MusicaNova Orchestra
Program Notes from Music Director, Warren Cohen
Upcoming Concert Performances
Sunday, January 9, 2011 4:00 pm
"Confluence of Sacred and Secular"
Brahms: Four Serious Songs (Isola Jones, mezzo-soprano)
Duparc: Three Melodies (Carolyn Whitaker, soprano)
Bruckner: Symphony no.6
Hear the skeptic Brahms setting Biblical words and the religious fanatic Duparc setting the most blatantly secular texts- it is fascinating to hear the beauty that emerges from these contradictory forces in the composers. And the dark hued mezzo soprano voice of Isola Jones in the Brahms will also contrast with bright soprano of Carolyn Whitaker. After the tremendous success of our Bruckner 9 performance last season, we will give Scottsdale audiences the least heard of the late Bruckner Symphonies, no.6, which has a brilliance, brightness and even lightness that is remarkable for that most serious of composers.
Sunday, April 17, 2011 4:00 pm
"The Orbit of Shostakovich; Overcoming Adversity"
Boris Tchaikovsky: Music for Orchestra
Iosif Andriasov: Symphony no.1
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.2 Adrian Anantawan, violin
The season ends with an appearance by the remarkable young Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan playing the Shostakovich Second Violin Concerto. A theme of this program is ?overcoming adversity? reflected in all the music on the program, but perhaps best exemplified by Adrian Anantawan himself. Born without a right hand, but with a fierce desire to make music, Adrian graduated from the Curtis Institute in 2008, the same year he made his Toronto Symphony debut in the Tchaikovsky Concerto. Despite having to attach a bow to a prosthesis to be able to play, his artistry is on the highest level, with effortless technique and a huge, gorgeous singing tone. We are proud to bring him to MusicaNova for his Arizona debut.
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