Spring Break
Local orchestra presents classical music, talent
Dan Schunk
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: Arts & Lifestyle
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On Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. the Irvin L. Young Auditorium will host the Whitewater Symphony Orchestra, composed of UW-Whitewater faculty and students.
The Whitewater Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Alec Mariani and will perform as part of UW-Whitewater's Free Music Events.bMike Allsen, chairman of the Music Department at UW-Whitewater, said the Whitewater Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra, meaning that all of the families of music are included: woodwind, percussion, brass and string.
The Orchestra will be performing at least five pieces, all in varying styles and genres.
Their main piece will be Symphony No. 1, also called "Spring" Symphony, by Robert Schumann, a German composer and pianist.
Schumann is known for his music that deeply represents his personal nature and view of Romanticism.
The second piece will be "The Prayer of Saint Gregory" by Alan Hovhaness. Hovhanness was an American composer whose music is known for triggering a mood of mystery or contemplation. This piece will feature a trumpet solo by UW-Whitewater professor Frank Hanson.
The third piece will be the "Marche Slave" by Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer of the Romantic era.
The fourth piece, by Franz von Supee, is titled "Flotte Bursche Overture." Suppe was a composer of the Romantic Period and was most known for his four dozen operettas.
The last piece will be from Donald Jenni. This piece will be much more contemporary than the rest because Jenni was a much more recent American composer.
The Whitewater Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Alec Mariani and will perform as part of UW-Whitewater's Free Music Events.bMike Allsen, chairman of the Music Department at UW-Whitewater, said the Whitewater Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra, meaning that all of the families of music are included: woodwind, percussion, brass and string.
The Orchestra will be performing at least five pieces, all in varying styles and genres.
Their main piece will be Symphony No. 1, also called "Spring" Symphony, by Robert Schumann, a German composer and pianist.
Schumann is known for his music that deeply represents his personal nature and view of Romanticism.
The second piece will be "The Prayer of Saint Gregory" by Alan Hovhaness. Hovhanness was an American composer whose music is known for triggering a mood of mystery or contemplation. This piece will feature a trumpet solo by UW-Whitewater professor Frank Hanson.
The third piece will be the "Marche Slave" by Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer of the Romantic era.
The fourth piece, by Franz von Supee, is titled "Flotte Bursche Overture." Suppe was a composer of the Romantic Period and was most known for his four dozen operettas.
The last piece will be from Donald Jenni. This piece will be much more contemporary than the rest because Jenni was a much more recent American composer.
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