music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to the TV shows that I saw, the movie version of “West Side Story” won the Oscar for Best Picture so that many people were aware of Bernstein’s music. It was a musical where people hate, fight and get stabbed on stage and it was exciting. I grew up listening to the soundtrack as a kid, and can still perform <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twbuT1V5mFE" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The Jet Song”</a> scene verbatim. It was the first time most people had heard Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics, although he is now known as the greatest Broadway composer/lyricist of our time. Much of my musical vocabulary has been shaped (for better or worse) by Bernstein’s use of the musical interval of a tritone. It’s the first two notes of the Jets’ whistle and the first two notes of the song, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugWGhItaQA" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Cool.”</a> How was I supposed to get that out of my head and avoid it in college when I was trying to pass classical theory? I always thought the interval sounded, well,… cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Classical composers are not well known by the general public anymore. Bernstein and Aaron Copland were probably the last two who were widely known. But in the 70’s, ABC’s late night talk show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utf-HHUMb34" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(“The Dick Cavett Show”)</a> used the main theme from “Candide” as its own theme. People eagerly anticipated the two composers' next pieces and discussed them. When Bernstein’s “Mass” premiered in 1971 at the opening of the Kennedy Center, it was talked about on national TV. Some people were shocked, some people loved it, but the public knew about it. And in it, Bernstein had addressed faith, serious doubt, and included elements of rock and roll. By this time, he had spoken out about civil rights, the war in Vietnam, and the crisis in religious faith. He was relevant, even though he was composing music for orchestras, and his relevancy continues now. I can’t think of another composer who shows up in two comedy routines almost 60 years apart <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8sLA-Auy2M" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Stan Freberg’s “United States of America”</a> and John Mulaney’s new Netflix comedy special, “Kid Gorgeous.” )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part of Bernstein’s mission was to integrate different types of music and life to describe the 20<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> century. His music dealt with integrating different cultures, doubts about the existence of God, whether there was a need for the war in Vietnam, and the anxiety that many people felt in their everyday lives. This meant that even though some people had a hard time with Bernstein’s music, he managed to stay in the limelight. He was a teacher, conductor, composer, and even an activist. There’s a great article in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/12/leonard-bernstein-composer-conductor-inspiration-genius-proms?CMP=share_btn_link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Guardian</a> about all of his different roles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He provided inspiration to many composers and performers. If you’re a fan of “Hamilton”, as I am, then you realize that <a href="https://bernstein.classical.org/features/lin-manuel-miranda-and-west-side-story/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">there are a lot of similarities between Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bernstein</a>. In “Hamilton”, Miranda calls Alexander, “a polymath”, someone who is good at a lot of things, and the description fits Bernstein himself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toward the end of his life, Bernstein was renowned for his conducting, especially <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQFjDBFXN58" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #e81d13; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">his recordings of Mahler’s symphonies.</a> I’d always hoped to be able to perform with Bernstein, and I had friends who were able to play in festivals with him. I wasn’t far enough along in my career to have that opportunity when he died in 1990. Getting to play “West Side Story” twice here in Knoxville is a highlight of my career, although it’s a workout for every musician, singer, and dancer. I had the pleasure of watching my daughter dance to part of his musical “On The Town” in New York City last summer, and it’s an amazing memory I will keep with me. I always treasure the chance to play his music because I feel that it reaches something special in all of us. It touches the hopes, fears and loves that we all deal with. It’s a pleasure to be part of a staged production of Bernstein’s “Candide” and especially, getting to work with the Clarence Brown artists. It’s on a different stage, in a different setup, and we’ll get to create a completely unique world for this show. Come join us for some great music, in a new and exciting staging.</span><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-40 aligncenter" height="300" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Bernstein-plays-Mahler-300x300.jpg" srcset="https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Bernstein-plays-Mahler-300x300.jpg 300w, https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Bernstein-plays-Mahler-150x150.jpg 150w, https://knoxvillesymphony.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Bernstein-plays-Mahler.jpg 500w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bob Adamcik currently plays timpani on the Knoxville Symphony’s Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series and is the Principal Percussionist for all other services. He has been a featured soloist with the symphony on marimba and xylophone, and has played with the Dallas and Ft. Worth symphonies. He has recorded with the Dallas Wind Symphony. After growing up in San Antonio, Bob graduated from the University of North Texas, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance. He has taught at the University of Tennessee and Pellissippi State and has presented master classes at UT, Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee State and North Carolina School for the Arts. He has also performed in music festivals from Montana to Maine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"When I love listening to a piece of music, I sometimes have to remind myself that a person has taken what is basically a machine and created something beautiful with it. As you watch and listen to the Knoxville Symphony, you’re hearing the sound of wood and metal machines with levers, pedals, keys, and pegs that create sounds that reach the audience. That’s part of the magic of music, taking an object that can’t produce something on its own, and giving it life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because the percussion instruments are fun to watch during a performance, I’ve recorded a time-lapse movie of me changing the head on one of our timpani. The heads are made of mylar, and they cost about $100 per drum. It took me about 40 minutes to remove the old head, replace the lubricant between the drum and the head and put the new head on."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Bob Adamcik currently plays timpani on the Knoxville Symphony’s Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series and is the Principal Percussionist for all other services. He has been a featured soloist with the symphony on marimba and xylophone, played with the Dallas and Ft. Worth symphonies. He has recorded with the Dallas Wind Symphony. After growing up in San Antonio, Bob graduated from the University of North Texas, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance. He has taught at the University of Tennessee and Pellissippi State, and has presented master classes at UT, Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee State and North Carolina School for the Arts. He has also performed in music festivals from Montana to Maine.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Featuring hit songs "Glitter and Be Gay" and "Make Our Garden Grow," <b><i>Candide</i></b> is a modern theatrical setting of Voltaire's timeless satire.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><u>Tickets are available now EXCLUSIVELY to KSO and CBT subscribers at a special discounted rate.</u> </i>Call the KSO box office at 865-291-3310 for more information.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Bernstein’s musical derived from Voltaire, a young man wanders “the best of all possible worlds” only to find war, destruction and loss. Separated from his beloved, Candide’s hard-won survival ends in a joyous reconciliation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While a number of derivative works came from Voltaire’s satirical novella released in France in 1759, Leonard Bernstein revamped the musical <i>Candide </i>several times after its London premiere in 1956. When Bernstein’s “final approved” version of this comedic, poignant story reappeared on Broadway in 1989 with a full score, a revival was born. This version continues to be revived and performed in opera and professional theaters and is the score and libretto the KSO/CBT will perform in 2018, known as “the Scottish Opera version.” </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2018 is the Centennial year for Leonard Bernstein, who was born in 1918, honoring his 100<sup>th</sup> birthday with more than 1,000 events taking place on six continents. Orchestras, museums, ballets, and arts organizations around the world are celebrating and performing his works during the calendar year in celebration of his contribution as a composer, conductor, educator, activist, cultural ambassador, and humanitarian. Bernstein’s mark on the world of the arts<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/null" name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/2/null" name="OLE_LINK3"> in the past century will last for generations to come.</a></span></div>
