S2 Elder Conservatorium Lunchtime Concert | Shadows to Light

Elder Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra
Elizabeth Layton director/violin
Tim Tran viola

Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 6 in E flat major

Kristopher Man- String Suite (Premiere)

Hindemith – Trauermusik for viola and strings

Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Op. 20

Imagine the drama when George V died hours before Hindemith was due to premiere his viola concerto in London. Adrian Boult instead asked him to contribute to a commemoration concert, so Hindemith wrote Trauermusik in six hours before the BBC live broadcast that evening. Despite the inauspicious premiere of Elgar’s Serenade by the “Worcester Ladies Orchestral Class”, it’s a piece full of poignant lyricism and one of the composer’s own personal favourite works. A new work by teenage Conservatorium student Kristopher Man is premiered. And Mendelssohn’s string symphonies were all written before the age of fourteen.

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* All concerts in Elder Hall
* Doors open at 12:30pm
* Concert from 1:10 – 2:00pm
* $20 general admission, available online or at the door.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the concert!

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