Jewish Community Orchestra Young Artists Showcase
$15 ($10 senior, $8 student); at the door only
Franz Joseph Haydn — Oboe Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIg:C1 ("I. Allegro spiritoso"; Eleanor Price, oboe)
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 ("IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio"; Annie Rhew, cello)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Der Schneemann ("The Snowman") (Overture)
Jean Sibelius — Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 ("I. Allegro moderato"; Hanu Nahm, violin)
Edvard Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 ("I. Allegro molto moderato"; Steven Wu, piano)
The Jewish Community Orchestra holds an annual Young Artists Competition and selects four winners to perform one movement of a concerto (a solo piece accompanied by an orchestra). This year we are delighted to feature Eleanor Price, Annie Rhew, Hanu Nahm, and Steven Wu.
This concert's featured Jewish composer is Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who started composing music at 7 years old and who Gustav Mahler called a musical genius. At age 11, Korngold wrote Der Schneemann, a ballet/pantomime. This piece was so successful that the Vienna Court Opera staged it only a year later.
Korngold left his native Austria for Los Angeles during WWII. In Hollywood, he began writing film scores for Warner Brothers and won many nominations and awards, including an Oscar. His musical legacy includes being one of the film composers who influenced John Williams.
We will be performing the Overture to Korngold's Der Schneemann, as well as the Faust-Overture by female German composer Emelie Mayer.
The mission of the Jewish Community Orchestra is to provide enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland Metro area. Our goal as amateur musicians is to further the growth of local artists by presenting concerts that attract, educate, and entertain our audience.
About Jewish Community Orchestra (PDX)
The mission of the Jewish Community Orchestra is to provide enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland Metro area. Our goal as amateur musicians is to further the growth of local artists by presenting concerts that attract, educate and entertain our audience.
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