Symphony Tacoma: Portraits

• Kristin Lee, violin
• Sarah Ioannides, conductor

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s classical compositions were influenced by traditional African music, reflecting his “Anglo-African” heritage. Bartok’s Second Violin Concerto is infused with the spirit of his native Hungarian folk music. Elgar wrote odes to the people in his life by inscribing movements in his compositions with initials that hint of their identities

About Symphony Tacoma

http://symphonytacoma.org/

About Kristin Lee, violin

http://www.violinistkristinlee.com/

About Sarah Ioannides, conductor

https://sarahioannidesmusic.com/