SFCM Chamber Orchestra with Awadagin Pratt
Orchestra
This special chamber orchestra concert features SFCM faculty Awadagin Pratt as both conductor and piano soloist, as well as SFCM’s two graduate student conducting students. The evening opens with John Adams’ Chamber Symphony and Haydn’s Symphony No. 9, led by Edwin Outwater’s conducting students Chih-Yao Chang and Donald Lee. Pratt’s half of the program will conclude with him conducting Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 from the piano.
Program
John Adams: Chamber Symphony
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 39 in G Minor
I. Allegro assai
II. Andante
III. Minuet - Trio
IV. Finale, Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
I. Allegro con brio
II. Largo
III. Rondo, Allegro
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Artists
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Piano
Awadagin Pratt
About the SFCM Orchestra
As a member of the SFCM Orchestra, you’ll experience firsthand the advantages of playing in a large ensemble. You’ll also get a complete overview of orchestral repertoire, and that begins with examining both masterworks and lesser-known pieces of every era. The symphony orchestra has a large repertoire, and each stylistic period deserves attention. Do you take to the classical period works of Mozart and Haydn? The grand romantic works of Brahms and Tchaikovsky? How about the 20th-century masterpieces by Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten? Add to that more recent works by such luminaries as John Adams and Joan Tower, and collaborations with Opera Theatre, and you’re on your way to becoming the well-rounded, informed musician the performing world expects.
The SFCM Orchestra presents several performances a year that prominently feature student soloists. Participation also includes public orchestral workshops with distinguished guest conductors. Recent guests have included Donald Runnicles, Carl St. Clair, Nicola Luisotti, and Peter Oundjian.
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