The LaGrange Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome an incredible slate of guest artists for this chamber and string-focused concert – the Vega String Quartet (who have appeared internationally at major venues such as Vienna’s Musikverein, and the Kleine Zaal in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and domestically, at Carnegie Hall), pianist William Ransom, violist Yinzi Kong, tenor Jonathan Pilkington, and Winner of the 2025 Young Artist Competition, marimbist Sebastian Ocando!
In theoretical physics, “string theory” is an attempt to unify all forces of nature and reconcile general relativity with quantum mechanics: particles are seen as one dimensional “strings” that vibrate at different frequencies that we perceive as different particle types and forces. Our LSO strings will certainly vibrate as we show the incredible range of expression of which string instruments are capable, unifying diverse forces for music by Britten, Howells, Jenkins, and Vaughan Williams, and ending with the dazzling and virtuosic Concerto for Marimba and Strings by Emmanuel Séjourné!
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Selections from On Wenlock Edge – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Jonathan Pilkington, tenor; Vega String Quartet; William Ransom, piano
I On Wenlock Edge
IV Oh, when I was in love with you
VI Clun
Allegretto from Palladio – Karl Jenkins
Elegy – Herbert Howells
Yinzi Kong, viola; Vega String Quartet
Simple Symphony – Benjamin Britten
I Boisterous Bourée
II Playful Pizzicato
III Sentimental Sarabande
IV Frolicsome Finale
Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto for Marimba and Strings – Emmanuel Séjourné
Sebastian Ocando, marimba
I Avec force
II Tempo souple
III Rhythmique, énergique
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