SPRING MUSICALE – SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2013 at 3 pm
annual meeting follows at 4:30 pm
An Afternoon with Piazzolla
Amy Thomas, Flute and Fabian Faccio, piano
The Arlington Philharmonic invites you to to an afternoon of music by the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, known primarily for his tango compositions. Piazzolla studied composition with Argentina's well known classical music composer Ginastera and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. His compositions combine elements of classical music and jazz with the traditional tango idiom.
Following the Musicale, we invite you to stay just a bit longer for the Arlington Philharmonic Association’s Annual Meeting. Learn about the organization, cast your vote, and enjoy more delicious La Cote d’Or Cafe refreshments!
$60 one musicale admission
$100 two musicale admissions
Annual Meeting at 4:30 p.m. - free!
La Cote d’Or Cafe
6876 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA 22213
RSVP at this link (mention the musicale) or to Arlington Philharmonic President Carol Erion at 703.548.6485
SPRING CONCERT – SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013 at 3 pm
A. Scott Wood, Conductor
Edvinas Minkstimas, Piano
Gluck, arr. Wagner—Overture to Iphigeneia in Aulis
Beethoven—Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb major
Brahms—Symphony No. 3 in F major
Washington-Lee HS Auditorium
1301 N. Stafford Street, Arlington
Free admission; $20 suggested donation. Bring your friends! And let us know you are coming!
As the American colonists began to dissent, an opera revolution was heating up in Paris under the influence of Christoph Willibald von Gluck. Gluck was a polarizing figure who set out to break the traditions of the art form, and his style is captured in this powerful overture.
By 1789, politics had begun to trump art in Paris. Meanwhile, a young piano virtuoso in Bonn crafted piano concertos based on the style of Mozart. Like Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven wanted to escape a backwater and make a name for himself in Vienna. And like Mozart, Beethoven was a piano virtuoso who began composing simply to showcase his own playing.
Nearly a century later—again in Vienna—Johannes Brahms's new symphony paid homage to Robert Schumann by quoting his late mentor's own third symphony.
But the premiere of Brahms's exuberant and perfectly crafted work was nearly sabotaged by partisans of Richard Wagner, who had died that very year. The two composers privately respected each other, but had become the (sometimes willing) standard-bearers of an ongoing aesthetic war.
Wagner's idol and inspiration? Gluck.
come hear these thrilling masterpieces, learn about the surprising intersections of the lives of composers, and join the Arlington Philharmonic as we grow and reach new heights!
Want to learn more? Visit Encore Learning (formerly Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute) and register for Music Director A. Scott Wood's new course: "The Conductor's Perspective", debuting in Spring 2013.
A new article about the Arlington Philharmonic's Music as Medicine Project!
This program is supported in part by Arlington County through Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development, and the Arlington Commission for the Arts.
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