| Show The Symphony Plays On Utah Symphony Associate Concertmaster Concertmaster Con- Con Gerald Elias will be the featured performer for the Symphony's second classical concert of the 96 1995 season The scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- performance will be Friday and Saturday September 29 and 30 Elias will perform his orchestration orchestration orchestration orchestra orchestra- tion of Copland's Sonata for Violin and Piano The concert will be conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by Symphony Associate conductor conductor conductor con con- ductor Robert Henderson It will also feature Bizet's Symphony No 1 I in C major and Ballet in four Tableaux Composed in 1942 and 1943 the for Violin and Piano which premiered in January of 1944 marks the only composition of celebrated American period The piece was written during a time when Copland was scoring the movie The North Star and is dedicated dedicated dedicated dedi dedi- to a close friend who died on active duty in the South Pacific There are no complexities its complexities its it's an uncomplicated and direct statement statement statement state state- ment of rather uncomplicated and di direct direct direct di- di musical ideas that I 1 was developing developing developing devel devel- said Copland of the Sonata There is little pretense of virtuosi virtues virtues- i ity ty Critics have called it one of Copland's most satisfying pieces lt has at once a quality of calm elevation and buoyancy that is characteristic of Copland and irresistibly irresistibly irresistibly irre irre- touching Elias a native of New York City is a graduate of the Yale School of Music where he was a student of Utah Symphony director Joseph In addition to teaching privately Elias has been on the faculty faculty faculty fac fac- fac- fac of Boston University's Tanglewood Tanglewood Tanglewood Tangle- Tangle wood Institute and Phillip Academy of Andover Massachusetts He currently currently currently cur cur- a faculty member at the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah |