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KSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-14079888198117446732018-05-22T10:59:00.000-04:002018-05-22T10:59:48.369-04:00KSO Pops 2018-19 Season will 'Fly you to the Moon!'<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just Announced...The Knoxville Symphony Orchestras' News Sentinel Pops Series lineup for 2018-2019.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The KSO 2018-19 Pops Season includes Music of Frank Sinatra, Music of Pink Floyd, Disney's <i>Mary Poppins</i>, and Leslie Odom, Jr. from Broadway's <i>Hamilton</i>, a role for which he won the Tony Award for Best Male Actor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;">You have the chance to see </span><i style="text-align: start;">Hamilton</i><span style="text-align: start;">'s Leslie Odom, Jr. perform in concert with the KSO...do not throw away your shot!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All concerts take place at 8:00 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium unless otherwise noted. <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/events/season/6/2018-2019/" target="_blank">View the KSO 2018-19 Concert Calendar here.</a></span></div>
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<br />KSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-52427344107030377242018-05-16T15:49:00.000-04:002018-05-16T15:49:02.520-04:00Gershwin, Price, Copland- This concert takes the cake<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week's Masterworks performances are sure to take the cake. The KSO 2017-18 season comes to a close this Thursday and Friday with "Rhapsody in Blue." Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre with a pre-concert chat at 6:30. <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/276/rhapsody-in-blue/" target="_blank">Tickets here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pianist Michelle Cann joins the Orchestra for not one but two piano concerti - both <b>Gershwin's infamous "Rhapsody in Blue," and</b> <b>'Piano Concerto in One Movement' by Florence Price</b>, a lesser known composer whose work is beginning to make a come back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The program opens with an upbeat treat, which will also serve as a teaser for the full production later this year. <b>Leonard Bernstein's Overture to <i>Candide</i> </b>is a 5-minute concert opener that featuring melodies from the work, has enjoyed an independent life as one of the most popular concert pieces of the second half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since the premiere of </span><i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rhapsody in Blue</i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, George Gershwin became recognized not only as an important composer of Broadway and popular melodies but a force to be reckoned with in classical music. Gershwin’s </span><i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rhapsody in Blue</i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> remains one of the most beloved and performed concert works by an American composer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our guest artist this week, <b>Michelle Cann</b>, holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and an Artist Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she later joined the staff as a Collaborative Staff Pianist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Florence Price was the first African American woman to have her music played by a major American orchestra when the Chicago Symphony performed her Symphony in E minor in 1933. She lived from 1887-1953 and wrote symphonies, arrangements of spirituals and folk songs. More of her music, including violin and piano concertos, was not discovered until after her death.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You don't want to miss the second half of this program, <b>Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3</b>, which includes <i>Fanfare for the Common Man </i>in the fourth movement, which many will recognize. This was the first symphony Copland composed, written just after World War II and is referred to as the "Great American Symphony."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Music entertains as well as uplifts our minds, bodies, and spirits. The KSO's Music and Wellness program places live musicians playing therapeutic music in healthcare settings - including hospital rooms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alan Carmichael, a well-known marketer and music lover in Knoxville, was a recipient of the gift of music.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"I had quadruple bypass surgery at Parkwest Medical Center one year ago. My recovery is going fine. I was in the hospital for several days following the operation and was visited by Stacy Nickell, cellist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Stacy played, and visitors to other patients on the cardiac floor, including children, came to my room to listen. When you go through a life-altering experience like bypass surgery, you become very emotional. When Stacy played Ashokan Farewell, it brought tears to my eyes. Overall, it was a very uplifting experience I will never forget."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alan Carmichael helps clients communicate effectively in his role as president and chief operating officer of Moxley Carmichael. In this role, he creates and executes up-to-date communications strategies is based on firsthand experience in advising clients on proactive public relations programs, as well as preparing for and managing crises. Alan is the 2018 honoree for Outstanding marketing Professional presented by the American Marketing Association's Knoxville Chapter. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Alan is strongly connected to the community and has served on many nonprofit boards including the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Board of Visitors of the College of Communication & Information, t</span><span style="background-color: white;">he East Tennessee Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Ijams Nature Center, Dogwood Arts Festival.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> He and his wife, Cynthia Moxley, are generous supporters of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in addition to the entire arts community. Moxley Carmichael is the underwriting sponsor of the KSO's Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don't let that apparent gap in the KSO's concert schedule fool you-- we are still plenty busy preparing for Knoxville Opera's production of <i>A</i><i>ï</i><i>da</i> this coming Friday and Sunday. The grand finale of KOC's 40th anniversary season will be a proper Grand Opera. The demanding vocal score is in good musical hands with soprano Michelle Johnson (as Aïda) and Dongwon Shin (as Radames) headlining. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Giuseppe Verdi stands the test of time as one of the most important opera composers ever. His composing career of 68 years nearly doubles Mozart's entire lifespan. His own lifespan straddled those of Beethoven and Stravinsky. Operas from the 1840s, such as <i>Macbeth</i> and <i>Nabucco</i>, are just as stageworthy today as his final opera from 1893, <i>Falstaff.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Early financial success at La Scala and other important European opera houses enabled Verdi to focus </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">later in life </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on what came to mind, rather than be bound to </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">commissions or </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the conventions of the day. There was a formula to many of his earlier works; I'll admit as a performer that there is a certain predictability to some of them, but </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">their appeal is</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> more about the depth of emotion and sense of drama. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That said, </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ï</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">da</i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> was in fact a commission; the Khedive</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of Egypt paid him the equivalent of $30,000 (1871 dollars-- about $200k today) to create something to open the new Cairo Opera House. This premiere was conducted by the famous double-bass virtuoso, Giovanni Bottesini, and was an instant international success. </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ï</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">da</i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (pronounced eye-EE-da) is more symphonic, with several “movements” rather than a collection of arias, choruses ensembles. The musical language here is much freer and there are many tempo fluctuations, but they are not taken to the garish extreme of some of Puccini's works. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're still not convinced yet that you should attend, I have two words for you: Triumphal March.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I was so blessed by an amazingly supportive community that cheered for me along the way. I received encouraging words, personal visits, thoughtful gifts, flowers…and music. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Live music, a bedside visit from someone I had never met, an unexpected advocate with the transcendent power to quiet the ever-present hum of monitors and chemo pumps. A musician who believed that he could make my day better and was willing to invest in my healing. That visit from a KSO musician came at the half-way point of my 18–week chemo journey and became a reminder that I could get through this and that a whole community was believing, not just in me, but in every survivor the music touched."</span></div>
