Saturday February 9, 2008
WILMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA perfoms American Originals.
8:00 pm
Kenan Auditorium
Featuring the winners of the Richard R. Deas Student Concerto Competition Auditions: UNCW flute student Catherine Starek, and oboist Jacob Flynn.
Single tickets are $22 for First Reserved, $20 for Second Reserved and $4 for youth under 17.
Please call the Kenan Auditorium Ticket Office at 962-3500, toll free at 1-800-732-3643. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm. Remaining tickets go on sale one hour before the concert.
Sponsored by Brightmore of Wilmington.
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AMERICAN ORIGINALS
Sponsored by Brightmore of Wilmington
Concerto Competition Student Winners
Join the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra for a delightful evening of American classics for orchestra. John Adams' Short Ride on a Fast Machine is perhaps the most exciting five minutes in the entire orchestral repertoire. Aaron Copland's "Suite" from The Red Pony displays Copland's talent as a great film composer, and Leonard Bernstein's "Three Dance Episodes" from On the Town displays jazzy, Broadway Bernstein at his best. Wilmington composer Barbara Gallagher's inspired Dancing Into the Light will also be performed.
Two promising young American originals, both winners of the annual Richard R. Deas Student Concerto Competition will also share the spotlight. UNCW flute student Catherine Starek is performing Howard Hanson's Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings. Oboist Jacob Flynn will perform George Frederick Handel's Concerto in g minor for Oboe.
Pre-concert commentary by conductor Steven Errante begins at 7:00 pm.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Dr. Steven Errante, conductor of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra since 1986, has had his compositions and arrangements recorded by the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, and the London Symphony. He has written a number of commissioned works and frequently makes orchestrations and arrangements to accompany WSO guest artists. He was recently chosen as the first composer commissioned for the Vanguard Premieres series sponsored by the Vanguard Voices choir.
Brought to you by the Department of Music.
