Show USU Symphony Orchestra opens season Monday By Patrick Williams USU Information Services The Utah State University Symphony Orchestra begins its concert season Monday with an evening of romantic music said conductor Will Kesling The concert begins at 7:30 pm in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center Tickets are available at the door prior to the is $5 and concert Admission for students may purchase two tickets for $S (two for the price of one) non-stude- An Evening of Symphonic Music with a Romantic Flair is the title of the orchestra’s fall concert which includes “some of the best known and most beautiful music for orchestra” Kesling said This is the second season for Kesling at the podium with the USU Symphony Orchestra “The group is growing in numbers and interest” he said “The group has 37 violins — a huge number for us” The organization has 67 string musicians supplemented by a contingent of brass players and percussionists All are students at Utah State alike University Music majors and are involved non-majo- rs The Monday evening concert opens with Brahm’s principal work the Tragic Overture Symphony harpist to solo Utah Symphony principal harpist Konrad Nelson will perform as soloist in GHere's Harp Concerto in E Flat Major Op 74 as part of the Symphony’s classical series concerts on Friday Nov 24 and Saturday Nov 25 in Abravanel Hall Conducted by Maestro Joseph Silverstein the concerts also will feature the music and of Barber tuosic" Gliere is widely consid- ered the most important Russian musician of the generation between Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich revolution Gliere composed works which are often frankly propagandists in nature Single tickets to the morning dress rehearsal on Friday Nov 24 are available for S7 The evening concerts begin at 8 pm in Abravanel Hall with a preconcert talk slated for 7:20 pm Mendelssohn Composed in 1938 and pre- miered in the same year Gliere A musician who lent his talents to the furthering of Soviet ideas following the 1917 i Concerto for Harp and Orchestra has been called “brilliant and vir- - TonyRoma’s (A PLACE FOR RIBS-- ) 'YY ? Baked Potato & Salad Burger & Fries Grilled Sausage Saikdwich OxE'Quarter Barbecued Soup akd Salad Cristt a Chickev$449 $449 Platter$569 Chiceeji Terderlocv t -’- J 2T5 iiiii $399 $399 $399 7r"v Zs “ LOG ?‘ S —- Brahms fathered the Romantic style both lyrical and classical and his music is ideal for a concert of this type Kesling raid Also on the program are works by Khachaturian including selections from his Spartacus Ballet “The famous adagio section of this work is sumptuous and sensuous” Kesling said “It is powerful and gorgeous” Another warhorse is up next Bizet’s Toreador Song from his opera Carmen “This selection will introduce LaFond to our audience” Kesling said “He has a appointment in our department's Jean-Rona- one-ye- ld ar voice faculty and will be the baritone soloist in this work He will sing the Escamillo role" LaFond will be joined by the men of Kesling 's Chamber Singers for the work Kesling and the orchestra return to another work by Armenian composer Khachaturian the famous Sabre Dance from his ballet Gayane The concert closes with familiar selections from Grieg’s Peer Gynt “This is very familiar and recognizable music” Kesling said “Anyone who has seen a sunrise in a cartoon knows Grieg’s music” The USU Symphony Orchestra presents three concerts a season Looking ahead to winter quarter the group presents the annual Department of Music Concerto Concert featuring the orchestra and promising studer soloists Spring quarter features a concert that highlights musical “classics” from the movies Kesling said |