WSS Chorale
BORODIN
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
John ADAMS
Doctor Atomic Symphony
Srul GLICK
The Hour Has Come
Our Sunday, November 18 concert is part of Winston-Salem’s
6 Days in November arts festival. For more information about other 6 Days offerings, visit 6daysws.com.
Robert Moody, music director
Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale
Dr. Carole J. Ott, director
UNCSA Cantata Singers
James Allbritten, director
Sponsored By
Season Presenting Sponsor
Classics Series Co-Presenting Sponsors
Chorus Sponsor
Marge & Jerry Silber
Post-Concert Q&A
Stay after the concert for an informal, ten- to fifteen-minute discussion featuring conductor, guest artists, and musicians of the orchestra. Q&A sessions occur after each Classics performance.
Music Lovers’ Luncheon
Friday, November 16, 2012
12:00pm
WSS music director Robert Moody and Symphony Chorale director Dr. Carole Ott discuss this week’s program.
The Piedmont Club
200 W. Second Street
BB&T Financial Center, 19th Floor
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Reservations Required. Please call the Piedmont Club at (336) 724-7077.
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On YouTube
Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances are performed by the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Valery Gergiev. Click the play button in the image above to view the video.
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Alexander Borodin:
Polovtsian Dances, No. 17
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John Adams:
Doctor Atomic Symphony
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Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances
Alexander Borodin, one of the most important Russian composers of the second half of the nineteenth century, certainly led an unusual life. He was an internationally recognized scientist whose chaotic personal living habits resembled the stereotype of the mad scientist and absent-minded professor. Countless numbers of extended family (including pets) and friends populated the Borodin household constantly. A rather handsome fellow, he attracted several young women admirers, even after his marriage. One is left to wonder how Borodin ever found time for music.
Indeed, his enduring fame rests on a very small repertory of music—most notably his Symphony no. 2, his Second String Quartet, and excerpts from his opera, Prince Igor. {…}
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