Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: That Magnificent Mozart
$25-$35 ($10 student/ages 6-18; ages 5 & under free w/adult)
- Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
- Mary Jensen, flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Six German Dances, K. 509
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 (Mary Jensen, flute)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
The Everett Philharmonic presents gems spanning three decades of Mozart’s all too brief life. We’ll begin with the 16-year-old’s rarely performed opening to the Lucio Silla, a masterpiece that more closely identifies as a symphony in miniature than a traditional overture. Next, you’ll witness the 31-year-old’s love for dance in his ebullient Six German Dances. Then Mary Jensen, the talented principal flutist from Symphony Tacoma, will perform one of the most beloved concertos for her instrument, Mozart’s first flute concerto. Her virtuosity and musicality will leave audiences breathless. We’ll close with the 17-year-old’s “little” symphony in G minor, a composition full of Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress), achingly beautiful pastoral themes and a macabre minuet. Mozart rarely composed in minor keys, but when he did fire and brimstone arose from the musicians’ instruments!
About Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
Maestro Paul-Elliott Cobbs is a unique voice in the international music community. Educated at the Akademie für Musik, Vienna, Cobbs possesses an intimate knowledge of European masterworks combined with rare expertise in American multiculturalism. His interpretation of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony - the subject of his doctoral thesis - is considered definitive by many.
A popular guest conductor, Cobbs appears frequently with orchestras and ensembles in Europe, Asia, and the United States including Vienna's Festival Chamber Orchestra, members of the Dresden and Leipzig Opera, the Kamimura Wind Ensemble in Kagoshima, Japan; and the Seattle Symphony.
http://paulelliottcobbs.com/