Dear Friends,
I hope this finds you well. I hope you were able to join us for the Opening Concert at Memorial Auditorium. What a glorious evening!
We have been waiting for about 2 years to present this upcoming concert to you! We originally had planned to perform this concert last year, but the Covid got in the way. It’s always so fun to feature one of our own composers. Ben Van Winkle is a Chattanooga composer and a cellist, and I am excited to present his Pure Music No. 1, which displays a his unique musical language and ambience.
Here is the conversation I had with Ben:
Eleanor Alberga’s Succubus Moon will feature an oboe and string quartet, which displays mysterious and beautiful oboe sonority with diverse color provided by the strings.
The final work on the program is Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments, which was the original instrumentation. This work was originally written as a ballet, and it has wonderful characters, memorable melodies, distinct rhythms, and texture.
