Des Moines Symphony: Past & Present
$20
William Bolcom — Commedia for (Almost) 18th-Century Orchestra
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2 (Overture to L'Amant anonyme)
Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 83 in G minor Hob. I:83 "La poule" ("The Hen")
Tim Laughlin — Selected works
William Bolcom – Commedia for (Almost) 18th-Century Orchestra
Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 In D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Jessie Montgomery – Banner
Franz Joseph Haydn – Selections from Symphony No. 83 in G minor, Hob.I:83 "La poule" ("The Hen")
Edward MacDowell, arr. Tim Laughlin – "I. To a Wild Rose" from Ten Woodland Sketches, Op. 51
Our February concert evokes both humor and history, contrasting old and new. Haydn’s merry “La Poule (the Hen)” takes its nickname from a clucking motif in the first movement, while Pulitzer Prize-Winning American composer William Bolcom’s Commedia for an (Almost) 18th-Century Orchestra is a witty commentary on the orchestral traditions of Haydn’s time. The elegant Sinfonia No. 2 was written in 1775 by the first known classical composer of African ancestry, Saint-Georges; Black American composer Jessie Montgomery’s 2014 piece Banner is a modern, multicultural tribute to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” weaving together that theme with the commonly named Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing. The concert concludes with 19th Century American composer Edward MacDowell’s tender, serene "To a Wild Rose".
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