What a great week of music!
Tuesday, September 29
Faculty Artist Series:
En Chamade and WSU Brass Quintet
8:00pm Bryan Hall Theatre
Tickets Available at the Door
On Tuesday, September 29, the trumpet and organ duo En Chamade (Jill Schneider, organ & David Turnbull, trumpet) will be performing in Bryan Hall Theatre on the campus of Washington State University. This year, the duo will be performing Karel Hron’s Marian Songs from Bohemia. Julie Wieck (soprano) will join them in a performance of several of the Alessandro Scarlatti Arie con Tromba Sola. The second half of the concert will feature the WSU Brass Quintet. Several new members are joining this ensemble starting this fall. The quintet will join forces with the organ and end the concert with a performance of Karl Attrup’s Hochzeitsmarsch.
Thursday, October 1
Orchestra
8:00pm Bryan Hall Theatre Free Admission!
The Washington State University Symphony Orchestra presents its Debut Concert of the 2015-2016 academic year on Thursday, October 1, in Bryan Hall Theatre. The concert, entitled “From the New World” features two beloved works of the orchestral repertoire.
The concert opens with Anton Dvorak’s famous Ninth Symphony. Nicknamed “From the New World” because of his time in the United States during the 1890s, the piece is shaped by the composer’s experiences in America (including his discovery of African-American and Native-American melodies) and his longing for home. These feelings color his music with mixed emotions.
After a brief intermission, the concert closes with George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” featuring Gerald Berthiaume on piano. From the opening clarinet trill to the energized “jazzy” passages, this masterpiece is an American classic loved by all.
Friday, October 2
Faculty Artist Series:
Tuba Eclectica: Diverse Music for Tuba and Euphonium
8:00pm Bryan Hall Theatre
Tickets Available at the Door
On Friday, October 2, at 8 p.m. in the Bryan Hall Theatre, WSU tuba and euphonium professor Chris Dickey will start this year’s Oktubafest, a series of events that celebrates tuba music and the instrument’s history. The program will feature diverse music from the Romantic period all the way to the twenty-first century. Dickey will be joined by UI piano faculty member Jovanni-Rey de Pedro.