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How is it Monday already? I was going to write about the UnStaged performance, wasn't I? Well, I only missed that deadline by a week. Oy, it must be April.</div>
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Quite a variety of things happen between the monthly Masterworks concerts. Sunday, April 22 saw the Chamber Orchestra make its annual trip to Southwest Virginia Community College in Cedar Bluff, VA. SWVCC's yearly Festival of the Arts focused on the heritage of the region's residents, and our concert's repertoire ran a wide gamut of styles, from well-known names like Mozart, Copland and Dvorak, to rarely heard composers like Hamish McCunn and Charles Strouse. Fiddler <a href="https://www.arvelbird.com/" target="_blank">Arvel Bird </a>shared a unique collection of tunes on both fiddle and Native flute, reflective of his Native American-Celtic heritage. Cedar Bluff is a long way from here, but the ride is unforgettably beautiful and we are always welcomed very warmly there.</div>
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Immediately on the horizon is the <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/305/the-q-series-at-the-square-room/" target="_blank">final Q Series production of the season</a>, Wednesday at noon at the Square Room downtown. The program will have more integration of winds and strings than on any previous “Q” show. On a concert where the Principal String Quartet and the Principal Woodwind Quintet are featured, no piece for either group's specific instrumentation will be played. Principal Oboist Claire Chenette will perform <i>Arachne</i> for solo oboe, by Helen Grime. Villa-Lobos' <i>Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6</i> for Bassoon and Flute will follow, and a trio by Michael Haydn for Horn, Viola and Bass will take us up to the intermission. Concluding will be Carl Maria von Weber's effervescent Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, with Gary Sperl joining the Principal String Quartet. This is a tour de force for the clarinet, and the third movement <i>Menuetto Cappriccio: Presto</i> is guaranteed to bring a chuckle.<br />
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There are some Storytime concerts sprinkled in here and there, as well as performances at the Symphony League's Showhouse at the Tennessean Hotel downtown. Preparations are afoot for the Knoxville Opera Company's May 4 and 6 production of <i>A</i><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><i>ï</i></span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;"><i>da.</i></span> Oh, and hey, don't let's forget about the Youth Orchestra Association's Spring concert coming up on April 29 at 7:00 at the Tennessee Theatre! We are everywhere.</div>
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Last Sunday, “UnStaged: Flight” brought a kitchen sink of music both specifically and tangentially about flying. On a rainy night at Cirrus Aircraft (located in Alcoa, TN by McGee Tyson airport), 'shine from Old Forge distillery flowed freely and all present were wowed by the personal aircraft displayed by our host, Cirrus Aircraft. </div>
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The finale was Michael Gandolfi's <i>As Above.</i> </div>
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I sit here in an advanced state of readiness for the three concerts in four days (and their six rehearsals-- these concerts don't just magically happen!) that shall take place this coming weekend, sandwiched around the <a href="http://www.knoxvilleopera.com/rossini-festival-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knoxville Opera Company's Rossini Festival.</a> What are we looking at?</div>
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April's Masterworks concerts will be conducted by guest maestro Edwin Outwater this Thursday and Friday. Guest soloist for the Mozart D Minor Piano Concerto will be Fei-fei Dong. Featured in the final scene and end credits of the film <i>Amadeus,</i> this is probably THE most popular Mozart piano concerto- come on out and see why! The Mozart will follow <i><a href="https://vimeo.com/31619219" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Violent, Violent Sea,</a></i> composed in 2011 by Missy Mazzoli. The large orchestra version of the Mazzoli work was premiered by the Albany Symphony under David Alan Miller, who was a finalist for music director of the KSO when Lucas Richman was hired. Marimba and vibraphone figure prominently in this roiling, turbulent work. Maestro Outwater led his home orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, in <i>VVS's</i> Canadian premiere in January of 2013.</div>
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Closing the program will be Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 2, from 1846. When you think of symphonists, perhaps Schumann (pronounced "shoo-mon") isn't the first composer to come to mind, what with music by these dudes named Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky around. Taken as a whole, though, Schumann's four symphonies establish him as a distinct voice in a crowded field, unlike Brahms, whose symphonies try just a little too hard to be the second coming of Beethoven. I guarantee you, right at this moment 22 KSO violinists are up to their noses in the notes that make up the exciting 2nd movement <i>scherzo</i> (pronounced “scared so”)<i>.</i> I have heard many violinists play this at auditions and frankly, my heart goes out to them. This is music that would aptly accompany a kayak trip down Class IV (or higher) rapids. </div>
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That's Thursday and Friday nights, 7:30 at the Tennessee Theatre. <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/275/mozart-piano-concerto-no-20-in-d-minor/" target="_blank">Tickets here.</a> More about Sunday's "Unstaged" performance in a bit...</div>
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The busy month of March is on its way out, and April's offerings include the final UnStaged performance of the season. This will take place on April 15 at 7:00 at the hangar (I am not making this up) of Cirrus Aircraft, off of Alcoa Highway near the airport. The repertoire for that concert is quite diverse in style and configuration, with a Bach Violin Partita and Varese's <i>Densities</i> for solo flute, all the way up to Respighi's <i>The Birds.</i> As before, drinks and food will be served. Yes, March was turbulent at times, with things seemingly going on a wing and a prayer. At other times, we were on cloud nine, flying high. I know what you're thinking, taxes are due right around the date of the “hangar concert.” Well, if you're the punctual type, you'll be done with your taxes and UnStaged will be a celebration. If not, well heck, file for an extension! Either way, pick yourself up at the airport with “<i><b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/310/kso-unstaged-flight/" target="_blank">UnStaged: Flight</a></b></i>.”</div>
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Prior to UnStaged, there will be plenty to sing about with Pops and Masterworks.<br />
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On Sat, April 7th at 8:00, Michael Cavanaugh's “Billy Joel and More” tour will land at the Civic Auditorium. <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/290/michael-cavanaugh-the-songs-of-billy-joel-more/" target="_blank">Tickets and info here</a>. On the Thursday and Friday before UnStaged, guest maestro Edwin Outwater will conduct Mozart's beloved D Minor Piano Concerto K. 466, featuring pianist Fei-Fei Dong. Finishing up will be Schumann's classic Symphony No. 2.<br />
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Fei-Fei Dong will perform <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/275/mozart-piano-concerto-no-20-in-d-minor/" target="_blank">Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor on April 12-13, part of the KSO Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre</a>.<br />
