11.17.13 Orchestra
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra – Sunday, November 17, 2013, 8p.m.
Metamorphosis
Octavio Más-Arocas, conductor
Guest artists:
Matt Turner, cello
Rebecca Salzer, dance
Susannah Gilbert and Eryn Wecker, writers
Nic Bizub '16 (b. 1992)
Jagged Jest
Fanfare for Brass
World Premiere, LSO Fanfare Project
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
The Unanswered Question
Susannah Gilbert and Eryn Wecker, writers
Edward Li, assistant conductor
Matt Turner (b. 1966)
Improvisation (Maqam Hijaz)
Matt Turner, cello
Rebecca Salzer, dance
Students were introduced by ear to the Arabic mode called maqam Hijaz and were encouraged to improvise using the pitches in that mode. We used a form called taqsim, which is an improvisation over a drone. Members of the orchestra created the riffs (short musical ideas), basslines, melodies, textures and rhythmic grooves. Each riff or texture is represented by a hand gesture. The conductor then uses “conduction” with these hand gestures to create the piece and guide the musicians as the piece unfolds. – Matt Turner
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Second Essay for Orchestra
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Allegro
Scherzo (Turandot): Moderato – Lively
Andantino
Marsch