)
Gulf Coast Symphony at the MACC: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Experience the profound beauty of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in d minor with the Gulf Coast Symphony, featuring the extraordinary talent of guest pianist Dr. Catherine Lan. Renowned for her captivating performances and exceptional artistry, Dr. Lan brings her mastery to Brahms’ powerful and emotive concerto. Join us for an evening of sweeping melodies, dramatic contrasts, and virtuosic brilliance, as the Gulf Coast Symphony and Dr. Catherine Lan create an unforgettable musical journey through one of Brahms’ most celebrated works. Also on the program is the Corelli Christmas Concerto and Louis W. Ballard’s Incident at Wounded Knee.
PROGRAM:
Corelli Concerto grosso in G minor ‘Fatto per la Notte di Natale’, Op.6 No.8
Ballard Incident at Wounded Knee
Brahms Piano Concerto No.1, Op.15 in d minor
PROGRAM is approximately ONE HOUR AND FORTY MINUTES with intermission.
For a video of the Ballard click here!
About the Composer
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. His reputation and status as a composer is such that he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the “Three Bs” of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow.
Read More ››Archangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli (17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony. He was trained in Bologna and Rome and spent most of his career there with the protection of wealthy patrons. Though his entire production is limited to just six published collections – five of which are trio sonatas or solo and one of concerti grossi — he achieved great fame and success throughout Europe, in the process crystallizing widely influential musical models.
Read More ››Louis Wayne Ballard
Louis W. Ballard (July 8, 1931 – February 9, 2007) was a Native American composer, educator, author, artist, and journalist. He is “known as the father of Native American composition.” His most important work was Incident at Wounded Knee, which was commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in 1974.
Read More ››
