Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Scottish Fantasy
$28 ($10 ages 19-29, $5 ages 18 & under)
- Christopher Collins Lee, violin
Max Bruch — Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major, Op. 46 (Christopher Collins Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Cockaigne (In London Town), Op. 40
Edward Elgar — "March Of The Mogul Emperors" from The Crown of India, Op. 66
Edward Elgar — Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edward Elgar — Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39
Head to South Kitsap for a musical journey through the northern reaches of the British Isles. Internationally renowned violinist Christopher Collins Lee paints a picture from coastline to countryside with Bruch's lush Scottish Fantasy, and readings of Robert Burns' evocative poetry are interwoven in this lovely afternoon.
About Christopher Collins Lee, violin
Dr. Christopher Collins Lee became a protégé of famed violinist Zino Francescatti at the age of sixteen, traveling with him throughout Europe on his final tours. He studied violin and composition at Curtis and Juilliard, earned a doctorate degree, was a Fulbright Scholar, and has been awarded four honorary doctorate degrees. His other principal teachers were Dorothy DeLay, Arthur Grumiaux, Henryk Szeryng, and Nathan Milstein. He is currently concertmaster of fourteen international orchestras.