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I daresay that the <i>Scherzo</i> of this symphony is what most people will remember. The fiendishly difficult violin parts are staples of the audition repertoire and the piece is a textbook example of <i>moto perpetuo</i>. Overall, it's a lovely, rarely-done work whose time has come-- the KSO's last performance of the Schumann 2 was under the baton of Kirk Trevor in October of 1992! Maestro Outwater will be seeing quite a different orchestra from that of 26 years ago.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will be featured on a broadcast of AMP's </span><i style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Performance Today </i><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">radio show on Wednesday, April 4. To hear it, visit wuot.org and click "listen live" at 4 p.m. ET on Channel WUOT-2. This broadcast will be available online for 30 days following.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">On Wednesday, April 4, <i>Performance Today</i> will feature WUOT-FM's Afternoon Host, Garrett McQueen, as guest host. Garrett will feature the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's performance of Jeff Midkiff's Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra, "From the Blue Ridge," a 20-minute piece inspired by mountain music traditionally heard in this region.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- is broadcast on nearly 300 public radio stations across the country each week,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> including WUOT 91.9 FM on Sunday evenings </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- reaches approximately 1.4 million listeners each week</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Composed by Jeff Midkiff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Conducted by Aram Demirjian, featuring Jeff Midkiff on solo mandolin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Premiered in 2011, this piece was performed by the KSO in November 2016</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Recorded at the Tennessee Theatre, part of the KSO Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- This broadcast is made possible by the support of Visit Knoxville (www.visitknoxville.org)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to the generous support of Visit Knoxville for making this broadcast possible. Thanks to WUOT-FM 91.9 Afternoon Host Garrett McQueen, who is also the KSO's Second Bassoon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My love for playing the mandolin, and a lifetime of doing so, began to take on new meaning and motivation after decades of performing also as a clarinetist. I felt a deep-seated desire to bring my favorite instrument in line with orchestral experience. I truly enjoy the color, language, and structure of the symphony orchestra, and many years as a clarinetist made me familiar with it. At the same time, I enjoyed a highly improvisational approach to the mandolin that was uniquely my own. I had struggled to keep the two -- orchestra and mandolin -- a safe distance apart. I knew I could say something with the mandolin on an orchestral scale. Deep down, I wanted to bring my most natural companion to the orchestra -- two seemingly different worlds together.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first movement begins with the mandolin on swirling sixteenth notes, setting the stage with excitement and anticipation. The commission for the piece came to me in November when the falling leaves drew this opening scene. Indeed, the Blue Ridge's beauty and importance would form the piece. The middle of the first movement moves to major tonality with woodwinds in a waltz-like dance before a return to the opening theme.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The third movement is an upbeat, exciting, spontaneous and dynamic affair. It draws strongly upon jazz and bluegrass themes in a series of ideas in a "controlled jam session" -- one idea smoothly leading to another. Every section of the orchestra has a role to play with the particularly expanded use of percussion setting up the different groves."</span></div>
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Wow, what a life-affirming week we had with <i>Carmina.</i> As predicted, two very full houses took in a great production, and the tunes are still in yourall's heads, amiright? Things aren't slowing down any, as this week brings William Shaub and Friends to KMA on Wednesday and Thursday, and Big Ears painting the town red all weekend!</div>
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Last summer, Concertmaster William Shaub and I were discussing repertoire for his series, and he mentioned an All-American concert to close out this year. He had sonatas by Ives and Copland, and needed a “closer.” I wasn't sure where to turn, until I remembered that Antonin Dvorak wrote his fantastic, op. 97 Viola Quintet while living in Iowa! Between it and the “American” QUARtet, the Quintet is in some ways the more “American” of the two; a link between the earlier folk songs of Stephen Foster with the “wild West” sounds of Copland, Roy Harris and Randall Thompson. Dvorak's smooth synthesis of the pentatonic, African-American tonal language with his own Bohemian inflection is a joy to hear.</div>
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The last Knoxville performance of the Dvorak for which I can account, after what I am going to call due diligence, was in 1988 at the OLD Knoxville Museum of Art. This was in the building that now houses the Knoxville Chocolate Co. (next to the current KMA). It's a shame the work has been neglected for lo these many years, considering its provenance, and considering how many times the other American-bred works get performed. That 1988 performance was one of the first Knoxville Symphony Chamber Players concerts. I am proud to have seen the KSO's Chamber Music presence grow to what it is today. Violists Katie Gawne and Eunsoon Corliss, Associate Concertmaster Gordon Tsai and I will be joining Will for the Dvorak, and pianist Kevin Class will collaborate on the Ives and Copland at 7:00 Wednesday and Thursday night. At the “new” KMA.</div>
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Sadly, neither the Men nor Lady Vols will be occupying our attention next weekend, but take heart; all the more time to spend at the Big Ears Festival, which takes place this coming Thursday through Sunday! The KSO's strings will be presenting a theatrical meditation conceived by bass-baritone Dav<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">ó</span><span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">ne Tines and composer Matthew Aucoin, </span><i>Were You There,</i> at the Bijou Theatre, Palm Sunday at 1:00. The piece, written last year, draws its texts from Negro spirituals, Walt Whitman, and Handel. It's a production of the American Modern Opera Company, co-directed by Zack Winokur and Aucoin. There may be some runners from the Knoxville Marathon still wending their way through the streets, so keep in mind that some streets may be closed on your usual route downtown, especially if you are brunching first.</div>
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While the Big Ears Festival is eclectic beyond compare, those seeking an experience that leans more traditionally classical can start with this performance. People have been asking what would be a good itinerary for a one-day pass that includes our <i>Were You There</i>. For my money, staying right at the Bijou for a performance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei at 3:00 should be interesting to anyone regardless of their musical taste. Abigail's Americana are legendary, and pairing them with Wu Fei's mastery of the <i>guzheng,</i> a traditional Chinese zither, should mate East with West in a boldly unique way. Following that and a brief nosh (or two) at one of downtown Knoxville's many eateries, I recommend heading for St. John's Cathedral. There the St. John's Choir of Trebles and Adults will present Bob Chilcott's <i>Saint John Passion</i> in the Cathedral's rich acoustic.</div>
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Steve Reich's intricate <i>Quartet</i> will be performed by Nief Norf at 6:15 at the Tennessee Theatre. I am listening to this right now, and it's very engaging, But it's NOT a string quartet; think two pianos and two vibraphones. Then, with an incredible 15-minute turnover time (7:00 is what it says… your mileage may vary), by all means check out the Bang on a Can All Stars' 30th Birthday show. You'll find that their music shares common ground with the KSO's recent 21st-century programming.<br />
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Now that it's March, there are many directions that this blog post could go. Disney Pops, next week's <i>Carmina Burana,</i> Concertmaster Series, Big Ears…. Ultimately, my cello and my body will go to all of them, but in researching this post, it's nice to dig into the details of each production a little bit.</div>
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Actually, there is one direction that the cello and I shan't be going, and that KSO event is in fact already underway. Our top-tier Youth Orchestra is presently in Atlanta, competing in its first-ever competition. Just last night, the group had an outing to a performance by the Atlanta Symphony, which performed works by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Strauss. It was a chance for Director of Youth Orchestras Kathy Hart to reunite with an old KSO friend, Rob Cronin. Now Associate Principal Flute with the ASO, Rob was Principal Flute in the KSO for most of the '90s. And here they are!<br />
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Back here at home, it is time for a <i>Tale as Old as Time</i> in the form of our latest Pops production. Soundtracks from such Disney favorites as <i>Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules</i> and <i>The Lion King</i> will feature the KSO accompanying film clips and guest singers. This concert will be at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium, Saturday, March 10 at 8:00.</div>
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Our March Masterworks concert pair will follow swiftly on the heels of the Pops, and this is one you won't want to miss. The last time we performed Carl Orff's <i>Carmina Burana</i> was in April of 2007, and it SOLD OUT! So let that be a warning to you. It's no wonder. Orff's score has become a crowd favorite, running the gamut from tender, lush harmonies to powerfully primitive rhythms. The Knoxville Choral Society and guest vocal soloists will be the <i>raconteurs</i> bringing to life Orff's "Tales as Old as Time." Also on the program will be the rarely heard “Blumine” movement from Mahler's first symphony, and a suite from Kurt Weill's “Three-Penny Opera.” These concerts-- March 15 and 16 at the Tennessee Theatre, 7:30-- will prove that it is possible to do an all-German concert that doesn't include music by any of the “Three Bs;” Bach, Beethoven or Brahms. So… you say “Carmina,” I say “Burana;” let's Carl the whole thing Orff....</div>
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Maestro Aram
Demirjian will lead the KSO Chamber Orchestra in a euphonious program
of chamber orchestra gems on March 4 at 2:30 at the Bijou Theatre.
