Concert Season
Past Concerts
Concert Season
Masterworks Series V ~ ODE TO JOY
Kelowna Community Theatre, Friday, May 7, 8:00 p.m.
Penticton Trade and Convention, Saturday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Sunday, May 9, 7:00 p.m.
Program:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ["The Choral"], Ludwig van Beethoven
Quaternity: A Cantata of Seasons, Imant Raminsh
Guest Artists:
Randall Jakobsh, Baritone; Peter Collins,Tenor; Heidi Muendel, Soprano; Judith Forst, Mezzo; Okanagan Symphony Chorus
The OSO's own Imant Raminsh creates the first half of a huge finale to a stellar year of music. The OSO season began with a world premiere and ends with the premiere of this huge commissioned piece, Quaternity, A Cantata of Seasons. Written as a companion piece to the towering Beethoven Symphony No. 9, this is the first Canada Council commission received by Composer Raminsh.
Imagine the reaction of audiences when the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 was first performed in 1824. Today, we know what to expect, but are still astonished at its virtuosity. The notable mentions: The last complete symphony Beethoven composed ~ One of the best known works of the western repertoire ~ An icon and a forerunner of Romantic music ~ One of Beethoven's greatest masterpieces ~ The first example of a major composer using the human voice on the same level with instruments in a symphony ~ A work of grand scope that set the tone for the Romantic symphonic form ~ Now the basis of "The Anthem of Europe" as arranged by Herbert von Karajan ~ "One of the highest achievements of man, alongside Hamlet and King Lear."
It has been over a decade since the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra has performed the majestic Symphony No. 9. A fitting climax to an extraordinary season of music!
Interested in being part of the Okanagan Chorus? We are holding auditions in the fall. Check here for details
Open dress rehearsal...
No open dress rehearsal for this concert series.
Pre-concert talks...
One hour before each mainstage concert (except Christmas and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Experience) our Music Director and Conductor Rosemary Thomson will greet ticket holders with an in-depth discussion and Q&A session on each mainstage concert. Just plan on joining us in the theatre one hour before showtime, and enjoy and learn from this in-depth presentation on that evening's music, compositions, and composers.
Afterthoughts...
In every city, Rosemary invites the concert's guest artist/s to join her onstage post-concert with one or two musicians from the orchestra to share questions and thoughts with the audience.
