The commissioned piece is called Light Fantastick and is 11 minutes in length. It is a fantasia for orchestra based on a poem by John Milton. David Dzubay, composer, had this to say about the piece: "Light has been in my thoughts since first imagining composing a work for the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, as early as 2004. This from memories of lying on my back at night in the middle of Lake Lucerne watching shooting stars in the clear north Wisconsin sky during August meteor showers. I began conjuring musical ideas reflecting stars and light, music that would glow, shine, spark, flash, shade, and illuminate."Â
In addition to the premiere, the GBSO welcomes 2002 Grammy Award winner and former principle oboist of the Chicago Symphony, Alex Klein. Klein will perform the Strauss Oboe Concerto. While the Richard Strauss concerto is generally conceded to be one of the most significant additions to the oboe literature in recent years, it is rarely performed. Most oboists live in some respect, if not awe, of the great physical demands the work makes on the player. One review of Klein and the Strauss Oboe Concerto describes Klein's tone as ""¦.so sweet and delicate that you could snap it between your fingers," (American Record Guide).
Audience members will also enjoy Haydn's Symphony No. 94, nicknamed the "Surprise Symphony,"Â and the famous Brahms' Haydn Variations.
This concert is generously sponsored by Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance. The guest artist is sponsored by Associated Bank. -- www.greenbaysymphony.org
Posted March 15th, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
