In contrast, we have two works of a more somber cast: Jean Sibelius’ brooding Romance and Quinn Mason’s poignant Reflection on a Memorial. We’ve got music of dazzling brilliance, with buoyant Baroque masterworks by Bach and Handel practically bursting off the page, as does Mozart’s B&flat-major “Salzburg symphony,” another piece that bubbles over with life. In spite of the relative brevity of tonight’s program, and the fact that we’ve got nothing but strings on stage, I think you’ll find that we’re exploring an immense range of musical expression. I wanted a mix of familiar chestnuts and pieces that would become fast favorites. My guiding principle was to choose music that was fun to play and to listen to. My goal was not so much to find music that would reflect the original theme of “resilience” - that was baked into the fact that we were performing a concert at all-but rather to select pieces that would help us feel more resilient as we experienced yet another setback during this era of perpetual setbacks. I was, therefore, called upon to create a new program of music entirely for string orchestra. Just a couple weeks ago, our board wisely decided to reconceive this concert as a strings-only program to avoid having our beloved woodwind and brass colleagues performing on stage (and at rehearsals) unmasked in the midst of this newest, bedeviling wave of the coronavirus. And although the contents of the program are now entirely different, the message has come to life with surprising vividness. The message behind the program was that artists generally - and musicians specifically - find ways to carry on in a world beset by challenges and perils. Tonight’s concert, entitled “Resilience,” was originally to have featured music written at the outset of the second World War. Harmonia reserves the right to alter its policies throughout the season in accordance with updated health guidelines. Programs and artists are subject to change. It features a delightful mix of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and contemporary periods.Īll in-person concert attendees will be required to provide proof of vaccination at the door (either a physical document or a photograph thereof) and remain masked while inside the building. In light of the recent surge in Covid transmission, this concert (which was to have featured William Grant Still’s Poem for Orchestra, Barber’s violin concerto and Prokofiev’s fifth symphony) is now a strings-only affair. 3 in G major, BWV 1048Ĭoncerto Grosso in A Major, Op. First Free Methodist Church ( 3200 3rd Ave W)īrandenburg Concerto No.
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