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The Non-Profit Iconic Site of American Theatre & Music History Established 1938 as One of the First Rural Extensions of Broadway
by Robert Elwyn, A 5th Generation Member of One of Woodstock's Oldest Families
Woodstock Symphony Orchestra
2024/2025 Season
Brought to you, in part, by the generous sponsorship of Berkshire Hathaway of the Hudson Valley,
Curry Subaru of Kingston, Ken and Kristin Wenger, Petro Home Services,
Dr. Bruce J. Milner, Chuan Li and Ling Kwan, 3rd Generation Renovation
Impressions & Reflections
with Art
Sat., March 22nd, 7:30 pm
Doors Open Approximately 6:30 pm
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WSO Artistic Director, Mina Kim
conducting
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Program:
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Faure: Masques et Beramasques, Op. 112
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Faure: Pavane, Op.50
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DeSanctis: Sinfonietta (World Premiere)
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Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
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(coord. w/ an Art Exhibit in the Playhouse Lobby
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The pieces in this concert link music with dance, theater, and visual art.
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"Masques et Bergamasques" is a suite Fauré assembled from his own incidental music for a comedia dell'arte performance at the Monaco theater.
A pavane is a stately Spanish court dance. Fauré originally composed the piece for piano and orchestrated it later. It became very popular and inspired Debussy and Ravel to write similar pieces.
Joey DeSanctis is a pianist, guitarist, and composer currently studying at SUNY Purchase. Excitingly, the WSO performance of Sinfonietta will be its world premier with a professional orchestra!
The grand opening theme and lively movements of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" are well-known to most lovers of classical music. The titular exhibition was held at the Imperial Academy of the Arts in St. Petersburg and featured works by artist Victor Hartmann. Mussorgsky composed the work for piano in 1874 and Maurice Ravel orchestrated it in 1922.
Fauré taught Ravel at the Paris Conservatoire and was admired by both Tchaikovsky, featured in our first concert of romantics, and Copeland, featured in our final, jazz-influenced concert this season.
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The grand opening theme and lively movements of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" are well-known to most lovers of classical music. The titular exhibition was held at the Imperial Academy of the Arts in St. Petersburg and featured works by artist Victor Hartmann. Mussorgsky composed the work for piano in 1874 and Maurice Ravel orchestrated it in 1922.
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In conjunction with this concert, the WSO in partnership with Diane Jones Godfrey, curator of The Gallery at the Woodstock Playhouse, is mounting an art exhibit at the Woodstock Playhouse, to open on the concert date, March 22nd, to run through May 3rd.
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TICKET PRICING:
•$40 Adults
•$35 Senior Citizens and Veterans
•$10 Students
Each ticket includes a platform/handling fee; all sales are final; no refunds nor exchanges.
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