A Midsummer Night's Dream
February 20 & 21, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Program
A Midsummer Night's Dream
February 20 & 17, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee Theatre
Sponsored by
Tonight's performance is dedicated to the memory of Sarah Winbigler DeYoung and Patricia Caya by their loving families and friends.
PROGRAM
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Laura Beth Wells, narrator
Jacqueline Brecheen, First Fairy
Tori Franklin, Second Fairy
Appalachian Ballet Company
Amy Morton Vaughn, artistic director
Webb School of Knoxville Chamber Singers
LeAnne Johnson, director
Pellissippi State Community College Variations Choir
LeAnne Johnson, director
Pellissippi State Community College Variations Choir
Meagan Humphreys, director
RUTH CRAWFORD-SEEGER
Rissolty, Rossolty
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Cantus arcticus: Concerto for Birds & Orchestra
I. The Bog
II. Melancholy
III. Swans migrating
BEDRICH SMETANA
"The Moldau" from My Fatherland
INTERMISSION
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overture, Opus 21
I. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
II. L’istesso tempo
III. Song with Chorus. Allegro ma non troppo
IV. Andante
V. Allegro appassionato
X. Funeral March. Andante comodo
VII. Con moto tranquillo (Nocturne)
VIII. Andante
IX. Wedding March. Allegro vivace
X. Funeral March. Andante comodo
XI. A Dance of Clowns. Allegro di molto
XII. Allegro vivace come primo
XIII. Finale
This concert will be broadcast on WUOT 91.9 FM on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8 p.m.
This concert will be rebroadcast on WUOT 91.9 FM on Monday, August 25, 2025, at 8 p.m.
Latecomers will be seated during the first convenient pause in the performance.
The use of recording devices and/or flash photography during the performance is strictly prohibited. Please remember to silence all electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Mobile devices may be used to read program notes during the concert.
Programs and artists subject to change.
Program Notes
Program notes by Ken Meltzer
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