Join the Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra on Saturday April 23rd for a program entitled Classic Rhythms. The concert begins at 7:30 PM at the Sussex Hamilton Fine Arts Center.
During this season, the MFSO has featured rhythm in its concerts. In this concert, the MFSO present some of classical music's favorite pieces of famous rhythms. Included on the program are the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven, and the Bolero of Maurice Ravel: famous rhythms, indeed.
The program will also feature the 1st and 2nd place winners of our young artists competition: violinists Samantha Carter (1st) and Zaneta Domblesky (2nd).
For more information or to order tickets, please see the MFSO web site.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Something a little different
Have you ever heard a performance by a choir of French horns? If not, your chance is coming up. And if you have, you know that the sound is lush and wonderful.
The Horn Choir led by Dr. Bruce Atwell, Professor of Music at UW-Oshkosh, will perform on Tuesday April 5 in the Music Hall on the campus. In this concert, the choir will perform works by another famous French horn choir, the London Horn Sound. This link is a YouTube clip of their recording of Tico-Tico. What a great sound!
The concert is free. Mark your calendar. Enjoy the sound of a French horn choir!
The Horn Choir led by Dr. Bruce Atwell, Professor of Music at UW-Oshkosh, will perform on Tuesday April 5 in the Music Hall on the campus. In this concert, the choir will perform works by another famous French horn choir, the London Horn Sound. This link is a YouTube clip of their recording of Tico-Tico. What a great sound!
The concert is free. Mark your calendar. Enjoy the sound of a French horn choir!
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Upcoming Concert: Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Concert Band
The MMCCB will perform Night On The Town at the Schwan Concert Hall on the campus of Wisconsin Lutheran College, beginning at 3PM on Sunday March 20.
While I do not have the program for the concert, the MMCCB concerts are always fun. They are a great way to introduce students to the world of classical music. And best of all, the admission is Free.
More information about the concert and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Concert Band can be found on their web site.
While I do not have the program for the concert, the MMCCB concerts are always fun. They are a great way to introduce students to the world of classical music. And best of all, the admission is Free.
More information about the concert and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Concert Band can be found on their web site.
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Upcoming Concert: Concord Chamber Orchestra
Mark Saturday evening March 12 on your calendar. The Concord Chamber Orchestra will present Chrysalis at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church on Wauwatosa Avenue in Wauwatosa, near Wauwatosa East High School.
This year's concerts celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Orchestra by presenting a retrospective of the music over those years. This concert celebrates musical diversity, from the classic period to today, from Mozart to Samuel Barber to Jose Elizondo.
The concert will feature pianist Gregory Hartmann, winner of the 2016 Walter A. and Dorothy J. Oestreich Concerto Competition. He will perform Piano Concerto number 1 of Franz Liszt. This YouTube link will give you an idea of his talents.
The program also includes:
This year's concerts celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Orchestra by presenting a retrospective of the music over those years. This concert celebrates musical diversity, from the classic period to today, from Mozart to Samuel Barber to Jose Elizondo.
The concert will feature pianist Gregory Hartmann, winner of the 2016 Walter A. and Dorothy J. Oestreich Concerto Competition. He will perform Piano Concerto number 1 of Franz Liszt. This YouTube link will give you an idea of his talents.
The program also includes:
- Estampas Mexicanas • Elizondo
- Adagio for Strings • Barber
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550 • Mozart
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