So “March forth” and check out some of these standards. The table
will be set by J.S. Bach's beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 3; a
fascinating, intricate work which you have heard if you have seen <i>Die
Hard, Hannibal, Moll Flanders </i>or<i>
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion-</i>
or, no doubt, if you have attended a wedding where strings were
playing. Actually, fascinating and interesting
are words that well describe (in different ways) all of the works on
the concert. Following the
Bach will be Stravinsky's Neo-classical Concerto in E-flat <i>Dumbarton
Oaks,</i> Christopher Theofanidis'
<i>Muse,</i> and Mozart's
crowning symphonic achievement, the “Jupiter” Symphony (No. 41). This concert will be special to me as it will take place on the 35th anniversary of my senior recital at the Hartt School. Wow, do I feel old...</div>
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While
Sunday's concert is the main event for the KSO this weekend, there
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mentioning. One is tomorrow night's concert at Bearden High School,
where the students will be joined by the KSO strings to present John
Rutter's <i>Suite for Strings,</i>
Jean Sibelius' <i>Andante festivo</i>
and Joshua Reznicow's <i>Darkened Shadows</i>.
That 7:00 performance
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Middle School orchestras, sort of a “side-by-side junior” event.
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Finally,
KSO Principal Flutist Hannah Hammel will be presenting a recital at
UT's Powell Recital Hall on Sunday at 8:00 (following the KSCO
concert). She'll be accompanied by pianist David
Mamedov, and UT's professor of flute, Shelley Binder. Music of
Poulenc, Bach and Doppler will be performed, with a transcription of
the Franck Violin Sonata as a closer. This sonata has also been
arranged for tuba, cello, viola and alto sax with piano, and
amazingly, organ with choir. After hearing Concertmaster William
Schaub's performance of the Franck on his Concertmaster Series
recital debut in October, it will be interesting to hear the Franck
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It happens to be an all-Russian concert this Thursday and Friday at the Tennessee Theatre, but the more important thing to know is that regardless of their country of origin, three really vital works are being played. The “Rose Adagio” from Tchaikovsky's score to the <i>Sleeping Beauty</i> ballet, Rachmaninov's “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini," and Rimsky-Korsakov's <i>Scheherezade</i> combine for a powerful musical experience, with an interesting twist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Tchaikovsky only wrote music for three ballets, yet they are all beloved standards. His musical language is distinctly Russian, although he was clearly marching to a different drummer than his contemporaries, whom I will discuss below. Make an aural note of some of the harmonic progressions in the </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Adagio;</i><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> you'll be hearing them again in </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Scheherezade. </i><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">This ballet was premiered in 1890, a year before Tchaikovsky conducted the inaugural performance at Carnegie Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There always seems to be a lot of hubbub about Rachmaninov's visit to Knoxville, but the truth is that he lived in the US from 1918 until the end, attaining citizenship in LA just days before his death in 1943. This quarter-century saw him compose only six works, among them the <i>Symphonic Dances</i> which opened our season in September, and this week's <i>Rhapsody.</i> Pianist Tanya Gabrielian brings a confident panache to this brilliantly conceived take on Paganini's already bodacious achievement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rimsky-Korsakov is the third Russian composer on these concerts to spend time in the US. I kid you not, young Nikolai was a Russian Navy cadet, and put to sea during our Civil War. Ports of call featured Washington, Baltimore and New York, including a junket to Niagara Falls. His decision to enlist was swayed by tales told by his older brother, a naval explorer and navigator 22 years his senior. This is when ships were made of wood and had sails, and there were few guarantees at sea. Rimsky still managed in his free time to write a Symphony, premiered in St. Petersburg in 1865 under the baton of Mily Balakirev. The success of this work led him to resign his naval commission and take his place among the “Mighty Handful” of Russian composers, along with Mussorgsky, Borodin, César Cui and Balakirev. This fivesome was determined to blaze the path of the Russian classical tradition as established by Glinka. Of these five, Rimsky-Korsakov has proven to be the dominant force, having written both figuratively and literally an influential book on orchestration. Mussorgsky's opera <i>Boris </i><i>Gudonov</i> as orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov's is a thing of beauty, don't pass up a chance to hear that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the composer's naval experience in mind, it's no surprise that the outer movements of <i>Scheherezade</i> have nautical titles. Even beyond that, the third movement is a barcarolle with a Sicilienne rhythm; the cello part even quotes <i>“Blow the Man Down.”</i> Every instrument on stage has a moment-- or several-- in the sun, particularly the Concertmaster. William Shaub is doing an amazing job with them. Get ready for time to stand still when there is just a violin and a harp playing, although the spine-tingling moments are many, regardless of who is playing. Rimsky-Korsakov achieves an exotic palette of orchestral colors and an impeccable sense of drama that will bring a smile to your face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Performances are Thursday, Feb. 15 and Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre (doors open at 6:15). Pre-concert chats with guest artist Tanya Gabrielian and Maestro Aram Demirjian begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets available <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/273/valentines-weekend-russian-passion/" target="_blank">here </a>or at the door.</span></div>
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The KSO Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series includes eight pairs of concerts, all held at the Tennessee Theatre on Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m., six of which are conducted by Music Director Aram Demirjian</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/324/brahms-rachmaninoff/" target="_blank">Brahms & Rachmaninoff (Opening Night!)</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Brahms Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring pianist Joyce Yang, conducted by Aram Demirjian<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/325/tchaikovsky-violin-concerto/" target="_blank">Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Beethoven Egmont Overture, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto featuring Robyn Bollinger, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, conducted by Aram Demirjian<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/330/beethovens-ninth/" target="_blank">Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Conducted by Aram Demirjian, featuring the Knoxville Choral Society, choirs from Webb School of Knoxville, Farragut High School<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chamber concerts consist of five concerts on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 PM. Four concerts will occur at the Bijou Theatre and one performance will take place in the Powell Recital Hall in the University of Tennessee’s Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/332/a-touch-of-france/" target="_blank">A Touch of France </a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Hadyn’s Symphony No. 82, Boulogne’s Violin Concerto No. 2 featuring Gordon Tsai, Associate Concertmaster, Shaw's Entr’acte, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 31, “Paris.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/333/classical-christmas/" target="_blank">Classical Christmas</a></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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This performance, conducted by James Fellenbaum, will feature some favorite holiday selections. This popular performance sold out the past three years, so patrons should be sure to secure their subscriptions early!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/336/mozart-in-the-city/" target="_blank">Mozart in the City</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Take a journey with Aram Demirjian, conductor, across the landscape of the city. This concert includes Mozart Symphony No. 3(6 “Linz”), Gruber’s Manhattan Broadcasts, Copland’s Quiet City feat. Claire Chenette, KSO Principal Oboe (playing English Horn) and Phillip Chase Hawkins, KSO Principal Trumpet, and concludes with Milhaud’s <i>Le Boeuf sur la toit</i>, (The Ox on the Roof).<o:p></o:p></div>
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In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s worldwide centennial celebration, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) and the Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT) will collaborate on a full-scale production of Candide, an operetta by Leonard Bernstein based on the satire of Voltaire. This collaboration will be directed by <b>Cal MacLean, CBT Producing Artistic Director</b> and conducted by </div>
