Southwest Baptist
University News Release
Contact:
Office of Marketing and Communications
417-328-1803
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The public is invited to attend a free concert featuring the Southwest Baptist University Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Brian K. Hopwood, conductor, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13. The concert will be presented in the Meyer Recital Hall in the Casebolt Music Center on the SBU campus.
An
eclectic mix of traditional and modern works is included in the concert
program. Antonio Vivaldi’s “Concerto in G
Major” for two solo violins, strings, and harpsichord will feature Elli
Edwards and Molly Morgan. Two contrasting “serenades” will also be highlighted.
Norman Leyden’s four-movement “Serenade” (1971) will be performed
alongside the three-movement “Serenade”
(1892) by Edward Elgar.
As
both works are considered standard repertoire, Leyden requires the orchestra to
shift from one style to the next in each of the movements while Elgar’s Serenade is devoid of any special string
effects but instead focuses on the simple yet beautiful sound of the strings.
It was the earliest of Elgar’s compositions to become widely known and was
described as one of his favorite works.
Another English work, “Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance” (1914) by
Percy Fletcher fits into the same historical era as Holst’s St. Paul’s “Suite” (1913) and Hubert
Parry’s “English Suite” (1914-15)
filling an important niche in the British string orchestra repertoire. Also
included is the incidental music “Farandole” from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 by
Georges Bizet―an arrangement of the famous Provençal tune that Bizet used to
accompany the play, “The Girl from Arles.” Jay Ungar’s Ashokan “Farewell,”
referred to by Ken Burns as “the quintessentially American lament,” rounds out
the program.
For
more information, please call Brian K. Hopwood, department of music, at (417) 328-1647 or email him at bhopwood@sbuniv.edu.
###
Southwest
Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For
more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
