George Mason University's Center for the Arts

Paintings

Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 7, 6 to 8 PM

Glenn Quader, Conductor
Julie Albers, cello
Minds Wide Open: Women in the Arts
Free ConcerTalk at 7:00 p.m., Concert begins at 8:00 p.m.

To complete the season, the FSO will participate in "Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts," the first statewide celebration of its kind.  Between March and June of 2010, thousands of special events will occur to honor contributions by women to arts and culture.  The FSO is doing its part in this important celebration by presenting Jennifer Higdon's blue cathedral and Julie Albers performing the Elgar Cello Concerto.  This closing concert of the season celebrates all of the themes of the year: Barber's anniversary, Zimmerman's British heritage, and the masters of the Classical period (Mozart).  The contrasts between Mozart and Haydn and between Barber and Elgar throughout the season lend a cohesiveness to the programming that will both delight and imbue the FSO's audiences with a heightened appreciation for the musical threads that tie the Masterworks together.

HIGDON: blue cathedral
ELGAR: Concerto in E Minor
Julie Albers, cello
MOZART: Symphony No. 38 Prague
BARBER: Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance

Julie Albers photo by Chester Higgins Jr.

Featuring the GMU Wind Symphony

Olympia Dukakis performs a concert version of her West End and Broadway hit, Rose, the story of a true survivor. Ms. Dukakis shares an unforgettable portrait of an 80-year old Jewish woman, Rose, who comes from a tiny shtetl in the Ukraine. She takes us along on her journey through war-torn Warsaw to the borscht-belts of post-war Atlantic City and modern day Miami Beach. This is not only the story of a feisty survivor, but also a timely reminder of the extraordinary events which have shaped the last century. The New York Times called her production “A tour de force!...Her command of this intimate epic is extraordinary,” and Time Magazine called it “A magnificent performance.”

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Chopin and the Future

“The Leonard Bernstein of the piano—Siegel’s programs strengthen the bonds between the music and the listener and are as welcome as they are rare,” writes the Chicago Tribune. In his fourth Keyboard Conversations® presentation of the season, Jeffrey Siegel concludes our celebration of Chopin by examining the composer’s legacy, performing several of his notable works as well as those who were inspired by him. The program includes works of Chopin that both delight the ear and point to the future – Etudes and Nocturnes – was well as Chopinesque compositions of Tchaikovsky, Debussy, and Szymanowski. 

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