Thunder and Lightning

October 2, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Concert Preview 1 - Britten
Concert Preview 2 - Rimsky-Korsakov
Concert Preview 3 - Beethoven

Join us on a rollicking romp through music that is both timeless and downright fun.  We’ll launch our season with Britten’s effervescent and superbly crafted Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra before turning the podium over to special guest conductor Linda Burkhalter for Strauss’ joyous Thunder and Lightning Polka. We’ll celebrate the rising sun with Rimsky-Korsakov’s festive and exciting Capriccio Espagnol, and be joined by internationally aclaimed violin soloist Kurt Nikkanen for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D, one of the most popular violin concerti ever written.

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Concert Dedication:
We join orchestras across the globe by dedicating this concert to the life and legacy of Daniel Pearl.  Our performance is part of the 9th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days -- a global network of tributes to Mr. Pearl and all the visionary men and women who use the power of music to lift people of different backgrounds and beliefs above the differences that set us apart.  Through our music, we reaffirm our conviction that humanity will triumph and harmony will prevail.

Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal journalist and musician kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan just four months after 9/11, was a classically-trained violinist, as well as a fiddler and mandolin player, who joined musical groups wherever he traveled.  World Music Days commemorates his October 10th birthday and carries on his mission of connecting diverse people through words and music.

Special thanks to the following concert underwriters:

         Virginia Crouse