Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by Nice Moves, Jules Chamberlain – Red Door Realty and Oversea
Featuring Holly Mathieson, conductor
Kerson Leong, violin
Symphony Nova Scotia
| Andrea Tarrodi (b. 1981) Paradisfåglar - Birds of Paradise II |
8' |
| Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Violin Concerto in D Minor I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio di molto III. Allegro, ma non tanto Kerson Leong, violin |
31' |
| INTERMISSION: 20 minutes | |
| Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major I. Tempo molto moderato; Allegro moderato – Presto II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto III. Allegro molto; Misterioso |
30' |
Additional players: Alsu Kamalieva, Sarah Frank, David Adams, Hok Kwan, Anna Genest, and Lauren Klein violin; Charlotte Paradis, Carrie VanSlyke, Alexandra Bates, and Sonya Probst, viola; Thaddeus Morden and Catherine Little, cello; Louis Garson and Joseph Phillips, bass; Robert McCosh (acting Principal), Julie Cuming, and Randal Ulmer, horn; Mary Jay, trumpet; Cathy Stone, Brayden Friesen, and Bob Nicholson (bass), trombone.
I’ve always wanted to conduct Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony, but never had the chance until now. It is vast, epic, life-affirming beauty on the grandest scale. I challenge you to not burst into tears when you hear those massive swan wings beating through the strings and brass in the third movement – for me, it is the closest music has ever come to negating the laws of gravity. You really feel yourself soaring over the Finnish tundra and snowy forests! Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi’s Birds of Paradise is the ideal tone poem to transport us to northern soundscapes and landscapes for the evening.
Learn some fun and interesting facts about the composers featured in this concert, as well as the music that will be on the program.