The season’s final concert surveys festive music from three markedly different cultures, beginning with György Kósa’s evocations of rustic Hungary. Jessie Montgomery’s Strum provides a contemporary American perspective while Silvestre Revueltas’ Musica de feria serves as a tangy, Mexican chaser. Thursday, May 14, 2020 6:30 PM dinner seating, 7:45 PM […]
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THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED As the seasons shift, celebrate the winding down of winter with music inspired by spring. Steven Snowden’s Bird Catching from Above and Haydn’s “Lark” Quartet spotlight avian songs and sounds, while Puccini’s only string quartet, I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), provides a pensive counterweight. Thursday, March 12, […]
Music about the seasons – in this case The Four Seasons, Vivaldi’s beloved and enduring set of violin concertos based on poems about the quarters of the year – anchor the WCMS’s holiday program. J. S. Bach’s A Musical Offering, considered to be one of his greatest works, is a […]
The WCMS season opens with a multi-disciplinary celebration of music from the Americas: North, South, and Central. Valerie Coleman’s meditative Fanmi Imèn (after Maya Angelou’s poem, “Human Family”) and Dvorak’s popular “American” Quartet frame the program. In between comes Jessie Montgomery’s exuberant Strum, plus music by Gabriella Lena Frank (featuring […]