Bold Horizons
Sunday, October 13, 2024, at 1:30 PM
Daniel Whisler Conducting
Scottish Rite Temple
463 Paseo De Peralta
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Admission is free and donations are appreciated.
Parking available at the venue
This afternoon of music explores vibrant cultural expressions, bold innovation, and deep emotional resonance. From rhythmic energy and lyrical beauty to defiance and resilience, the program highlights the power of orchestral storytelling, celebrating both tradition and transformation.
Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra,
Connor Chee
Written by Diné (Navajo) classical pianist and composer, Connor Chee, the Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra was commissioned by Yakama bassoonist Dr. Jacqueline Wilson, who will perform the work with SFCO.
España,
Emmanuel Chabrier
Emmanuel Chabrier’s romantic interpretation of Spanish music, España, was inspired by his tour of Spain in 1882. With its rhythmic dances and voluptuous melodies, the work was widely acclaimed. De Falla did not think any Spanish composer had succeeded in achieving so genuine a version of the jota, and Gustav Mahler declared it to be "the start of modern music" to musicians of the New York Philharmonic.
Symphony No. 5,
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, a work of profound emotional depth and musical ingenuity, was composed in 1937 under the strict artistic constraints of Stalin’s Soviet regime. Shostakovich incorporates elements of modernism, dissonance, sarcasm and defiance into his musical language, masterfully evoking the power of the human spirit to transcend oppression.