229-333-2157 February 7, 2011
11-30
Communications Specialist
Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Concerts this Spring
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VALDOSTA -- The Valdosta Symphony Orchestra will perform a
series of three concerts this spring that will showcase a range of
orchestral works -- from melodic representations of the planets and
themes from "Star Trek" to pastoral works and harmonious
illustrations of the afterlife. Subscription concerts III and IV
will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, and April 30 in
Whitehead Auditorium. Special Concert No. 2 will be held at 8 p.m.
on March 26 and at 3 p.m. on March 27 in Whitehead.
Subscription Concert III: Brilliant Beethoven
Friday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m.
Whitehead Auditorium
Subscription Concert III will lead off with Ludwig van Beethoven’s
"Creatures of Prometheus Overture," a ballet composed in 1801.
Featured Soloist Amy Schwartz Moretti will beguile the audience
with her feverish bowing of "Violin Concerto" in D major, which
Beethoven wrote in 1806 for Franz Clement, a leading violinist of
the day. The concert will conclude with "Symphony No. 6" in F
major, also known as the Pastoral Symphony, which breaks from
standard symphonic form with five movements rather than four.
Special Concert No. 2: Out of This World
Saturday, March 26, at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 27, at 3 p.m.
Whitehead Auditorium
“Out of this World” is an exploration of the senses with the
exuberant minimalism of “Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” written by
American composer John Coolidge Adams. The Symphony will then
transition into performing classic tunes from "Star Trek," then
follow with a seven-movement orchestral suite “The Planets,”
composed by Englishman Gustav Holst. Each movement of the suite is
named for a planet of the Solar System. As the music unfolds, NASA
footage will be shown in the background.
Subscription Concert IV: Magical Mahler
Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m.
Whitehead Auditorium
The final concert of the 2010-11 season will feature one of Gustav
Mahler’s most popular and successful works -- "Symphony No. 2,"
also known as the Resurrection. Written between 1888 and 1894, the
work conveys Mahler’s lifelong view of the beauty of the afterlife.
Soprano soloist Dr. Tamara Hardesty and mezzo soprano soloist
Janine Hawley will perform along with the VSU Chamber Singers and
The Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
For more information about the VSO and upcoming concerts, go to
http://www.valdostasymphony.org/
or call the ticket office at 229-333-2150. Connect with the
symphony on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Valdosta-Symphony-Orchestra/109470999666.
