Romance, Exotica and Sounds or War… Diverse themes highlighted in remaining JSO Classical Series Concerts There are still three Classical Series concerts coming up; beginning Saturday, Feb. 14, with Romance – Then and Now, an evening immersed in warmth and romance as internationally recognized cellist Viktor Uzur returns to the Potter Center, on the Jackson College Campus, to perform Robert Schumann’s very enchanting Concerto for Cello and Orchestra with the JSO. In the second half of the evening, singer Sunny Wilkinson, with her very hot jazz style will put you “in the mood.” Finally, Sunny and Viktor will team up for an impromptu “mash-up” of several tunes of the day. No better way to spend Valentines Day with your sweetheart...great music, romantic themes and contagious smiles!! Concert tickets are $18, $27 or $32. Just go to jacksonsymphony.org and click on the Buy Tickets button. Its simple, safe and secure or call or visit the JSO Box Office at 215 West Michigan Avenue, Downtown Jackson, 517-782-3221. Photos: Viktor Uzur; Sunny Wilkinson On March 21, former JSO Associate Conductor Nathaniel Parker will guest conduct the program Mendelssohn, Brahms and a Touch of Exotica. Parker has conducted professional orchestras in the U.S., Peru, Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic and presently serves as Director of Orchestral Activities at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. The concert will include favorites by Mendelssohn and Brahms plus more exotic works including Chabrier’s Habanera and de Falla’s Three Cornered Hat Suite #1. Closing the 2014-15 Classical Concert Series will be a powerful performance to mark the 100th Anniversary of the “War to end all Wars” with a concert entitled The Sounds of War. The evening will feature the world premier of our own composer in residence, Dr. Bruce Brown’s Love, Death and War in the White House: A Portrait of Woodrow Wilson in Music and Drama. Also, William Westney makes his fourth visit to Jackson to perform Ravel’s Concerto for Left Hand – an emotionally charged masterpiece composed for famous pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right hand in WWI. A emotionally moving and significant live performance experience!
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:17:19 +0000
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