SFCM Orchestra with Edwin Outwater and Nikola Printz
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The SFCM Orchestra welcomes back SFCM 2013 graduate Nikola Printz to perform a song cycle set to poems by Pablo Neruda. Acequia by SFCM 2014 graduate Nicolás Lell Benavides will be a world premiere performance and was commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. This concert also features works by Ravel including one of his first major works for orchestra, as well as La Valse, a dazzling orchestral showpiece that has inspired intense debate about its true meaning.
Program
Nicolás Lell Benavides: Acequia (World premiere)
Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Maurice Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Artists
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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