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News > Reno Phil completes the last MasterClassics series with Jekowsky
Reno Phil completes the last MasterClassics series with Jekowsky 
January 16, 2008 For the season finale, on Sunday April 27th at 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday April 29th at 7:30 p.m. Music Director Jekowsky has planned fitting ending to his 10 year tenure with the MasterClassics series. The orchestra is scheduled to perform Orff’s thrilling Carmina Burana and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Carmina Burana was performed by Jekowsky and the Phil in 2000 and 2004 to sold-out houses. The stage will be loaded with over 400 singers and musicians including soloists featuring Kiera Duffy, soprano, Tyler Nelson, tenor, and Brian Leerhuber, baritone. The composition, the most famous by Carl Orff, was written based on found medieval text, mostly bawdy poems about drinking and gambling. This very identifiable piece of music sets an ominous tone. It is been used on television, in commercials and in a variety of movies from Excalibur to Natural Born Killers to Jackass. In almost a stark contrast to the Carmina Burana, the orchestra will open the program with Aaron Copland’s idyllic Appalachian Spring, a ballet score written with modern dance pioneer Martha Graham. The music achieved widespread popularity as an orchestral suite. Copland was awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the ballet. Concert schedule: The Grand Finale April 27 & 29, 2008 Sunday 4:00 Tuesday 7:30 Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Copland Appalachian Spring Orff Carmina Burana The performances will take place in the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. Prices start at $26 with discounts available to seniors. Tickets can be purchased through the Reno Philharmonic Box office at McKinley Arts and Culture Center, on the phone at 323-6393, or online at www.RenoPhil.com. Students can apply for “rush” seating one-half hour before the performance, and must bring valid student ID, if over 16. Patrons can join Music Director Barry Jekowsky one-half hour prior to each performance for “A Preview from the Podium.” This pre-concert talk is free for all ticket holders in the auditorium at the Pioneer Center. Mr. Jekowsky talks about the composers and/or works the orchestra will perform. For more information log onto www.RenoPhil.com, or call the RPA business office at (775) 323-6393. |
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