Various RCO items
We hope that you were able to make it to one of our season-opening concerts on September 20 and 21. It was a special weekend of music. The World Premiere of Joseph Schwantner’s Chasing Light… was exceptionally exciting. Mr. Schwantner, who was present for the performances (and rehearsals) and took part in a number of classes and other events during his stay in Reno, was great to work with, and was very complimentary of our great Orchestra. He has been keeping a blog at the Ford Made in America website. The last entry I saw was from right before the concerts, and included some pictures of RCO members taken at our rehearsals.
We also heard from several audience members who were deeply moved by the other work by Mr. Schwantner that we presented, New Morning for the World (Daybreak of Freedom). Our narrator, Andrew Green (the Finance Director for the City of Reno), was very impressive, and the combination of Martin Luther King’s words and Mr. Schwantner’s music made quite an impact. For those of you who were interested in purchasing the only currently available recording of this piece – with narrator Vernon Jordan and the National Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin – we had a number of copies of this CD at the concerts, but they sold out quickly. We have managed to obtain a few more copies of this CD, and they’re available for $20 through the RCO office at (775) 348-9413. This CD is borderline out-of-print and hard to obtain, so if you’re interested, be sure to contact us soon.
We’re just putting the finishing touches to the program for our next concerts, on November 1 and 2. Daniel Gilbert, who wowed us with his clarinet playing at last year’s Nevada Chamber Music Festival, will be returning to Reno to perform Aaron Copland’s wonderful Clarinet Concerto with Maestro Theodore Kuchar and the Orchestra. Also on the program are Haydn’s Symphony No. 96, the “Miracle,” and the Symphony No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn. The latter is, to my mind, the finest symphony ever written by a fifteen year old (not that there’s a whole lot of competition!) The program notes for this concert should be available at our website in the next few days.
At the RCO’s YouTube page you can check out a video of clarinetist Richard Stoltzman playing the beautiful first movement of the Copland.
We also heard from several audience members who were deeply moved by the other work by Mr. Schwantner that we presented, New Morning for the World (Daybreak of Freedom). Our narrator, Andrew Green (the Finance Director for the City of Reno), was very impressive, and the combination of Martin Luther King’s words and Mr. Schwantner’s music made quite an impact. For those of you who were interested in purchasing the only currently available recording of this piece – with narrator Vernon Jordan and the National Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin – we had a number of copies of this CD at the concerts, but they sold out quickly. We have managed to obtain a few more copies of this CD, and they’re available for $20 through the RCO office at (775) 348-9413. This CD is borderline out-of-print and hard to obtain, so if you’re interested, be sure to contact us soon.
We’re just putting the finishing touches to the program for our next concerts, on November 1 and 2. Daniel Gilbert, who wowed us with his clarinet playing at last year’s Nevada Chamber Music Festival, will be returning to Reno to perform Aaron Copland’s wonderful Clarinet Concerto with Maestro Theodore Kuchar and the Orchestra. Also on the program are Haydn’s Symphony No. 96, the “Miracle,” and the Symphony No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn. The latter is, to my mind, the finest symphony ever written by a fifteen year old (not that there’s a whole lot of competition!) The program notes for this concert should be available at our website in the next few days.
At the RCO’s YouTube page you can check out a video of clarinetist Richard Stoltzman playing the beautiful first movement of the Copland.
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