This edition of the program begins in Winston-Salem, NC with a concert from March 2012 that starts with a contemporary work imagining Beethoven’s struggle for inspiration in the midst of adversity. It also includes one of Richard Strauss’ virtuosic horn concertos with distinguished guest soloist Jeff Nelson, and Beethoven’s most familiar symphony. Then we travel to Union County, NC outside of Charlotte for a program from January 2013 featuring the Union Symphony Orchestra and their acclaimed conductor Richard Rosenberg. Their concert starts with Stravinsky and then transitions to another 20th century genius of a different stripe, the iconoclastic bandleader Raymond Scott, whose music was borrowed to accompany the antics of Warner Brothers cartoons. It also features the Union Symphony Youth Orchestra with a selection from Stravinsky’s landmark score for the ballet The Firebird.
Listen to the entire program: Winston-Salem Symphony - Inspiring Beethoven
Billboard and Introduction to Put's Inspiring Beethoven - Lauren Rico
KEVIN PUTS: Inspiring Beethoven
Winston-Salem Symphony
Robert Moody, conductor
Introduction to Strauss's Horn Concierto No. 2 in E Flat - Lauren Rico
RICHARD STRAUSS: Horn Concierto No. 2 in E Flat
Winston-Salem Symphony
Robert Moody, conductor
Jeff Nelson, French Horn
Introduction to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 - Lauren Rico
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5 in C-minor
Winston-Salem Symphony
Robert Moody, conductor
Break and introduction to Stravinsky's Song of the Nightingale - Lauren Rico & Mike McKay
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale
Union Symphony Orchestra
Richard Rosenberg, conductor
Introduction to Scott's Dance Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals, In an 18th Century Drawing Room and Packed - Lauren Rico
RAYMOND SCOTT: Dance Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals, In an 18th Century Drawing Room and Packed
Union Symphony Orchestra
Richard Rosenberg, conductor
Introduction to Stravinsky's Berceuse & Finale from The Firebird - Lauren Rico
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Berceuse & Finale from The Firebird
Union Symphony Youth Orchestra
Tom LaJoie, music director
End of the show - Lauren Rico & Mike McKay