Recap II: January 2025
Invigorating Water Music
Rohan Smith, Conductor
Program (NOTE: not in playing order)
George Frederic Handel: Water Music Suite, Allegro and Hornpipe
Duke Ellington: "The Spring” and “The Meander” from The River Suite
Charles Ives: “The Housatonic at Stockbridge” from Three Places in New England
Bedřich Smetana: “The Moldau” from Má Vlast
Henri Tomasi: Trombone Concerto
-- featuring Joshua Zhang, trombone soloist
Alan Hovhaness: And God Created Great Whales
Felix Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (overture)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Theme from Swan Lake, Op. 20
-- featuring Guest Conductor Kyle Almquist (MSO silent auction winner)
Concert length approximately 2 hours including intermission
Performances:
Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. - Franco Center in Lewiston
FREE pre-concert event: "Meet the Instruments", 6:00 p.m. in the Heritage Hall (downstairs), where MSO musicians will provide instruction and guidance on how to play their instruments
Intermission event: Buckfield High School student Noah Smith will perform on the clarinet in Heritage Hall
Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 2:30 p.m. - Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham
FREE pre-concert event: "Meet the Instruments", 1:30 p.m. in the gym, where MSO musicians will provide instruction and guidance on how to play their instruments
Artwork created by students from Connors Elementary in Lewiston, Bowdoinham Community School, Brunswick Junior High, Mt. Ararat Middle School, and the Portland Arts and Technology High School will be shown during several of the pieces. Check out the trailer videos below for a preview of this exciting additional component of this concert!
Student artwork Clip #1
Student artwork Clip #2
Student artwork Clip #3
