Bring a non-perishable food item to support our local Spero House Food Pantry! Sponsored by the Niles District Library, St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Music Academies of Downtown Niles.
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The “Reformation” Symphony blends youthful energy with historical homage. It reflects Mendelssohn’s deep engagement with the music of Bach and the Lutheran tradition while demonstrating his gift for orchestral color and structural clarity. It remains one of his most spiritually resonant orchestral works—a bridge between past faith and Romantic expression.
The overture to Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II is a sparkling curtain-raiser that captures the wit, elegance, and high-spirited mischief of the operetta itself. Premiered in 1874 in Vienna, Die Fledermaus (“The Bat”) remains one of the most beloved works of the Viennese operetta tradition, and its overture has become a concert favorite in its own right. rue to Strauss’s theatrical instincts, the overture builds momentum toward a brilliant and exuberant conclusion.
Composed in the summer of 1880, the Tragic Overture stands as one of Brahms’s most powerful orchestral statements in a single movement. The Tragic Overture opens with dark, forceful chords that immediately establish a mood of tension and gravity. Despite its dramatic weight, the piece avoids overt melodrama. Brahms’s tragedy feels noble and restrained—an exploration of human struggle rather than theatrical spectacle. The closing measures bring the music to a powerful and resolute conclusion, reaffirming the stern dignity that permeates the work.
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