End of Semester Orchestra
University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music Tew Recital Hall Tuesday, 23 April 2024 7:30 pm Program: Beethoven - Overture "Coriolan" in C minor, Op. 62 Bruch - Romanze in F Major, Op. 85; Rachael Keplin, viola Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite, KO34b. Iris Fritzen-Andrade, Concertmaster Dalton M. Guin, Conductor Overture “Coriolan” in C minor, Op. 62 (1807) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Ludwig van Beethoven, born in Bonn, is one of the foremost pillars around which Western European instrumental music traditions formed. His works, begun in the Viennese style and transformed into his own unique voice, built on the formal styles established by composers like Mozart and Haydn. Beethoven would go on to develop these styles in increasingly more complex and lengthy ways, moving from lighter Classical styles to more dark and emotional Romantic ideas. His work spans the transition of Western European music from the Classical period to the Romantic, and secured his...