[Harvey
Felder]
Ever wish you could travel back in time? What
must it have been like the first time the Beatles played together, or
Yo-Yo Ma performed with an orchestra, or Ella Fitzgerald traded riffs
with a sax player? The Chicago Sinfonietta’s story began in
October of 1987 with our debut concert at Orchestra Hall. Paul
Freeman lifted the baton, the musicians came to their ready
positions, and musical history was made. Over the next twelve months
we want to share a little bit of our story with you as we begin to
celebrate the Chicago Sinfonietta’s 25th Anniversary Season. Think
of this concert, comprised of works performed during the first year
of the Sinfonietta’s history, as the first chapter.
Alberto
Ginastera: Variaciones
Concertantes
First
Sinfonietta performance: January 1988
Samuel
Barber:
Knoxville:
Summer of 1915
First
Sinfonietta performance: September 1988
George
Walker:
Antiphonys
for Chamber Orchestra
First
Sinfonietta performance: September 1988
Ludwig van
Beethoven:
Symphony
No. 8
First
Sinfonietta performance: March 1988
[GeorgeWalker (b. 1922) is a composer and pianist whose website is
http://georgetwalker.com/,
and who is featured at AfriClassical.com.]
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