Sep 17, 2021 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories
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Greg Zelek,
John DeMain,
Madison Symphony,
Michael Allsen,
orchestra,
Organ,
Overture Concert Organ,
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
Poulenc,
Principal Organist,
Program Notes,
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
Rhapsodie Quartet,
Tchaikovsky 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...
Apr 29, 2020 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories
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...
Apr 3, 2020 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories, Video
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Ann Toomey,
Dvořák,
Dvořák Requiem,
Eric Barry,
John DeMain,
Julie Miller,
Madison Symphony,
Madison Symphony Chorus,
Matt Boehler,
Michael Allsen,
orchestra,
Program Notes 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...
Apr 1, 2020 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Program Stories, Season Stories
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Ann Toomey,
Dvořák,
Dvořák Requiem,
Eric Barry,
John DeMain,
Julie Miller,
Madison Symphony,
Madison Symphony Chorus,
Matt Boehler,
Michael Allsen,
orchestra,
Program Notes 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...