Thursday, May 16 2013
These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Concerto, Concertino, and Portal VivaMusica in Brazil; ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Another valuable concert listing website: Bachtrack.
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Fantasia for Saxophone in NYCDate: 05/16/2013 - 19:30 Location: USA: New York NY Work Performed: Fantasia for Saxophone Classical Saxophone Project DiMenna Center for Classical Music Tickets: $35/$60 Program Fantasia for tenor saxophone, 3 French Horns, and strings Heitor Villa Lobos Funding for this event is provided by grants from The Arts and Letters Foundation. Additional funding for this event and for other events this season is provided by individual donations made to the Classical Saxophone Project. This event is part of the 2012-2013 Concert Season. Classical Saxophone Project is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Contributions on behalf of the Classical Saxophone Project. The value of attending this performance is $25. Any amount you contribute above $25 may be acknowledged for tax purposes. Following the triumphant premier performance at the Salle Cortot in Paris in October 2012, we are pleased to present the New York Premier of Hélène Rasquier's SAMSARA. Composed and dedicated to CSP, this intense and moody piece for two saxophones and strings is, in the words of the composer, "La vie." A "Meet the Artists" reception and silent auction will follow the performance. Key 1
CSO Plays AmazonasDate: 05/16/2013 - 20:00 05/18/2013 - 20:00 05/21/2013 - 19:30 Location: USA: Chicago IL Work Performed: Amazonas Beethoven 6 Takemitsu's riverrun draws its title from the opening word of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, and it explores a river's flow as a metaphor for how great musical innovations of one composer may influence others. Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos plunged into a dark, primitive world with Amazonas, based on the story of a beautiful girl who wantonly bathes in the Amazon only to be swallowed by a monster. Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, called the Pastoral for its depictions of countryside scenes including a rambling walk along a stream, completes the program. Smetana The Moldau, No. 2 from Ma vlast Additional Dates for this Performance This performance is part of the: |