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2010-2011 Mendel Mainstage Concert Series |
RUSSIAN MASTERS
September 25, 2010 • Saturday, 7:30pm
Russian born cellist Ian Maksin has toured the world as a guest cellist and soloist and has performed at some of the most prestigious classical music festivals including Ravinia, Spoleto, and the White Nights Music Festival in his native St. Petersburg, Russia.
Justly considered the apogee of the Russian romantic symphonic tradition, Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Symphony will bring opening night to a stirring and magnificent conclusion.
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STRAUSS & STRAUSS
October 24, 2010 • Sunday, 3:30pm
Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss share more than a last name. Both wrote music deeply rooted in the distinct and immediately recognizable Viennese style.
J. Strauss’ entertaining Die Fledermaus Overture, Magyar Polka, Czardas, and Artist’s Life Waltz were all inspired by nationalistic folk dances. More serious in tone and content, Richard Strauss’ music represents another side of the Viennese tradition. Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks and Death and Transfiguration are two of his best-known works.
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SEASON’S GREETINGS
December 11, 2010 • Saturday, 7:30pm
We’re sending a musical Christmas card to you! Join SMSO and the Citadel Symphony Chorus (CSC) for a spectacular holiday celebration, featuring lush symphonic arrangements of Christmas classics, fresh versions of your favorite carols, and many melodic surprises! Share the spirit of the season with your entire family, as you enjoy enchanting performances by the Symphony and CSC.
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Kick your Saturday night into high gear with a fabulous night of dancing, great music, and good friends! We’re back at Grand Upton Hall where we’ll be swinging the night away with hoppin’ music from the Dave Bennet Sextet, as they bring to life the classic sound and music of Benny Goodman.
In addition to Dave’s famous skills as a clarinetist, this versatile sextet also showcases his vocal ability, as well as his famous “rockabilly” guitar. In concert with the Symphony, the Sextet will offer its full repertoire of swing, Dixieland, and Benny Goodman standards, as well as classics by Elvis, Roy Orbison, and Chris Isaac.
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THE PLANETS
Margaret Beckley Upton Memorial Concert
March 19, 2011 • Saturday, 7:30pm
The Planets, Gustav Holst’s stunning masterpiece, based on the mythological and astrological character of seven heavenly bodies, will be presented in conjunction with a suite of seven, high-definition short films produced by astronomer Dr. José Francisco Salgado, of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
Take a magnificent tour, complete with video and narration, through the heavens. From the warlike glory and rhythmic insistence of Mars to the playful merriment of Jupiter and the spectral sound world of Neptune, Holst captures the glittering majesty of our celestial neighbors. Each film in this critically-acclaimed suite includes awe-inspiring images of the featured planet, historical illustrations from the Adler Collection of Works on Paper, NASA and ESA animations, as well as animations produced by Dr. Salgado.
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SOAP OPERAS, SYMPHONIES & SEXY MUSIC
April 9, 2011 • Saturday, 7:30pm
Multiple Emmy® Award Winner Brian D. Siewert will take you on an adventure recounting his work as principal composer for two of the longest running dramas in broadcast history: CBS television's Guiding Light and As the World Turns.
Siewert’s humorous program will also include filmed segments scored in real-time by the SMSO and a tribute to classic television theme songs. He’ll round out the evening with the debut of his Symphony No.1: “A Widow’s Song”, inspired by Betty Rose, the widow of famed Hollywood composer David Rose, who wrote for legendary television shows The Red Skelton Show, Bonanza & Little House on the Prairie.
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LOVE & WAR
May 21, 2011 • Saturday, 7:30pm
The SMSO celebrates Veteran’s Day with an emotional glimpse into the lives of American soldiers and their loved ones left back home. Doug Fordyce and his troupe, will read actual wartime letters written in the midst of the conflicts that have shaped our nation’s history. The Symphony will perform musical numbers that comment, reflect and illustrate the feelings expressed, exploring the adventure, brotherhood, loss and triumph of war both on the front and at home.
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