Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra presents RAISE THE ROOF!

Wesley Schulz, Conductor
Gunnar Folsom, timpani
Mark Salman, piano
Community SING! Chorus

Performances: February 28 & March 1, 2015
Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. & Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (pre-concert chat Sunday @ 2:15 p.m.)

THE PROGRAM
STRAUSS. R.: Introduction to Also sprach Zarathustra
PUTS: Millennium Canons
COPLAND: Down a Country Lane and Variations on a Shaker Melody
DAUGHERTY: Raise the Roof!
DVOŘÁK: American Suite, op. 98b
BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasy

This special program is one of celebration, community and the American spirit. Through the generous support of the Fletcher Bay Foundation we are showcasing our brand new set of timpani in American composer Michael Daugherty’s thrilling concerto, Raise the Roof! performed by Gunnar Folsom. Kevin Puts won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010 and his work for orchestra, Millennium Canons, will have its Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra debut. Closing the performance in grand fashion is Beethoven’s Chorale Fantasy featuring the BSO, Mark Salman on piano, and the Community SING! Chorus. Singing of strength, unity and joy this masterpiece is the perfect end to this unique program.

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Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra's Youth in Music Initiative is generously sponsored by Wicklund Dental.