Season Debut Concert
Saturday October 16, 2010
8:00 PM, Gray Chapel
Jason Bahr Ad astra per aspera
(The Ohio Composers Project)
Camille Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1
featuring Jesus Morales-Matos, cello
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
The season opens with Ohio Wesleyan professor Jason Bahr's Ad astra per aspera and the return of Jesus Morales-Matos as cello soloist for the Saint-Saens concerto. The program concludes with Prokofiev's dramatic 5th Symphony, characterized by the composer as "glorifying the human spirit.".
Saturday October 16, 2010
8:00 PM, Gray Chapel
Jason Bahr Ad astra per aspera
(The Ohio Composers Project)
Camille Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1
featuring Jesus Morales-Matos, cello
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
The season opens with Ohio Wesleyan professor Jason Bahr's Ad astra per aspera and the return of Jesus Morales-Matos as cello soloist for the Saint-Saens concerto. The program concludes with Prokofiev's dramatic 5th Symphony, characterized by the composer as "glorifying the human spirit.".
Holiday Concerts
Sunday December 12, 2010
2:00 & 4:30 PM, Gray Chapel
2:00 & 4:30 PM, Gray Chapel
The
March Concert
Sunday March 27, 2011z
3:00 PM, Gray Chapel
Sunday March 27, 2011z
3:00 PM, Gray Chapel
Carl Orff Carmina Burana
John Williams Harry Potter Suite
The 120 voices of the Capriccio! Choir, OWU Choral Arts Society and guest soloists will fill the stage for one of the most popular works of the 20th century: Carl Orff's fabulous Carmina Burana. Also on the program is John Williams' Harry Potter Suite, recently voted "favorite piece of classical music" by young adults.
April Concert
Saturday April 30, 2011
8:00 PM, Gray Chapel
Deborah Netanal Sounds of an Ancient City
(The Ohio Composers Project)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73,
The Emperor
featuring Judit Bach,, piano
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Saturday April 30, 2011
8:00 PM, Gray Chapel
Deborah Netanal Sounds of an Ancient City
(The Ohio Composers Project)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73,
The Emperor
featuring Judit Bach,, piano
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
The April concert will feature Ohio composer Deborah Netanal's Sounds of an Ancient City based on her impressions of Jerusalem, Beethoven's monumental Emperor piano concerto with Ohio guest artist Judit Bach, and the magical and picturesque Scheherazade.
Two identical concerts filled with holiday spirit! As always, the concert will include a performance by the Symphony's Young Strings ensemble, featuring the best youth string performers in the county. Make this concert part of your Holiday celebration this season.