{"id":54459,"date":"2018-11-16T15:45:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T20:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=54459"},"modified":"2019-02-28T13:44:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T18:44:55","slug":"brocks-string-orchestra-and-wind-ensemble-kick-off-holiday-season-with-tributes-to-music-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2018\/11\/brocks-string-orchestra-and-wind-ensemble-kick-off-holiday-season-with-tributes-to-music-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock\u2019s String Orchestra and Wind Ensemble kick off holiday season with tributes to music legends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock University\u2019s String Orchestra and Wind Ensemble will bring captivating melodies from legendary composers to the stage in their first performances of the season.<\/p>\n

As part of the Brock University Music Department\u2019s instrumental series, the Orchestra\u2019s Simply Strings concert will take place Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre\u2019s Cairns Recital Hall. The Ensemble will perform its Tribute to the Legends recital on Tuesday, Dec. 4 in Partridge Hall.<\/p>\n

The String Orchestra brings musicians from the University together with members of the community to perform standard masterworks and lesser-known gems of the string repertoire. It was added to the ensemble roster<\/a> of the Brock University Choirs and Brock University Wind Ensemble in September 2017 to provide a place for university and community string players to perform together and share their talents.<\/p>\n

Led by conductor George Cleland, the String Orchestra will perform Mozart\u2019s Adagio<\/em> and Fugue<\/em>, Warlock\u2019s Capriol Suite<\/em>, Sibelius\u2019 Canzonetta, <\/em>Op. 62a and Britten\u2019s Simple Symphony<\/em> at the Nov. 28 concert.<\/p>\n

Under the baton of conductor\u00a0Zoltan\u00a0Kalman, the University Wind Ensemble features the talents of 64 musicians drawn from Brock University, community members and Niagara region high schools. Musicians from the Hamilton Symphony on the Bay and Niagara Symphony will also join in the concert on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n

The program will feature works of the past and present, including Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes<\/em>,\u00a0Gillingham: Galactic Empires<\/em>,\u00a0Grainger:\u00a0Lincolnshire\u00a0Posy<\/em>, Bourgeois: Trombone Concerto<\/em>, Barker: Cole Porter on Broadway<\/em>, Bennett: Symphonic Songs<\/em> and Bourgeois: Trombone Concerto<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Kalman said the ensemble is thrilled to pay tribute to some of the world\u2019s most influential composers in the state-of-the-art Partridge Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to perform a diverse repertoire of timeless classics and easy-listening charts that will surely leave our audience breathless,\u201d he said. \u201cThe evening also includes a brilliant trombone concerto, featuring our very own, supremely talented Alyssa\u00a0Shanghavi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such performances from the Department of Music are a key part of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts\u2019 mandate of building connections between the community and the breadth of talent and creativity at Brock.<\/p>\n

The conductors said their ensembles serve as cultural ambassadors of the Niagara region and encouraged, \u201cfaithful audience members and other music lovers to come out and experience these concerts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale now for both performances.<\/p>\n

Simply Strings takes place\u00a0on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Cairns Recital Hall.\u00a0Tickets are $12 general admission and $5 for children 14 and under, as well as high school students through the eyeGo program. Complimentary tickets are available to current\u00a0Brock\u00a0students with valid student ID.<\/p>\n

Tribute to the Legends takes place Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Partridge Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $5 for high school students through the eyeGo program. Complimentary tickets are available to current\u00a0Brock\u00a0students with valid student ID.<\/p>\n

All tickets can be purchased through the FirstOntario PAC Box Office<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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