Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Nov. Concert Preview and Music Education Resources, 2022

Nov. 10 Orchestra of Southern Utah “Traditions Concert” at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Theatre featuring a bassoon concerto and a pipa concerto plus Swedish Rhapsody and Capriccio Espagnole. This concert is part of the Cedar City Birthday Celebration. Tickets online at https://www.myosu.org

Preview the Music: 

Bernhard Crusell: Bassoon Concertino (1829) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6UH-HrxevY

N. Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol Score (Audio + Score) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY2Bt0TppKw This piece celebrates the rhythms and style of Spanish music.

Hugo Alfvén - Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsommarvaka", Op. 19 (1903)
This piece represents midsummer night festivities in Sweden.

Pipa soloist Celia Yu Liu lives in Los Angeles. This is a performance on the pipa with guhzenz.
These are traditional Chinese instruments.
She will be playing a pipa concerto with the Orchestra of Southern Utah that tells a story complete with battles and drama called "King Chu Doffs His Armour" 



Music Resources for school and home from Carnegie Hall: