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Jan 12, 2012
Austin Civic Orchestra to Feature Burritt in February
The Austin Civic Orchestra will feature Thomas Burritt performing the 1st movement to Eric Ewazen's important "Concerto for Marimba" and orchestra on Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 7:30 PM, in the Alma Thomas Theater at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Tickets are inexpensive and can be purchased on line. For more information about the program visit their website.
About the work:
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra was commissioned and premiered by She-e Wu and the Moment Musical Orchestra of Taiwan, under the direction of Paul Chiang. Grandly scaled, the work explores the wide range of expressive possibilities inherent in the marimba. The 1st movement opens with a sustained chorale, soft and peaceful. This leads to an energetic allegro with playful themes tossed between the soloist and orchestra. A sense of energy and excitement pervades the movement. The virtuoso marimba part is filled with cascading arpeggios and flourishes. Following an ever modulating cadenza and a return of the beautiful opening chorale the final allegro section ends triumphantly in C Major.
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