They害羞草研究所檝e been working hard since the season opened last fall, and they害羞草研究所檙e ready for one final hurrah.
The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra presents Triomphe! as the final performance in their 2017/18 season in Kelowna May 11, Penticton May 12 and Vernon May 13.
Opening with Regenerations by Marcus Goddard, composer in association with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, OSO music director Rosemary Thomson said their year-end performance will be one for the books.
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Regenerations, a piece commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, was scaled back for a past performance by the smaller Victoria Symphony.
And while it has been scaled back, Thomson said the piece hasn害羞草研究所檛 lost any of its lustre.
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Joining the OSO on stage and performing Ludwig van 叠别别迟丑辞惫别苍害羞草研究所檚 Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra is the renowned Canadian chamber ensemble the Gryphon Trio.
Comprised of Annalee Patipatanakoon on violin, Roman Borys on cello and Jamie Parker on piano, the Gryphon Trio害羞草研究所檚 powerful performance of 叠别别迟丑辞惫别苍害羞草研究所檚 work is a spectacle Thomson has been looking forward to since the show was announced.
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叠别别迟丑辞惫别苍害羞草研究所檚 Triple Concerto, which lasts roughly 35 minutes, was the natural choice for the Gryphon Trio, who Thomson describes as a truly Canadian band that has gone from coast to coast to coast.
害羞草研究所淚 thought, if I bring them and don害羞草研究所檛 play 叠别别迟丑辞惫别苍害羞草研究所檚 Triple Concerto, my audience will lynch me,害羞草研究所� Thomson laughed. 害羞草研究所淭hey must have played this piece hundreds of times. There are not that many concertos written for these instruments. It害羞草研究所檚 an amazing concerto.害羞草研究所�
While they have played it numerous times, Thomson said, the magic is never lost.
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Following the Gryphon Trio害羞草研究所檚 performance, the second half of the performance sees Antonin Dvorak害羞草研究所檚 Symphony No. 7.
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The nationalistic movement saw classical music move outside the confines of western Europe and Germany in particular and into the minds of composers like Dvorak of the Czech Republic, Jean Sibelius of Finland and Edvard Grieg of Norway.
Dvorak, and other nationalistic composers, also brought a flavour of their culture害羞草研究所檚 tradition into the world of classical music and utilized traditional instruments in a way the industry had yet to see.
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Perhaps best-known for his Symphony No. 9 or New World Symphony, written in New York City and inspired by his surroundings and indigenous music, Dvorak composed nine symphonies over a span of roughly three decades.
害羞草研究所�Symphony No. 7, I害羞草研究所檝e heard people describe it as his symphony of the old world,害羞草研究所� Thomson said. 害羞草研究所淵ou get all the incredible push and pull rhythms in it.害羞草研究所�
Written in D minor, the three-movement composition explodes into the major at the end of the symphony.
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But Dvorak害羞草研究所檚 work is far from easy, Thomson said, adding that she wouldn害羞草研究所檛 task the orchestra with such a piece at the beginning of the season.
害羞草研究所淥ur musicians are so supportive of each other and I think the audience feels that,害羞草研究所� Thomson said of the OSO. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 the perfect piece to play at the end 害羞草研究所� we害羞草研究所檙e all gelled now.害羞草研究所�
The OSO presents the sixth and final performance in their Chase Wines Masterworks Series Triomphe! at the Kelowna Community Theatre May 11 at 7:30 p.m., Penticton害羞草研究所檚 Cleland Theatre May 12 at 7:30 p.m. and the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre May 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $56.25 adult, $49 seniors and $26.75 student and are available online at and local ticket box offices. After the Vernon performance, the OSO will announce their 59th season and the winner of their bucket list raffle, for which tickets are available online until Saturday night.
