Concert Program

Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

Friday, October 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 3:00 pm

Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

Hugh Wolff, conductor
Melissa White, violin

VALERIE COLEMAN (b. 1970)
Umoja, Anthem of Unity for Orchestra

CHEN GANG (b. 1935) / HE ZHANHAO (b. 1933)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
I. Adagio Cantabile
II. Allegro
III. Adagio assai doloroso
IV. Pesante – Piu mosso – Duramente
V. Lagrimoso
VI. Presto resoluto
VII. Adagio cantabile

Melissa White, violin

INTERMISSION

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 3 in E♭ Major, Op. 55, “Eroica”
I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro molto

concert duration: approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes. There will be one 20-minute intermission.

This concert is made possible in part by Douglas Young