Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert

The Department of Music is pleased to present a Truman State University Symphony Orchestra Concert featuring guest soloists from the University of Costa Rica and conducted by Dr. Sam McClure. Please join us on Saturday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall for a carefully chosen selection of pieces from Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Max Bruch, and Vinicio Meza, as well as a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” which was originally written and intended as an introduction to classical music for younger audiences. The concert is free and open to public, all are welcome to come.

“Concerto for Clarinet and Viola Op. 88” by Max Bruch will feature Yanileth Perez on clarinet and Orquidea Guandique on viola. Dr. Guandique teaches viola and music history at the Universidad de Costa Rica and has performed as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Costa Rica, University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra, UA Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Heredia, and Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de El Salvador. She has also presented recitals and conferences in the United States, Costa Rica, Poland, and El Salvador. In 2014 she performed at the 42nd International Viola Congress in Porto, Portugal.

“Episodios for Bassoon and Orchestra” by Vinicio Meza, which is U.S. premier of the piece, will feature Fernando Zuniga on bassoon. Sought after as a collaborative pianist, orchestral bassoonist, and chamber musician both in bassoon and piano, Dr. Zuniga’s international appearances include the International Double Reed Society Conferences in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2000), Austin, Texas (2005), Ithaca, New York (2007), Redlands, Los Angeles (2013), and New York (2014) as a member of the Phoenix Bassoon Quartet of Costa Rica. He has also toured with wind quintets in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and he toured Spain as a member of the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Costa Rica.

The concert can be seen on Live Stream at:
https://livestream.com/trumanmusic/ fallsymphonyorchestra

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