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<b>Aram Demirjian, KSO Music Director</b>. </div>
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Productions will take place at the Clarence Brown Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus from Aug. 29 – Sept. 18. Tickets are on sale now to KSO and CBT season ticketholders as an add-on to their subscriptions; individual tickets go on sale to the public in July 2018.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Season subscriptions are on sale now by contacting the KSO box office. Individual tickets, including <i>Candide</i>, will go on sale in summer 2018. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The full line up can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/events/season/6/2018-2019/">2018-19 Concert Calendar</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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KSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-52488842186143462622018-02-04T00:26:00.000-05:002018-02-04T00:26:20.797-05:00Strads in the Bijou<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
A chamber orchestra
concert experience like no other awaits those attending Sunday's KSO
Chamber Classics concert at the Bijou at 2:30. It's a rare
opportunity to hear two Stradivari violins collaborating on works
with two soloists, in a wildly diverse program of string orchestra
music. I'll talk about the music in a bit, but first, let's talk
about the “fiddles...”</div>
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It's a well-known
fact that Strads are the Rolls-Royce of the violin family. There are
Ferraris and Corvettes, too, but the Stradivari mystique is
enthralling. “The list” of about 1,000 includes instruments that
were lost in plane crashes, several that have been stolen and are
still missing after many years, and one that was destroyed in an
Allied air raid on Berlin. All of them have names; sobriquets such
as <i>Francesca, ex-Wieniawski, Lady Blunt</i>
and <i>Vesuvius.</i> For
our show,
concertmaster William Shaub will be playing on the <i>Solomon,</i>
and principal second violinist Edward Pulgar will be manning the
<i>ex-Stephens.</i> The two
works which feature them them exclusively will be Alfred Schnittke's
<i>Moz-art a la Haydn--</i>
which must be seen to be
believed, trust me!-- and
Bach's transcendent Concerto for Two Violins, the
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The
1960's don't leap to mind as a fertile time for string quartet
composition, but it's hard to imagine a more powerful piece of music
PERIOD
than the Shostakovich 8th
quartet, written in 1962. Its adaptability to larger ensembles such
as ours only underscores the
directness of its impact. The
symbolism behind its
content is a legendary, with
the famous “knocks at the door” in the 4th
movement <i>Largo</i> and the
autobiographical code hidden
in the opening
phrase's note-names: D-S-C-H.
I'll try to explain this as succinctly
as possible; it is a little
contrived unless you are privy to a couple of secrets.
“D” is, obviously the note D. “S” is the European
name for E-flat (literally
“es”), “C” is C, and
“H” is the European term for B, to distinguish it from B-flat,
which they simply call “B.” <b>D</b>mitri
<b>SCH</b>ostakovich,
which is how he spelled his name. The notes would be “D- E-flat- C-
B,” if you want to try it out on the piano. Got
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There
will also be music of Jessie Montgomery, her <i>Starburst,</i>
and Osvaldo Golijov's memorial to Astor Piazzola, <i>Muerte</i><i>s</i><i>
de</i><i>l Angel</i>
(Death of the angel) from <i>The
Last Round.</i>
Maestro Demirjian has put together a very eclectic concert, with two
works-- the Bach and Shostakovich-- that should be on everyone's
“must-hear” list. Although
written 240 years apart, they will affect your ears and soul in
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<span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">You may not </span>of<span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> heard of Nino Rota, but I guarantee you have heard his music. He scored more than 150 films from the '30s to the '70s, including </span><i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Godfather</i><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and </span><i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Godfather Part II,</i><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and most of Fellini's films. In light of our recent spate of performances of John Williams movie scores, this performance of </span><i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Piccola Offerta</i><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is a way of acknowledging in a timely way that Williams isn't the only Ferrari in the garage. Fellini himself gushed with praise for Rota's skill, saying:</span></div>
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don't even have to hesitate, was Nino Rota — between us,
immediately, a complete, total, harmony... He had a geometric
imagination, a musical approach worthy of celestial spheres. He thus
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #222222;">William Grant Still's music has enjoyed an uptick in popularity in recent years, with the KSO playing several of his works in recent seasons, including </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>The American Scene, </i></span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Afro-American Symphony,</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Can'tcha Line 'em.</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">The</span><span style="color: #222222;"> jazzy, bluesy</span><span style="color: #222222;"> tinge of his music</span><span style="color: #222222;"> has been a welcome addition to the rather limited output of George Gershwin in that </span><span style="color: #222222;">style</span><span style="color: #222222;">. Like Rota, he has had a hand in the film music industry, arranging music for films such as </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Pennies from Heaven</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Lost Horizon.</i></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Back in 1797, January 31 was known as “Mrs. Schubert's due date.” So it seems appropriate that we celebrate the birthday of the “King of Song” by performing one of his most beloved string quartets, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">t</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">he </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rosamunde</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This is a work that is unfairly </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">in the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">shadow </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">of</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> his </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Death and the Maiden</i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> quartet</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">perhaps only because it is not as rowdy as </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>DATM.</i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The “</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rosamunde” title stems from the theme of the second movement </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Andante,</i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> which is borrowed from his incidental music to Helmina von Ch</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">é</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">zy's play</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>.</i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I'm going to </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">blurt</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> this right now, a string quartet can not make a more beautiful statement than with this work in general, and this movement in particular. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The rhythm of the melody is clearly inspired by the second movement of Beethoven's </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">7th</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> symphony, with its elegant procession of gently unfolding harmonies. The first three movements are in A minor, but there is very little of the angst associated with a minor key. Just in case, though, Schubert wrote the romp of a finale in A major. The fact that I have not performed this work until now is proof that good things happen in old age!</span></div>
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There was quite a
palpable buzz after the inaugural installment of the <i>Harry Potter</i>
series movies with live orchestra this past October. (And I'm not
talking about those low bassoon notes!) The
story of Harry's second year
at Hogwarts will be conveyed
tomorrow night at 7:30 at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium, with a
Sunday matinee at 1:30. <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/harry-potter-concert-series-knoxville-civic-auditorium-knoxville-tn/venueartist/222320/2271881" target="_blank">Tickets via ticketmaster here.</a><br />
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Nearly
as engaging as the <i>Harry Potter</i>
series of books is the “rags-to-riches” story of their author, J.
