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| Arthur Fagen will conduct the RSO during its November 8 concert at R-MC. |
The Richmond Symphony Orchestra continues its Metro Collection Concert Series at Randolph-Macon College with a concert on
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in Blackwell Auditorium, R-MC Center for the Performing Arts. This is the second of a four-concert series.
R-MC, the “other home of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra,” will offer special pricing for the performances, and subscription prices are available at greater savings.
Arthur Fagen, former music director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany, will conduct as one of the final candidates in Richmond Symphony’s music director search. The symphony will perform
Weber Concerto for Clarinet No. 1.
Bonus – Get up close and personal with the musicians of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra before each concert at R-MC. 2:00 p.m., Thomas Branch Atrium
R-MC Associate Professor of Music James Doering will lead a pre-concert discussion with a member of the symphony.
The lectures are free and open to the public.
To purchase tickets, contact the Richmond Symphony Box office at (804) 788-1212. Admission at door: $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for children, $5 for students with valid college ID. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Future dates for Metro Collection Series concerts: Weber’s expressive
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 showcases the virtuosity of Thomas P. Bryan Jr. Soloist, Ralph Skiano.
January 24, 2010
3:00 p.m.
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires See—and hear—the musicians of the Richmond Symphony perform “conductor-less.” The third installment of the Metro Collection takes you to Buenos Aires, where listeners experience the four seasons through a tango suite. Piazzolla’s
Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas is inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
March 7, 2010
3:00 p.m.Ravel, Rodrigo and Bizet
Sones en la giralda (Songs in the Giralda) portrays the famous bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville, located in Spain, in two eras. The work evokes popular music, folk song and modern flamenco and features harpist Lynette Wardle. Associate Conductor Erin R. Freeman conducts.