The Berkshire Symphony Orchestra to Perform “Celebration” - March 26, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - The Berkshire Symphony Orchestra will give a concert on Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. There will also be a pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall in Bernhard Music Center. This free event is open to the public.
This final concert of the season follows the annual tradition of featuring the winners of the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition that was held in early February 2008. This event is a great showcase for the extraordinary talent at Williams College and is always a highlight of the season.
This year we have four soloists. They are Christine Bowman '11, piano; Katie Palmer '10, cello; Meng-Lun Hsieh '08, piano; and Noah Lindquist '08, piano. Their respective pieces are Macdowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor; Lalo’s Cello Concerto in D Minor; Saint-Saens’s Concerto No. 2 in G Minor; and Brahms’s Concerto No. 1 in D Minor.
The orchestra will also present the Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 5 and Maurice Ravel’s Second Suite from Daphnis and Chloe.
The Berkshire Symphony is conducted by Ronald Feldman and includes nearly 70 members, half of whom are students and half of whom are professional musicians. The ensemble presents four major concerts each season. In addition to performing the great standards of orchestral repertoire a recurring theme each year is the performance of contemporary works. Championing the works of living American composers has been an integral part of the mission of the Berkshire Symphony. |
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