Beethoven and Blue Jeans

Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Marianne Shifrin, clarinet
David Renfro, horn
Ross Ahlhorn, trumpet
Madison Shake, marimba
Kiril Laskarov, violin
David Gerstein, cello

Program

Gioachino Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Shuying Li: Coping Cadences (featuring six ASO soloists)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Come to the symphony in your blue jeans! This exciting concert opens with Rossini's famous William Tell Overture, featuring its galloping rhythms made famous in action and adventure movies and TV shows like The Lone Ranger. Next, six of your ASO musicians take center stage in Shuying Li's Coping Cadences, a new concerto that showcases their talent. We'll close the evening with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, a powerful and joyful work filled with rhythmic energy and emotion!

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