Gain extra insights into our Symphonic programs with Shield-Collins Bray, who presents Concert Conversations one hour prior to each Symphonic Concert. These free pre-concert lectures take place inside the auditorium and often feature recorded excerpts of music you will be hearing performed live as well as conversations with guest artists and visiting composers.
Barber & Copland: A Salute to America
Symphonic | Bass Performance Hall
November 8-10, 2019
Dates
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Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 7:30 PM
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Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 7:30 PM
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Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 2:00 PM
Location
Bass Performance Hall
Duration
Approximately 2 hours with a 20 minute intermission
Overview
Guest conductor Garrett Keast salutes American composers in a program featuring works by Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland. Experience Barber’s heart-wrenching and powerful Adagio for Strings and Copland’s Third Symphony, with its grand Fanfare for the Common Man. Plus Chloë Hanslip performs Barber’s lush and soulful Violin Concerto.
Works
Barber
Adagio for Strings
Barber
Violin Concerto
Copland
Symphony No. 3
Featured Artists
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Garrett Keast, Conductor
Chloë Hanslip, Violin
Chloë Hanslip performs Gershwin's Summertime (arr. Heifetz) with pianist Danny Driver, live on In Tune, BBC Radio 3.
“Coaxing an impressive range of dynamics, colours and depth of tone from her instrument, Hanslip totally engaged with the music from the outset [Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1]. Her full vibrato complimented perfectly the work’s more lyrical sections …"
CLASSICAL SOURCE (London)
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