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Chamber Orchestra Concert April 25 at WIU

April 23, 2019

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MACOMB, IL -- The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Chamber Orchestra Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.

The Chamber Orchestra, conducted by WIU Associate Professor Richard Hughey, will perform Robert Volkmann's "Serenade No. 2 in F Major for Strings, Op. 63," Antonio Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Violoncelli in G Minor, RV 531, "Beethoven's "'Ah! Perfido' Scene and Aria, Op. 65," featuring WIU Assistant Professor Penelope Shumate, soprano, and the world premiere of Mario Diaz Gavier's "Concertino for Viola and Strings."

This performance is open free to the public.

PROGRAM:

Serenade No. 2 in F Major for Strings, Op. 63 - Robert Volkmann (1815-1883)
Allegro moderato
Molto vivace
Walzer: Allegretto moderato
Marsch: Allegro marcato

Concertino for Two Violoncelli in G Minor, RV 531 - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
 - WIU music student Nathalie Hernández-Ayala, cello
 - WIU music student Kosuke Uchikawa, cello

*World premiere*
Concertino for Viola and Strings - Mario Diaz Gavier (b. 1971)
I. q = 60, q = 120
II. q = 52
III. q = 132
 - Music Graduate Student Giorgi Khatalev, viola

"Ah! perfido" Scene and Aria, Op. 65 - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Shumate, soprano



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