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18 + 19 OCT
KONZERTMUSIK (CONCERT MUSIC) FOR STRINGS AND BRASS, OP. 50 Paul Hindemith (1895 to 1963) The young Hindemith stood at the forefront of the German avant-garde, delighting in creating bold, daring music that flaunted convention. With time, he developed a more communicative style and became a fully practical artist. He created specific pieces for specific occasions, and music for the enjoyment of professional and amateur musicians alike. His productivity was vast and his music is vigorous, richly textured, and life-enhancing. He composed the neo-baroque Konzertmusik for Strings and Brass in 1930, on commission for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Serge Koussevitzky conducted the premiere on 4 April 1931.
Electra Rising: Forsyth Cello Concerto SPONSORS Guest Artist Sponsor: Naomi + John Lacey Virtuoso Programme
PROGRAMME Hans Graf, conductor Amanda Forsyth, cello Hindemith Konzertmusik (Concert Music) for Strings and Brass, Op. 50 17' Part 1: Massig schnell; mit Kraft - Sehr breit; stets fleissend Part 2: Lebhaft - Langsam - Im ersten Zeitmass (Lebhaft) Forsyth
Electra Rising
31'
Intermission
20'
Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op.90 I. Allegro con brio II. Andante III. Poco allegretto IV. Allegro
33'
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Friday 18 October 2019 / 7:30PM Saturday 19 October 2019 / 7:30PM Showcase
Honoured as Canadian Composer of the Year in 1989, Malcolm Forsyth earned international recognition as one of the country’s leading composers. After receiving his education in his native South Africa, he immigrated to Canada in 1968. Settling in Edmonton, he played trombone in the city’s orchestra and joined the faculty of the University of Alberta. His compositions have been performed and broadcast throughout the world, and are extensively recorded. He composed Electra Rising for his daughter, Amanda, a distinguished cellist, as the pinnacle of a series of pieces that he had been creating for her since she was a child. Amanda had attained sufficient skill and experience to meet the demands of a full-scale virtuoso piece at the same time Forsyth received a commission for just such a work from the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. The premiere took place in Calgary in 1995. The composer warned against taking the title too literally, that he was invoking the turbulent relationship between
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ELECTRA RISING Malcolm Forsyth (1936 to 2011)
