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October 2019
Gershwin and the Roaring Twenty-Somethings
This program will showcase the creative powers our guest artists - all superstars of the Twin Cities arts scene. They will write and enact a script to depict an important time of change in American culture and music during the period from 1919 to 1929. In addition to the growing importance of jazz, this was the advent of radio. Many of the most famous artists were in their 20s: George and Ira Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington,…
Find out more »November 2019
Nachito Herrera at Wayzata Community Church
Minnesota's adopted son, Nachito Herrera, is one of the world's greatest Cuban pianists. Combining Western classical music with traditional Cuban rhythms, Herrera is in high demand in the US and abroad and we couldn't be more proud to have him join the WSO as a featured guest artist this season! Program: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) in E flat, Op. 73 Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2 Piazzolla/Pauley: Adios Nonino Lecuona/arr. Herrera: Tribute to Lecuona Bach/arr. Herrera: Prelude in C…
Find out more »Nachito Herrera at St. Andrews
Minnesota's adopted son, Nachito Herrera, is one of the world's greatest Cuban pianists. Combining Western classical music with traditional Cuban rhythms, Herrera is in high demand in the US and abroad and we couldn't be more proud to have him join the WSO as a featured guest artist this season! Program: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) in E flat, Op. 73 Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2 Piazzolla/Pauley: Adios Nonino Lecuona/arr. Herrera: Tribute to Lecuona Bach/arr. Herrera: Prelude in C…
Find out more »March 2020
The Clown of the Orchestra
Many people have never heard of the bassoon featured as solo instrument with orchestra. Chuck Ullery, principal bassoonist of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, is considered one of the finest bassoonists in this country. In addition to performing, Ullery will deliver his informative, and at times hilarious preamble, "Bassoon 101." Program: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Bassoon in F major, Op. 75 Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (with Disney footage projected)…
Find out more »April 2020
Mahler – Musician’s Choice
Why an entire concert of Mahler? For the listeners, Mahler is like looking into a mirror, asking questions about our lives and trying to find answers. Mahler's music encompasses the vast spectrum of human emotion. For the WSO musicians, Mahler is always an event. Every player in every section gets their chance to shine! Mahler's music covers the whole range of what the instrument can do both individually and as an ensemble. Performing his first symphony was on the bucket…
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