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Lectures as of 4-2011
Key: National Philharmonic
(NP), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra
(RPO), Richmond Symphony Orchestra (RSO), Savannah Symphony Orchestra (SSO),
Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), University
of Richmond (UofR)
Absolute v. Programmatic: Beethoven
Violin Concerto, MussorgskyPictures at an Exhibition (NP)
Bach: Christmas
Oratorio (NP)
Bach: Mass in B-Minor (NP)
Beyond the Notes: Mozart Overture to Marriage
of Figaro, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (NP)
Brahms Ein
deutsches Requiem (NP)
Buona Sera: Guiliani Guitar Concerto,
Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Concerto No. 1, Mendelssohn “Italian” Symphony (NP)
Celebrate!: Bernstein Overture to Candide,
Haydn Symphony No. 104, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (RPO)
A Celebration of Mozart (Sort-of):
Tchaikovsky March Slav, Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo
Theme, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (NP)
Chopin – A Romantic Mozart: Mozart
Overture to Marriage of Figaro, Mozart Symphony No. 40,
Chopin Krokowiak, Chopin Fantasy
on Polish Airs(NP)
The Maestro is Coming! The History of the
Conductor (JHU)
Dance!: Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 8,
Adams The Chairman Dances, Haydn Trumpet Concerto,
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances(RPO)
Expect the Unexpected: Bach Orchestral
Suite No. 3, Mozart Symphony No. 39, Prokofiev Violin Concerto (NP)
Experiments in Orchestration: Dvorak
Serenade for Strings, Martin Etudes for Strings Orchestra, Shostakovich Piano
Concerto No. 1 (NP)
Exploring the Program Notes – What Exactly do
they Mean?: Bach Violin Concerto No. 1, Makris Anamnesis,
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings(NP)
“Failure is the True Test of Greatness” –
Herman Melville: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Shostakovich Symphony
No. 5 (NP)
Fire!: Shostakovich
Festive Overture, Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
(RPO)
Form – The Ultimate Journey: Chopin
24 Preludes, Schumann Fantasy in C Major, Schoenberg Opus 11 (SHCS)
Handel Messiah (NP)
Handel Messiah –
Mozart Orchestration (NP)
Haydn Creation (NP)
Hedge Fund Down? Music’s Up! Why Art, Specifically Music
is Imperative in a Financial Crisis (RSO)
Inexplicable: Mozart
Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart Clarinet Concerto,
Mozart Requiem (BSO)
Inspiration in All its Forms:
Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Dvorak Romance for Violin and Orchestra,
Lutoslawski Partita, Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (NP)
Inspired by Strangers: Shostakovich
Symphony No. 14, Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings (NP)
Inspired by the Voice: Verdi Overture to La
Forza Del Destino, “Dich Teure Halle” from La
Forza Del Destino, Wagner Arrival of the Guests, Wagner “Prelude und
Liebstod” from Tristan und Isolde, Borodin Polovtsian
Dances (RPO)
Joy!: Rossini Overture to Semiramide,
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Brahms Symphony No. 1 (RPO)
Melodious Composers: Tower Made
in America, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1, Schubert Symphony No. 8
“Unfinished” (NP)
Mendelssohn Elijah (NP)
A Mirror into the Minds of Mozart and Markis: Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 4, Mozart Symphony No. 4, Makris Anamnesis (NP)
Mozart – Don Giovanni (NP)
Mozart Marriage
of Figaro (NP)
A New Approach to Three Standards:
Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute, Saint-Saens Introduction and
Rondo Capriccioso, Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (NP)
Not Your Typical <Fill in the Blank>:
Mozart Divertimento, K. 136, Vivaldi Four Seasons, Peck Signs
of Life II (NP)
Orff Carmina
Burana (NP)
Passion: Gershwin American
in Paris, Creston Saxophone Concerto, Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (NP)
A Passion for Place: Beethoven Leonora Overture
#3, Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune, Lalo Symphony
Espagnole(NP)
Past and Future Meet: Grieg Holberg
Suite, Gerber Clarinet Concerto, Haydn “Farewell” Symphony (NP)
Power!: Beethoven Overture to Egmont,
Mozart Bassoon Concerto, Franck Symphony in D Minor (RPO)
Sensational Strings: Pachelbel Canon in D,
Mozart Divertimento 135 and 137, Glass Company, Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 (NP)
Simply Splendid – Splendidly Simple: Mozart
Serenade in G Major, Bartok Divertimento for String Orchestra, Schubert Mass in
G (NP)
Singing from the Heart: Schubert Symphony
No. 3, Vaughan WilliamsSerenade to Music, Adams On the
Transmigration of Souls (BSO)
Slavic Celebration: Dvorak Symphony No. 9
and Cello Concerto (NP)
Spain!: Bizet Carmen Suite No.
1, Lalo Cello Concerto, De Falla Three Cornered Hat, Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio
Espagnol (RPO)
The “Standard” Concert Format Broken Down:
Rossini Overture toL’Italian in Algiers, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5,
Mozart Symphony No. 41 (NP)
Standing in the Middle: The Role of
a Conductor (UofR)
Symphony as Concerto – Concerto as Symphony:
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 1 (NP)
Telling a Tale: Stravinsky Firebird,
Strauss Ein Heldenleben (SSO)
Three Concertos – Two Players: Mozart
Clarinet Concerto, Mozart Bassoon Concerto, Strauss Duo Concertino (NP)
Travel to Russia: Rimsky Korsakov Russian
Easter Overture, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky Symphony
No. 5 (RPO)
The 20th Century – More Diverse than You Might
Think: Adams The Chairman Dances, Elgar Cello Concerto,
Stravinsky Firebird (1945 Suite) (NP)
Up-Close and Personal with the Strings:
Gerber Ode for String Orchestra, Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1, Dvorak Serenade
for Strings (NP)
What You Didn’t Know about What You Thought You
Knew: Rossini Overture to The
Barber of Seville, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No. 6
(NP)
Women in Music – 2007 Baltimore Symphony
Lectures of Series (BSO)
4/11: Turning
the Tides at the Turn of the Century – Three
Female Musicians, Three Different Paths: Amy Beach, Ethyl Smyth, Amy Fay
4/18: Teachers
and So Much More: The Legacies of Nadia Boulanger and Dorothy Delay
4/25: Sisters,
Wives, and Daughters – Composers in their Own Right: Clara Schumann, Alma
Mahler-Werfel, Fanny Mendelssohn, Francesca Caccini
5/2: Groundbreakers
in the Concert Hall – A Celebration of Five Extraordinary Performers: Marion
Anderson (voice), Ann Hobson Pilot (harp), Maud Powell (violin), Jacqueline
duPré (Cello), Dame Myra Hess (Piano) |
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