K. Rowling. She described her life in the midst of her work on the
series to be “as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain,
without being homeless.” The creative process involved is also
something to be celebrated. To
think that the idea for a
series of seven books
averaging 585 pages each came fully formed to her while delayed (four
hours on a 2-1/2-hour trip!) on a train platform in 1990 is every bit
as fantastic as the novels' subject matter. Also
notable is the fact that the ending of the entire series was one of
the first things she wrote. Whether
she knew just how many
children she would be
motivating to read is
unknown, but her taking action on the inspiration and her persistent
vision for the project in the
face of obvious adversity can
be held up as exemplary to young creative types.
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John
Williams' colorful score propels
the movie with motivic content and magical orchestral effects. People
that analyze such things have
worn out many swivel chairs looking for parallels between Williams'
scores and Richard Wagner's output, but the score, as usual, remains
a marvel to anyone who appreciates effective use of music in movies.
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Accompanying a film requires strict attention to syncing with
on-screen action. In typical movie-score fashion, the individual
parts are brimming with notes, so I had better get a move on to
become familiar with mine.
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KSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-4365906003622367522018-01-15T11:24:00.000-05:002018-01-15T11:24:47.338-05:00January Jubilee<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
This week is already
upon us, it seems. After last week's Chamber Classics concert and the Indiana
Jones production, there are at least three concerts to look forward
to. At the Tennessee Theatre TONIGHT will be the Martin Luther King
Jr. Celebration Concert at 6:00 pm. Aaron Staple and alto Doris
Talley will grace the stage once again for a stirring offering under
the direction of Maestro Demirjian. The Carpetbag Theatre under the
direction of Linda Parris-Bailey will perform- Black Atticus and Rhea
Sunshine (pictured below) are featured. You may remember Rhea's dynamic poetry at the
inaugural KSO Unstaged event at The Standard in November. The concert
is free, as is parking at the State Street Parking Garage. So, with
an eye to post-concert victuals, take advantage of your free spot
(and the early show time) to make it Not Just Another Monday Night.
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or Friday when we shall offer a treasure of a symphony, Dvorak's 8th.
I don't know where to start to describe the effect of this, the final
work by Dvorak to be published before his move to America in 1892.
One very important thing to note is that the cellos are heavily
featured, bearing as they do the themes of the outer movements. (Not that I'm biased or anything...) Dvorak's musical palette was about to take on American affectations,
but this Symphony is ground-breaking even in advance of that. The
delicious dissonances that pepper the work are stock-in-trade for
present-day pop composers and songwriting teams (cough cough The
Beatles). The waltzy third movement
is just one big, giant face-melting opportunity; look for two
appearances of the “chord of life” just before a <i>fermata</i>
in the <i>trio</i> section of
that movement. The work as a whole is performed just once for every
two or three times that Dvorak's “New World” is played, and in my
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Queen, in partnership with Project Trio. This ensemble of flute,
cello and bass brings a new vitality to the genre of soloing
ensembles, and who can resist a work that is entitled <i>Bohemian
Rhapsody for Solo Viola and Symphonic Orchestra?</i> Thursday and Friday night's concerts start at 7:30. </div>
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KSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-11285170068327564342017-12-31T23:50:00.001-05:002018-01-03T16:22:00.461-05:00Midwinter Night's Theme<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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2018 will start with a bang! January's schedule promises to create its own body heat with SEVEN different programs. Just over the horizon lay the Chamber Classics concert, a gathering of lively friends which will take place Sunday, January 7 at 2:30 at the beautiful Powell Recital Hall on the UT campus. The Principal Woodwind Quintet will begin with Samuel Barber's hearty <i>Summer Music,</i> Barber's only chamber work for winds. <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/meet-the-orchestra/woodwinds/hannah-hammel/" target="_blank">Principal flutist Hannah Hammel</a> will then join the Principal String Quartet for music of Arthur Foote; his <i>Scherzo </i>and <i>Night Piece</i> from 1923. Foote was a member of the “Second New England School,” a Boston-centric squad of composers which included Amy Beach and Edward MacDowell, and his music is strongly reminiscent of Puccini and Debussy.</div>
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The closing work will be Beethoven's op. 20 Septet in E-flat. A septet is a rarely found array of forces, and instrumentation is not standardized. Only Ludwig Spohr, Saint-Saens and Stravinsky have attempted that combo with any success (and I use the term “success” loosely). Beethoven's band is clarinet, horn, bassoon, bass, and string quartet. He somehow managed to find the time between composing his first SIX quartets (op. 18) and his First Symphony (op. 21) to squeeze out this gem. Its six short movements identify it as a Serenade, reminiscent of his own op. 8 string trio and of many such works by Mozart. Tickets <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/279/principal-woodwinds-strings/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The chamber music will continue to shine on Wednesday and Thursday nights, January 10 and 11 with the Concertmaster and Friends at the KMA. These 7:00 p.m. shows will feature music by Kendall Briggs, Mozart and J.S. Bach in a program of duets, with Katy Gawne, viola and Gordon Tsai and Zofia Glashauser, violins. Tickets <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/298/concertmaster-friends/" target="_blank">here</a> or $25 general admission at the door.<br />
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Wow, that's just the first 11 days of the year. We aim to start your year off right, and the hits just keep coming. HAPPY NEW YEAR, Y'ALL!</div>
KSO blogger Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166175197773241968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619760635037422591.post-39927403225307702882017-12-21T13:12:00.001-05:002017-12-21T15:06:54.226-05:00Put the KSO Under Your Tree!<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
It's six days before Christmas. Oops, wait, make that four. You haven't bought anything for anyone yet. If you do order something today, it's going to arrive sometime in January. Unless, of course, you order them KSO tickets! There's bound to be something coming up soon on our calendar that your giftees will appreciate. I will save you the trouble of Googling it all by listing some of them here.</div>
