SFCM Orchestra with Edwin Outwater
This concert features the world premiere of Highsmith winner Pierre Fontaine’s Ancient Dances in Modern Times. The Highsmith Award, endowed by Jim Highsmith, is the Conservatory’s top composition prize. Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin features six movements, all based on traditional dance movements from the French Baroque suite: Prélude, Fugue, Forlane, Rigaudon, Menuet, and Toccata and is dedicated to the memory of his friends lost in the first World War. Jean Sibelius wrote The Oceanides for his one and only trip to the United States in 1914 meanwhile Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is noted for its rhapsodic nature and technical challenges, all of which are dear to violinists. This concert features SFCM Concert Competition Winner Jeehin Kim and student conductor Jason Gluck.
Program
Pierre Fontaine: Ancient Dances in Modern Times (Highsmith Award Winner, World Premiere)
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
I. Prélude. Vif
II. Fugue. Allegro moderato
III. Forlane. Allegretto
IV. Rigaudon. Assez vif
V. Menuet. Allegro moderato
VI. Toccata. Vif
Jason Gluck, conductor
-Intermission-
Jean Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Op. 47
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio di molto
III. Allegro, ma non tanto
Jeeihn Kim, violin
Featured Artists
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Jeehin Kim, violin
SFCM Orchestra
Edwin Outwater
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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