Greenwich Village Orchestra presents Peace: Higdon, Mozart, Vaughan Williams
$30 ($20 student/senior; pay-what-you-wish option available at the door)
- Jérôme Chiasson, violin
- Celia Morin, viola
- Barbara Yahr, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364/320d
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Symphony No. 5 in D major
Written in response to World War II, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony conveys the composer's hope for peace. blue cathedral demonstrates Jennifer Higdon's exploration of "our inner travels and the places our souls carry us, the lessons we learn, and the growth we experience."
About Greenwich Village Orchestra
The Greenwich Village Orchestra is committed to making music at the highest possible level and enriching the lives of both players and audience through emotionally charged, exhilarating performances. The GVO was founded in 1986 by a group of musicians from the New York Metropolitan area. The 70-member community orchestra is made up of accountants, actors, artists, attorneys, carpenters, editors, physicians, professors, photographers, computer programmers, retirees, scientists, students, and teachers, among others. The GVO regularly performs with internationally acclaimed soloists. In recent years, the orchestra has performed alongside soloists such as violinists Andrés Cárdenes, Itamar Zorman, and Hye-Jin Kim; cellists Edward Arron, Raman Ramakrishnan, David Heiss, and Brook Speltz; soprano Christine Goerke; mezzo-sopranos Jennifer Johnson Cano and Naomi O’Connell; baritone Jesse Blumberg; trumpet soloist Brandon Ridenour; and more.
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