Saltwater Music Series: Echoes of the Great War
Saturday, October 27, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church,
Des Moines,
WA,
United States
Free (Free)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Six Studies in English Folksong
Alexander Glazunov — Elegy for viola and piano, Op. 44
Camille Saint-Saëns — Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
Johannes Brahms — Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Steven Luksan — Remembrance
Enrique Granados — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Béla Bartók — Selected works
Ottorino Respighi — Selected works
Alexander Glazunov — Elegy for viola and piano, Op. 44
Camille Saint-Saëns — Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
Johannes Brahms — Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Steven Luksan — Remembrance
Enrique Granados — Selected works
Amy Beach — Selected works
Béla Bartók — Selected works
Ottorino Respighi — Selected works
Kerry Bollinger Blanton, viola
Liz Frazer, soprano
Justin Henderlight, oboe
Steven Luksan, piano/composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folk Song (for viola & piano)
Alexander Glazunov – Elegy (for viola & piano)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Oboe & Piano (selections)
Johannes Brahms – Sonata No. 1 for Viola & Piano (selections)
Steven Luksan – Remembrance (for viola, oboe, & piano – world premiere)
American Propaganda Songs from WWI
Selections for solo piano by Granados, Beach, Bartók, & Respighi
In observance of the hundredth anniversary of the armistice of the First World War, the Saltwater Music Series shares music written in the decades surrounding the war by composers from opposing sides of the terrible conflict.