Livermore-Amador Symphony
February 22, 2014
American Idols
Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
Prelude talk from 7–7:30 p.m.
Concert begins at 8 p.m.
Bankhead Theater
2400 First Street, Livermore, California
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor (1st movement)
Robert Shi, soloist and winner,
2013–2014 Competition for Young Musicians
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Opus 21 (1st movement)
Arie Chen, soloist and winner,
2013–2014 Competition for Young Musicians
— Intermission —
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
William Perry, narrator
Hanson: Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”
Read the concert program insert, including program notes (404K pdf), and listen to the prelude lecture (80.1MB mp3) by Arthur P. Barnes and Peter Curzon.
How did Franz Schubert write, publish, and perform a symphony without actually finishing it? Are there more politics and humor to this story than we might first realize? Join us as the Symphony investigates this musical enigma and performs classics of the American repertoire: Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait”, written in 1942 at the height of patriotic fervor during WWII, featuring narrator and former Defense Secretary William Perry; and Howard Hanson’s lyrical Symphony No. 2, one of the Eastman School of Music director’s acclaimed works which eventually led him to a Pulitzer Prize. Don’t miss this evening of musical excellence as we also feature the winners of our student competition!
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