Saturday, February 20 2010

These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Opus1 Classical for world-wide concerts; Concerto and Portal VivaMusica in Brazil; ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Also from my faithful HVL Website viewers - send me an email if you know of any upcoming Villa-Lobos concert, anywhere in the world.

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Little Train in Flint

Date: 
02/20/2010 - 00:00
Location: 
USA: Flint MI
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #2

Flint Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert

Flint Institute of Music

February 20, 2010

Villa-Lobos, Little Train of the Caipira from Bachianas brasileiras No. 2 Bizet, Votre toast from Carmen (vocal) Mozart, Madamina! Il catalogo e questo from Don Giovanni w/recitative (vocal) Handel, Thus Saith the Lord and But Who May Abide from Messiah (2 vocal pieces) Galindo, Songs of the mariachi Vaughan Williams, Two songs from Five Mystical Songs (vocal) No. 3 Love bade me welcome No. 4 The Call Kern, Ole Man River from Showboat (vocal) Elgar, Enigma Variations, op. 36

An amusing little gem starts the evening. Inspired by a train ride with berry-picking farm laborers in Sao Palo, it fuses the style of Bach to the folk music of Brazil. Next, Flint native Isaac Grier dazzles his home-town audience with a great selection of baritone favorites, starting with an impassioned aria from Bizet's famous opera, followed up with pieces ranging from oratorio to a classic showtune. In between, the orchestra takes us south of the border with popular Mexican mariachi tunes. The closing selection came to the composer after a long day of teaching violin. He entertained his wife that evening on the piano with what was to become his first composition for large orchestra, altering the theme to reflect characteristics of certain friends.

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Branford Marlaris in York PA

Date: 
02/20/2010 - 20:00
Location: 
USA: York PA
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #5

YSO Concert - Sax Appeal
Saturday, Feb 20 (2010) 8:00p
at Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Centers, York, PA

Guest Artist: Branford Marsalis
Ambroise Thomas: Mignon Overture
Jacques Ibert: Concertion da Camera
Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche featuring Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 in A
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 94 in G major, "Surprise"