The September 27-28 concerts open with John Adams’ The Chairman Dances. Sub-titled Foxtrot for Orchestra, a banquet scene depicts a youthful Mao Tse-Tung dancing with the future Madame Mao.
The most famous of the 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt, this orchestral arrangement of his Rhapsody No. 2 has enjoyed widespread popularity in animated cartoons such as “Tom & Jerry”, “Bugs Bunny”, “Mickey Mouse” and “Donald Duck”.
Mist at dawn, morning spray, noontime’s blazing sun, bells, birds, breezes and twinkling stars capture a day in Fountains of Rome, the first work of Ottorini Respighi’s Roman trilogy.
Charlottesville Symphony Principal Percussion I-Jen Fang is the featured soloist in Prism Rhapsody for Marimba and Orchestra by Japanese composer Keiko Abe. Abe has been a leading voice in the development of repertoire for the marimba and her Prism Rhapsody is a dazzling tour-de-force.
I-Jen Fang’s appearance is made possible by the Angus Macaulay Visiting Artist Fund. Major season support has also been provided by the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.
For more information, please visit
https://music.virginia.edu/respighi-fountains-092725.
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