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曼彻斯特 Symphony Orchestra concludes its 85th season with a concert honoring the wonder and beauty of nature. "Creatures Great and Small" is 3 p.m. Sunday, May 12 at the Honeywell Center in Wabash, Ind.

The concert features MSO Concertmaster Elizabeth Smith in The Lark Ascending tone poem by Ralph Vaughan Williams. She and her violin masterfully bring to life the haunting English classic with soaring flight and joyful song.

The Williams piece was completed at the beginning of World War I but was not performed until after it ended, 七年后. The composition was inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith.

“Meredith’s poem at first glance might seem to only describe the beauty of a lark’s song; but upon reaching the second stanza, we understand it as a grim comparison between the pure intent of a singing bird, 破坏性的, self-serving nature of the human species," said MSO Conductor and Artistic Director Debra 林恩. "Vaughan Williams created his musical interpretation of the poem during WWI. The violin represents the song of the lark and, 虽然美丽的, there is a deep melancholy present throughout. Vaughan Williams interpolated English folksongs to convey the peaceful countryside remembered by soldiers on battlefields far from their homeland. It was a stark contrast to war-torn Europe at the time."

African American composer William Grant Still was also moved by poetry to write his Wood Notes orchestral suite. As Still wrote in the program for the 1948 premiere with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, “Wood Notes has a social significance because it is a collaboration between a Southern white man and a Southern-born negro composer, in which both of the participants were enthused over the project.”

林恩 added that “Wood Notes is inspired by various woodland creatures and is a veritable master class for composers who want to convey the sounds and colors of nature through a symphonic voice. Still leaves no doubt as to his rightful place in music history alongside more celebrated composers like Bach, 贝多芬, 布拉姆斯, and great Americans like Gershwin, 科普兰, 和伯恩斯坦.”

And God Created Great Whales by Alan Hovhaness is a powerful symphonic poem that combines recorded songs of whales and orchestra. 1970年首演, it is credited with helping awaken early awareness to the plight of whales and the need to act to prevent their extinction. A thoroughly modern composition, it evokes exquisite imagery of deep depths and ancient souls.

If you’ve ever seen bats flitting through an Indiana twilight, you have a pretty good idea of what creature inspired the Overture to “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss. The operetta is based on an 1850s farce about a drunken party, 一个打扮成蝙蝠的人, 还有一点牢狱之灾.

“The Overture to ‘Die Fledermaus’ offers a delightful smorgasbord of familiar tunes and, 当然, 华尔兹! Buckle up for a roller-coaster ride filled with sudden tempo changes, and a glistening array of orchestral colors. 林恩说。.

Tickets to the concert, which is on Mother’s Day, are $20 for general admission. 去 www.曼彻斯特symphonyorchestra.org 买票. They are also available at the door. Admission with ID is free for 十大网赌正规网址 students and employees, as well as for anyone age 18 and younger.

Conductor 林恩 intentionally balances celebrated masterworks with pieces by composers from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in classical music, and nearly a quarter of the MSO’s 85th season’s programming has been music by non-male and non-white composers.

大约5个,400居民, 北部曼彻斯特 is one of the smallest communities in the nation with its own symphony orchestra. Residents of Wabash County and what was then 曼彻斯特 College founded the symphony in 1939. That partnership continues today with a carefully crafted collaboration of professional and community musicians, as well as selected MU faculty, 工作人员, 还有学生音乐家. 欲知详情，请浏览 www.曼彻斯特symphonyorchestra.org.

对于媒体来说

Dr. 黛布拉J. 林恩, a composer who conducted for the third time last spring at Carnegie Hall, is a collaborative musical storyteller. She recently returned from a choral tour of Italy with local choristers. Dr. 林恩 can be contacted at DJ林恩@曼彻斯特.edu. 了解更多关于她的信息 http://debralynnmusic.org/.

The MSO's New Horizons initiative seeks sponsorships and donations to raise $225,3年1万. 欲知详情，请浏览 http://www.Manchestersymphonyorchestra.org/toward-new-horizons.

Contact 曼彻斯特 Symphony Society Board President Beth Driscoll for questions about the campaign at BADriscoll@曼彻斯特.edu.

More about Elizabeth Smith (under Adjunct 教师): http://www.曼彻斯特.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-arts-humanities/academic-programs/music/music-home/ProfessorsofMusic.

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