| Tom Littman Concert Manager 2237 Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-4933 littman@rice.edu Kristi Blair Concert Office Assistant 2243 Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-8000 klb2@rice.edu |
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| Unless otherwise noted, admission to all events is free and tickets are not required. Programs are subject to change without notice. For information, call the Shepherd School Concert Office at 713-348-8000. |
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SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OPEN FALL SEASON Office of News and Media RelationsEllen Chang Media Relations Specialist 713-348-6777 Email: ellenc@rice.edu Presenting an all-Beethoven program, the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra begins its 2004-05 concert series Sept. 26. The concert will begin with Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Overture to ‘Fidelio,’ Op. 72,” which will be conducted by Daniel Myssyk, a master’s student in orchestral conducting. The piece will be followed by “Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, ‘Emperor.’” Rice Professor of Piano Jon Kimura Parker will be the soloist. The concert will conclude with “Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93,” one of the dozens of symphonies, piano sonatas and concertos, string quartets, operas and chamber music compositions that the popular German composer wrote.
The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra will begin its season Oct. 1 and 2 with performances at 8 p.m. at Stude Concert Hall. Larry Rachleff, director of the symphony and chamber orchestras, will conduct. The first concert is one of several events celebrating the inauguration of Rice’s seventh president, David Leebron. In the Oct. 2 concert, the symphony will honor members of the Shepherd Society, a nonprofit organization that has contributed to the school through endowed funds, annual gifts and student scholarships. It also contributed to the construction of the music school building and helped purchase instruments. Both concerts will begin with French composer Hector Berlioz’s “Overture to ‘Benvenuto Cellini.’” Next will be Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis,” composed by Williams in 1910 for the Three Choirs Festival. The piece was revised twice and is one of the English composer’s most popular works. German composer and conductor Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” will follow. The concert will end with Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story.’” In 1957, Bernstein collaborated with Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents to compose the landmark musical “West Side Story,” which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. Seating is limited for the symphony concerts, and tickets are required. Reserved seating tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for Rice students and senior citizens. Call 713-348-8000 for tickets and information. The symphony’s next concert will be Nov. 6 and will feature pieces by Erin Watson, Pierre Jalbert and Johannes Brahms |
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The concert is free and begins at 8 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall. The next chamber orchestra performance will be Nov. 7 and will feature pieces by Darius Milhaud, Carl Maria von Weber and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
