by Sophie Ralston | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
RCO Music Director candidate, Donato Cabrera, wrote the program notes for the first RCO concert of the 2019-20 season, which he will conduct on October 19th and 20th, 2019 at Nightingale Concert Hall, UNR. Please visit the links below… Donato’s Blog Wagner...
by Sophie Ralston | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Program Notes for March 30 & 31, 2019 Concerts By Chris Morrison Ludwig van Beethoven Born: December 16, 1770, Bonn, Germany Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria One short biographical sketch on Beethoven begins “The events of Beethoven’s life are the...
by Sophie Ralston | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Program Notes February 16 and 17, 2019 By Chris Morrison Franz Schubert Robert Schumann Richard Strauss Franz Schubert Born: January 31, 1797, Vienna, Austria Died: November 19, 1828, Vienna, Austria Franz Schubert is one of the best-loved and most...
by Sophie Ralston | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Duets and Quintets Friday, December 28, 2018 at 3:00 PM South Reno United Methodist Church Program Notes by Chris Morrison Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major “Fandango” (c. 1790, 18 minutes) Luigi Boccherini was probably the most important Italian...
by Sophie Ralston | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chamber Music Through the Ages Friday, December 28, 2018 at 7:00PM South Reno United Methodist Church Program Notes by Chris Morrison Beethoven: String Quartet in G major, Op. 18/2 (1798-1800, 25 minutes) The six Quartets, Op. 18 mark Beethoven’s first...
by Sophie Ralston | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Centennial Celebrations Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 3:00PM South Reno United Methodist Church Program Notes by Chris Morrison Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (1845, 30 minutes) Dedicated to composer Louis Spohr, the Trio in C minor was...
