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URL:https://www.arkansassymphony.org/events/opening-night-pines-of-rome/
SUMMARY:Opening Night: Pines of Rome
DESCRIPTION:Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra Overture\nThe experience: m
 ilitant\, vigorous\, cheerful\nRossini’s La gazza ladra Overture is an e
 xcerpt from “The Thieving Magpie” opera. The piece is known for its di
 stinctive and catchy musical themes\, contributing to its widespread popul
 arity in commercials\, movies\, and TV shows. The overture begins with the
  classic snare drum solo leading into a cheery woodwind entrance.\nErnest 
 Chausson - Poème (feat. Jennifer Frautschi)\nThe experience: emotional\,
  dramatic\, virtuosic\nPoème\, dedicated to the famous Belgian violinist 
 Eugène Ysaÿe\, is a significant work in the repertoire of violin concert
 os. This one-movement piece showcases the violinist's virtuosity and expre
 ssive abilities. Chausson takes us on a ride through the inside of his emo
 tional stability at the time. There is no proper structure\, but it ebbs a
 nd flows like the natural shift of emotion you experience.\nFlorence Price
  - Violin Concerto No. 2 (feat. Jennifer Frautschi)\nThe experience: expr
 essive\, rhythmic\, romantic\nLittle Rock native Florence Price wrote this
  concerto in 1952\, the year before her sudden death. It is a single-movem
 ent work that illustrates Price's unique fusion of European classical trad
 itions with African-American folk elements. The primary theme features rhy
 thmic and harmonic elements from juba dance\, and the secondary theme show
 cases aspects of Price’s style: the orchestra as a duet partner for the 
 soloist\; the pairing of strings and brass instruments to create a warm\, 
 round sound\; and creative ways to bring back the familiar theme.\nOttorin
 o Respighi - Pines of Rome\nThe experience: lush\, majestic\, colorful\nP
 ines of Rome is structured into four continuous movements\, each represent
 ing different settings in Rome\, in which pine trees are found. Respighi e
 ssentially wrote a love letter to the city of Rome. The work is a testamen
 t to his masterful orchestral writing and his ability to paint vivid pictu
 res through music.
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