Conmemoraciones 2024 (Formación: Symphony of Northwest Arkansas)
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PROGRAM: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Yoshio Yamashita, conductor Trumpet Concerto - Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) Allegro Andante Allegro Dr. Richard Rulli, trumpet INTERMISSION Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished") - Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Allegro moderato Andante con moto PROGRAM NOTES YOSHIO YAMASHITA is a junior composition and percussion major at the University of Arkansas, studying percussion with Professors Chal Ragsdale and Fernando Valencia and composition with Dr. Robert Mueller. He will premiere a number of new works for small and medium sized ensembles in a recital this April. Yamashita plans to complete his degree in the spring of 2023 and attend a graduate program with a focus on orchestral conducting; he currently studies conducting with Professor Jeff Summers at the UA. DR. RICHARD RULLI holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (DMA), Ithaca College (MM), and the University of Northern Colorado (BM/BME). At the University of Arkansas, he teaches trumpet and performs as a founding member of the Arkansas Brassworks, the UA faculty brass quintet in residence. In addition, he serves as Principal Trumpet of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and has also been a featured performer and clinician both nationally and internationally. Dr. Rulli is a 2009 University of Arkansas Faculty Gold Medal recipient for his support of students as a faculty mentor in performance and advising. CORIOLAN (Overture) According to legend, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus was a 5th century BCE Roman general, who having been banished from Rome, lays siege to the city at the head of an army of the Volsci. Both Shakespeare and the 19th century playwright Heinrich Joseph von Collin wrote plays commemorating the scene. In Shakespeare’s play, “Coriolanus,” the main character is murdered before the battle, but in von Collin’s play (written in 1804), Coriolanus is visited by his mother, who pleads with him not to attack the city, whereupon he commits suicide in desperation. Beethoven composed his overture in 1807 especially for a performance of von Collin’s tragedy. The stark opening of the overture immediately presents us with the hero’s dilemma: attack and destroy the city or surrender and die. The C minor main theme is said to represent the army’s warlike resolve and the E-flat major second theme represents the entreaties of his beloved mother. In the end, he gives in to tenderness and takes his own life rather than turn his back on the army he assembled. TRUMPET CONCERTO Before the development of valves in the modern trumpet, various attempts were made to add chromatic notes to the instrument, enabling it to play almost any melody. One of these efforts was a keyed trumpet developed by Anton Weidinger in the late 18th century. Though a little unstable, it was capable of producing all the chromatic notes throughout the range of the instrument. Haydn composed a concerto for Weidinger and his trumpet in 1796, though it took Weidinger four years to develop his technique to the point that he could play it, premiering it in 1800. Haydn’s dry wit and heightened sense of humor come to the fore throughout the opening movement of the concerto as the soloist slides and glides all over the full range of the instrument, with leaps and skips and passages that would make a violinist cower in fear, and then plays simpler fanfare-like passages as if Haydn is reminding us, “after all, it’s a trumpet!” The tender slow movement portrays Haydn’s lyrical mastery, and fully liberates the trumpet from its limited past. SYMPHONY No. 8 (“Unfinished”) Franz Schubert completed the two movements of what came to be known as his Symphony No. 8 in 1822, six years before his young life came to an early end; which begs the question, “why did he not finish it?” Theories abound, but the simple truth is that the two movements are such perfect and rare gems in and of themselves, that they require no additional efforts. Like two sides of the same coin, they examine different aspects of the same three-note motive: 1-2-3 or Do-Re-Mi (Do-Re-Me, in minor). The opening movement alternates between sombre melancholy and playful tenderness, with occasional deeply-felt passages laced with painful tragedy, especially in the development section. The andante second movement promises peaceful respite, but cannot completely escape from sorrow and anguish; Schubert’s loneliness and sadness are nearly constantly on display, even in the happier moments. One gets the impression that only in lonely walks through nature can he find solace - he even wrote to a friend, “I feel myself to be the most unhappy, the most wretched man in the whole world.” In this late pandemic era, as we assess all that has been lost, and grieve for the dearly departed, Schubert reminds us that we are not alone.
Symphony Northwest Arkansas Hicks Handel
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) and Ballet Arkansas perform "Hallelujah" as part of their "Sleighride Together" holiday co-presentation, featuring the premiere of a new dance work by choreographer Madison Hicks set to the iconic Hallelujah chorus by Handel (arranged by Mozart). The two pieces performed in Sleighride Together convey messages of togetherness and triumph over struggle. Both SoNA and Ballet AR are wishing our audiences happy holidays and a happy new year!
Symphony Northwest Arkansas Charles Gounod Salinas Weber Schultz Hofmeister 2020
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) bridges time, distance, and artistic disciplines with its digital production of composer Charles Gounod’s Petite Symphonie in a groundbreaking collaboration with visual artist Romain Erkiletlian and videographer Darren Crisp. SoNA’s production of Pettie Symphonie spotlights the composer’s beloved city of Paris through Erkiletlian’s creative renderings of Parisian landscapes. Featuring nine wind players, SoNA musicians were recorded on greenscreen at Crisp Recording Studio in Fayetteville. Videographer/media artist Crisp then combined the greenscreen performances with Erkiletlian’s rich visuals for an innovative musical/visual experience. SoNA’s performance of Petite Symphonie features SoNA wind musicians Kristen Salinas (Flute), Theresa Delaplain (Oboe I), Kristin Weber (Oboe II), Richard Bobo (Bassoon I), Kay Brusca (Bassoon II), Bruce Schultz (Horn I), Jason Hofmeister (Horn II), Trevor Stewart (Clarinet I), and Orlando Scalia (Clarinet II). Learn more about SoNA's Reimagined Season at: (http•••)
Symphony Northwest Arkansas Charles Gounod Salinas Weber Schultz Hofmeister 2020
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) bridges time, distance, and artistic disciplines with its digital production of composer Charles Gounod’s Petite Symphonie in a groundbreaking collaboration with visual artist Romain Erkiletlian and videographer Darren Crisp. SoNA’s production of Pettie Symphonie spotlights the composer’s beloved city of Paris through Erkiletlian’s creative renderings of Parisian landscapes. Featuring nine wind players, SoNA musicians were recorded on greenscreen at Crisp Recording Studio in Fayetteville. Videographer/media artist Crisp then combined the greenscreen performances with Erkiletlian’s rich visuals for an innovative musical/visual experience. SoNA’s performance of Petite Symphonie features SoNA wind musicians Kristen Salinas (Flute), Theresa Delaplain (Oboe I), Kristin Weber (Oboe II), Richard Bobo (Bassoon I), Kay Brusca (Bassoon II), Bruce Schultz (Horn I), Jason Hofmeister (Horn II), Trevor Stewart (Clarinet I), and Orlando Scalia (Clarinet II). Learn more about SoNA's Reimagined Season at: (http•••)
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