Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 7:30pm CST
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Donald Schleicher, conductor; Giang Vo, graduate assistant conductor; Caleb Wong, cello (Northwestern Concerto Competition winner)
The Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra's first winter-quarter performance opens with the beloved Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Overture, its rousing finale now a staple of television and film soundtracks. Continuing the program is Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, written for the composer's friend Mstislav Rostropovich, who committed the notoriously difficult work to memory in just four days. Jessie Montgomery's solemn, yet hopeful 2021 Hymn for Everyone provides a reflection on the collective challenges we have faced in light of a global pandemic and political upheaval. Concluding the concert is Maurice Ravel's lush and colorful Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2; originally composed for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, it depicts a pastoral courtship scene between the two title characters.
Gioachino Rossini, Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
Jessie Montgomery, Hymn for Everyone
Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
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Address
50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
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About
Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.