My good friend Genadi Zagor joined us at the WCFSO a few weeks ago for a scintillating rendition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, presented alongside a suite of indelible images created for the occasion by Gary Kelley. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our rehearsal and performance, from photographer Noah Henscheid. [View the set on Flickr.]
Fabulous views of my recent Louisville Orchestra concert with Calexico and The Airborne Toxic Event, by O’Neil Arnold. [View the set on Flickr.]
A look back to the end of last season and my second opportunity to perform Harold Arlen’s score to The Wizard of Oz live with the film. Large audiences, including hundreds of young people experiencing the movie and orchestral music for the first time, thrilled to the unforgettable sounds and images of Oz at two WCFSO performances in late April. Photographer Noah Henscheid was on hand to document a rehearsal and the shows. [View the set on Flickr.]
Get ready for the upcoming symphony season with this striking desktop of the WCFSO in rehearsal. The image is by Noah Henscheid, whose work with us can be seen in my photos archive.
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Adler – Beyond the Pale, opening [Samuel Adler, conductor]
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, November 1, 2008
Adler – A Bridge to Understanding, Scherzo [Jason Weinberger, conductor]
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, November 1, 2008
Amidst several consecutive seasons of wild midwestern weather, summer served up a perfect day for the fourth annual WCFSO concert at the Sturgis Falls Celebration. This year’s program paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the occasion of his bicentennial. Click on the image below to view the complete photo set at this site, or check out selected images on Facebook.
On April 15 Antonín Dvořák returned to northern Iowa. Over 4,000 Cedar Valley elementary school students attended the WCFSO Youth Concerts and experienced much of the same music the composer himself performed on his visit to our area 115 years ago. Nathan Friend, a junior at Ogden High School and winner of our 2008 Young Artist Concerto Competition, was featured. Click on the image below to see the event.
Read Melody Parker’s take on ‘Home & Away’ at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. My research guide for educators has further details on the program.
What happens when two friends and former roommates get together for a heavy duty Romantic piano concerto? Find out here.
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto no. 3, Intermezzo: Adagio featuring Alex Solomon, piano
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, April 5, 2008
