Thursday, October 13
Memorial Hall We will open our season with an alumnus as guest soloist. Michael Rowlett, UNC class of 1994, who is currently a professor at the University of Mississippi, will perform the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by Pulitzer Prize-winning Michigan composer William Bolcom. The program will also feature Beethoven’s dramatic overture to Egmont, and will close with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5, the “Reformation” symphony. Tuesday, December 6 Memorial Hall Thomas Otten, head of the piano area in UNC’s Music Department, will be soloist in the popular Piano Concerto by Edvard Grieg. The orchestra will also perform Hector Berlioz’ overture to his early unfinished opera Les francs-juges, as well as the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten’s powerful Peter Grimes. Friday, February 3 Memorial Hall As part of Carolina Performing Arts’ week-long celebration of the 80thbirthday of iconic American composer Philip Glass, the UNCSO will perform Glass’ Symphony No. 4, “Heroes.” This work is based on songs from the Heroesalbum by the late David Bowie. More information can be found here: https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ros_perf_series/heroes-tribute-a-celebration-of-the-music-of-philip-glass-david-bowie-and-brian-eno-featuring-a-merge-records-group-and-unc-symphony-orchestra/ Thursday, March 2 Moeser Auditorium Our first performance in the newly-renovated James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall will be our annual concert featuring winners of the student concerto competition. Thursday, April 20 Memorial Hall Our final event of the year will be the “Defiant Requiem,” a complete performance of the Verdi Requiem augmented by narration and video describing the performance of this work by prisoners in the Terezin concentration camp during World War II. Members of our choral groups and voice faculty will join our orchestra, conducted by the creator of this production, Murry Sidlin, in this gripping evening of music and theater that has been performed worldwide over the past 15 years. More information about the Defiant Requiem and a related documentary film is on their website: http://www.defiantrequiem.org/concert-performances/defiant-requiem/description/ http://www.defiantrequiem.org/film/description/ Thursday, October 13 Memorial Hall We will open our season with an alumnus as guest soloist. Michael Rowlett, UNC class of 1994, who is currently a professor at the University of Mississippi, will perform the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by Pulitzer Prize-winning Michigan composer William Bolcom. The program will also feature Beethoven’s dramatic overture to Egmont, and will close with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5, the “Reformation” symphony. Tuesday, December 6 Memorial Hall Thomas Otten, head of the piano area in UNC’s Music Department, will be soloist in the popular Piano Concerto by Edvard Grieg. The orchestra will also perform Hector Berlioz’ overture to his early unfinished opera Les francs-juges, as well as the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten’s powerful Peter Grimes. Friday, February 3 Memorial Hall As part of Carolina Performing Arts’ week-long celebration of the 80thbirthday of iconic American composer Philip Glass, the UNCSO will perform Glass’ Symphony No. 4, “Heroes.” This work is based on songs from the Heroesalbum by the late David Bowie. More information can be found here: https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ros_perf_series/heroes-tribute-a-celebration-of-the-music-of-philip-glass-david-bowie-and-brian-eno-featuring-a-merge-records-group-and-unc-symphony-orchestra/ Thursday, March 2 Moeser Auditorium Our first performance in the newly-renovated James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall will be our annual concert featuring winners of the student concerto competition. Thursday, April 20 Memorial Hall Our final event of the year will be the “Defiant Requiem,” a complete performance of the Verdi Requiem augmented by narration and video describing the performance of this work by prisoners in the Terezin concentration camp during World War II. Members of our choral groups and voice faculty will join our orchestra, conducted by the creator of this production, Murry Sidlin, in this gripping evening of music and theater that has been performed worldwide over the past 15 years. More information about the Defiant Requiem and a related documentary film is on their website: http://www.defiantrequiem.org/concert-performances/defiant-requiem/description/ http://www.defiantrequiem.org/film/description/
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