Shostakovich & Copland's Appalachian Spring
Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Featuring Holly Mathieson, conductor
Stéphane Tétreault, cello
Stephanie Orlando, Maria Anna Mozart Award winner
Symphony Nova Scotia
On the program
| Stephanie Orlando (b. 1993) Repetitive Patterns of Inhale and Exhale* | 10' |
| Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major i. Allegretto ii. Moderato iii. Cadenza iv. Allegro con molto Stéphane Tétreault, cello | 30' |
| INTERMISSION: 20 MINUTES | |
| Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Appalachian Spring (full ballet) | 33' |
*Commissioned through the Maria Anna Mozart Award
Additional players: Sarah Frank, Anna Genest, Alsu Kamalieva, and Amy Spurr-Caveney violin; Susan Sayle, viola; Elie Boissinot (guest Assistant Principal), cello; Jack Chen (acting Principal), flute; D'Arcy Gray and Trevor Brandenburg, percussion; Simon Docking, keyboard.
Featured Artists
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Pre-Concert Chat
Learn some fun and interesting facts about the composers featured in this concert, as well as the music that will be on the program.