An audacious evening of German and German-American composers opens with the bold harmonic power of Richard Strauss’ Königsmarsch, a piece that premiered in 1907 for a palace concert in Berlin, followed by one of Ingolf Dahl’s most celebrated works, the Concerto for Saxophone, which was given its 1949 premiere by the University of Illinois Concert Band. The evening’s tone then shifts to the world of medieval German romance with Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, before the symphony concludes with Symphony in B flat, Paul Hindemith’s dramatic 1951 commission from the United States Army Band.
PROGRAM
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) arr. Roger Barrett
Königsmarsch (1906)
Ingolf Dahl (1912 - 1970)
Concerto for Saxophone (1949)
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) arr. Lucien Calliet
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (1848)
Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)
Symphony in Bb (1951)
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 8:00pm
Concert Hall
800 W Belden Ave
School of Music, (All) School of Music, Winds, Brass and Percussion
Free but reservations required
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