Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks
Sunday, November 8, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre,
Bellevue,
WA,
United States
$12-$15
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Festive Overture in A major, Op. 96
Josef Suk — Ein Märchen "Fairy Tale" Suite
Josef Suk — Ein Märchen "Fairy Tale" Suite
Joseph Suk – Ein Märchen (Fairy Tale) Suite
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
BYSO's most advanced orchestra, the Youth Symphony, will perform Joseph Suk's Ein Märchen (Fairy Tale) Suite and Shostakovich's Festive Overture. A free pre-concert commentary on these works by classical radio host Steve Reeder will begin at 6:15 pm.
Josef Suk was a Bohemian composer who lived from 1874 to 1935. Though he wrote lively and enchanting music, he was perpetually overshadowed by his famous teacher, Antonín Dvořák. BYSO's 2015-16 concert theme is "Forgotten Voices," spotlighting composers such as Suk who have been shuffled to the sidelines of history for a variety of reasons.