Concert Report
The opportunity was given this semester to attend two orchestral performances. The two assignments chosen for this assignment were both performed by the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO). The CSO was chosen due to its historic record of excellence and their entertaining and highly informative conductor-Maestro Robert Bernhardt. The concerts though both classical were vastly different musical experiences. The following examines each concert individually, and then concludes with an overall examination of experiences of this semester.
On February 29, 2008, the CSO performed Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, which also included selections by Strauss and Bruch. The entire evening had a whimsical, romantic overtone beginning with Strauss’ Don Juan piece. While I was unfamiliar with Bruch’s work, he was more popular than Brahms in his day, according to Maestro Bernhardt. The Rachmaninov Dances followed intermission, and the orchestra swelled to its fullest at over 120 musicians.......
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