September 2021 Program Notes: String Spirit

September 2021 Program Notes: String Spirit

Sep 17, 2021 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories

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We invite you to read through Michael Allsen’s program notes for the September 24 and 25 performance of String Spirit below. Learn more about these concerts and buy tickets. Plus, listen to a playlist of these pieces on Spotify! Program Notes Welcome back to...
May 2020 Program Notes: Piano Power

May 2020 Program Notes: Piano Power

Apr 29, 2020 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories

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On May 1, 2, and 3, 2020, we had planned to present our final program of our 19-20 season. Piano Power was set to begin with Weber’s fine Overture to “Euryanthe”—an enduringly popular overture to a failed opera. The next work was a showcase for the members of the...
Experience Dvořák’s Requiem Virtually

Experience Dvořák’s Requiem Virtually

Apr 3, 2020 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories, Video

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We truly appreciate the outpouring of support from our audiences who along with all of us here at the Symphony, regret that we cannot be together to share the April Dvořák Requiem concerts this weekend. Discover ways you can experience the spirit of the concerts while...
April Program Notes: Dvořák Requiem

April Program Notes: Dvořák Requiem

Apr 1, 2020 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories

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We planned to devote our April 1, 2, and 3, 2020 program to a monumental choral work—what would have been our first performance of Dvořák’s great Requiem. His version of the Latin Mass for the Dead is one of the largest of all settings of these traditional texts, and...