Program - Purple Rain: The Music of Prince

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SYMPHONY POPS • 2017/18 PURPLE RAIN: THE MUSIC OF PRINCE COLORADO SYMPHONY

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Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.

Boettcher Concert Hall

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SYMPHONY POPS BIOGRAPHIES

A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Prince is produced by TCG Entertainment.

TCG Entertainment www.TCGENT.com is the industry leader in the creation, production and booking of live entertainment productions including family, theatrical, and symphonic productions. TCG has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Current productions include A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop featuring Common, A Night of Symphonic Rock, multiple productions of Cirque Musica www.CirqueMusica.com, and REWIND-Celebrating the 80s.

Band Band Line Up Nisan Stewart Brian Green

Andrew Gouche Kevin Randolph

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MOZART’S REQUIEM

WAGNER:

THE RING WITHOUT WORDS

Mozart’s Requiem

Wagner: The Ring Without Words

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Jun Märkl, conductor Yulia Van Doren, soprano Abigail Nims, mezzo Derek Chester, tenor Andrew Garland, baritone Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 R. STRAUSS MOZART Requiem, K. 626 After leading a lauded performance of our 2014 All-Beethoven program, Jun Märkl returns to Boettcher Concert Hall to conduct the internationally praised Colorado Symphony Chorus in Mozart’s immortal Requiem. Ironically, Mozart died before finishing his Requiem, and supposedly wrote instructions for completion on since-lost “little scraps of paper.” However mythical the conclusion of this masterpiece may be, its dramatic and captivating spirit endures. Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration — a tone poem depicting the death of an artist — complements the immortal Requiem in a program that proves the longevity of brilliance.

Brett Mitchell, conductor WAGNER/ arr. Maazel The Ring Without Words Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung notoriously takes days to perform in its entirety. In this unique treatment created by conductor and composer Lorin Maazel, Music Director Brett Mitchell leads the orchestra through the fundamental sequences of Wagner’s Ring cycle in a once-in-a-lifetime performance. (Mitchell will describe the leitmotifs in a musical demonstration at the top of the concert, preceding a condensed performance without words.)

This is an illuminating and rare performance of The Ring that will resonate with all audiences.

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