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January 13th at 8:00, we will be going to Indiana. Indiana Jones, that is, as we present <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/287/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-in-concert/" target="_blank"><i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i> in Concert </a>with a live orchestral soundtrack! We will convey another of composer John Williams' masterful enhancements of on-screen action in the Civic Auditorium for just one night.<br />
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Speaking of John Williams, who can resist the spellbinding music that accompanies the Harry Potter saga… If you missed it back in October (or even if you didn't), <i><a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/harry-potter-concert-series-knoxville-civic-auditorium-knoxville-tn/venueartist/222320/2271881" target="_blank">Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</a></i> is coming to a theatre near you. Specifically, the Civic Auditorium on January 27th at 7:30 and 28th at 1:30. Don't throw that old broom out, it might have something left in it...</div>
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What Vol fan does not recognize the opening bars of Carl Orff's scenic cantata <i><a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/274/carmina-burana/" target="_blank">Carmina Burana</a>?</i> The Pride of the Southland Band has been playing this for years as a rave-up for fans. Come to our production of this fascinating work on March 15th or 16th at the Tennessee Theatre at 7:30 and you'll discover that there is much more to this composition than the minute-and-a-half soundbite that echoes throughout Neyland Stadium on fall Saturdays. A combination of provocative rhythms, captivating vocals, vivid libretto, and sparkling orchestration is putty in Orff's hands. Our last production of this was in April '07 and it sold out, so order early to avoid disappointment! Plus Orff and I share the same birthday…</div>
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Looking ahead to next season, the tradition of collaborating with UT's Clarence Brown Theater continues with a production of Bernstein's <i>Candide,</i> running from August 29th to September 16th, 2018. The October 2012 production of the <i>Candide</i> Suite was a was a prophetic tease for this fully-equipped <i>offrande</i> from CBT & KSO. Bernstein's take on Voltaire's 1759 novella is full of both artists' wit and wisdom, and what better way to celebrate Bernstein's 100th birthday?</div>
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Anyways, it's probably going to be after Christmas 'til you hear from me again, so celebrate safe and well. Happy Holidays from all of the KSO family!</div>
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The Christmas season has us in its embrace! You may have noticed in your travels some people moving so fast that they are just blurs, with musical instruments in tow. There is a plethora-and-a-half of additional work for musicians this time of year. Some of it is contracted as early as July! I believe the record for one day is <b>SIX</b> engagements, although there are still lessons to teach and families to feed. Our schedules are finally sculpted masterpieces of precision that only the most lethal weather can alter. A time allowance is always made, however, for visiting the receptions at these gigs. Let me tell you, there are some great cooks out there! Sausage balls, pfeffern<span style="font-family: "liberation" serif , serif;">ü</span>sse, Christmas bark, the list goes on and on. Savvy giggers bring empty leftover containers, and in the true spirit of the season, the locals encourage us to fill them! The amazing array of refreshments help us shun the Burger King drive-through, in addition to atoning for the occasional underprepared choir, cheesy arrangements or clueless choir director.</div>
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The KSO's focus this time of year is to bring classy, classic holiday tunes on a large scale. The annual Clayton Holiday Concerts have set a high standard in our community for quality seasonal music. This year, the 31st in the run, is no exception, with the theme of the concerts being Music from the Movies. A “heavenly host” of ensembles will join the KSO, including the Knoxville Choral Society, the Knoxville Handbell Festival Ringers, Go! Contemporary Danceworks and the Farragut High School Ensemble. A certain circumpolar resident will also bring his extensive, high-spirited retinue to the stage. These concerts will be presented at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium at 7:30 pm on December 15 and 16, and at 3:00 on December 16 and 17. <a href="https://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/event/306/clayton-holiday-concert/" target="_blank">Tickets here</a>.</div>
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The immediate focus of the orchestra is our continuing collaboration with the Appalachian Ballet Company's production of Tchaikovsky's <i>Nutcracker</i> this Friday at 7:30 and Saturday at 3:00 at the Clayton Center for the Arts on the campus of Maryville College. A story that never gets old, this marks the ABC's 46th annual production of the ballet, accompanied by the KSO for the last 44 years. This is an amazing, durable partnership, the like of which is seldom seen in markets our size. Often when a recording of the <i>Nutcracker</i> Suite is heard, the tempi are so quick that you have to ask yourself how anyone could dance to something that fast. Still, I have noticed that the tempi in many of the faster dances have been bumped up; this can be seen as a subtle tribute to the steadily growing quality of the dance troop.</div>
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With Black Friday
behind us, (wait, black for whom!?) we can now turn our attention to
the more spiritual aspects of the Holiday season. I trust that none
of you “took chips” in line at Best Buy or Kohl's, or rammed the
car that took the last parking spot at Walmart. Having survived this
commemoration of consumerism, you owe it to yourself to have your
ears filled with the joyous sounds of the season, brought to you by
the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra and the Webb School's
Madrigal Singers. I hope you acted in a timely fashion, though,
because it appears that this concert, today at 2:30 at the Bijou,
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If you WERE lucky
enough to be an early bird and score tickets to this concert, here's
what you have to look forward to. The Webb Madrigal Singers, under
the direction of LeAnne Johnson, are in high demand this time of year
for performances of sacred and secular music. Their share of the
concert is substantial; they will partake in the final nine
selections. Highlights of this involvement are the <i>Hallelujah
Chorus</i> and <i>Glory to
God</i> from Handel's <i>Messiah,
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from Berlioz' oratorio <i>L'enfance du Christ,</i>
and a wacky <i>a capella</i>
arrangement of <i>The Twelve Days of Christmas.</i>
This arrangement, credited to
the <i>a capella</i> group
Straight No Chaser, reweaves the traditional <i>Twelve Days</i>
text into a crazy choral quilt by incorporating quotes from five or
six other carols, the <i>Dreidel Song,</i>
and even Toto's 1982 hit <i>Africa. </i>
Instrumental numbers include Vaughan Williams' <i>Fantasia on
'Greensleeves,'</i> Tchaikovsky's
<i>Christmas Waltz</i> and
the <i>Farandole</i> from
Bizet's <i>L'Arlesienne Suite. </i>
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