The fourth concert of Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose's 24th season, Spotlight on Women, includes these points of interest:
California’s recent wildfires made such an impression on Leslie LaBarre, she wrote a movement about them in her California Suite.
Beethoven originally planned his third symphony as an homage to Napoleon when he thought Napoleon was a champion of equality and individual freedom.
As a child, Britten loved to spend time writing music. He wrote some of his melodies for Simple Symphony when he was only eleven, and completed the work at the age of 21.
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Program Items
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony, op. 4
Leslie LaBarre
Wildfires from California Suite (world premiere)
Marc Fish
The Once-ler’s Tale for Bassoon and Orchestra (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat, op. 55, “Eroica”
Performers
Rufus Olivier
Bassoonist
Emily Ray
Music Director and Conductor