OSSCS: Turning Points
$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46, No. 8
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dances Op. 46
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Arvo Pärt — Fratres
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201/186a
Dmitri Shostakovich — Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a
Clinton Smith, conductor
Marie Leou, violin
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance in C Major, Op. 46, No. 1
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance in G Minor, Op. 46, No. 8
Shostakovich /arr. Rudolf Barshai – Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a
—Intermission—
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 [first movement]
Arvo Pärt – Fratres
Mozart – Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Life can change in an instant: an experience, a vision, a job, a chance meeting or a great first date. Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances launched his career. After observing the devastation of firebombing in Dresden, Shostakovich worked for three straight days and emerged – covered in sweat – with his eighth string quartet, later adapted for string orchestra. Arvo Pärt, another victim of Stalin’s totalitarianism, hit rock bottom and lost his will to compose after his music was banned; Fratres represents his musical and emotional reinvention. Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, written at age 18, marked a turning point in his compositional voice. What moments have changed the direction of your life?