Spring Virtual Concert Series
Lensic Performing Arts Center
The Santa Fe Symphony is thrilled to return home to the historic Lensic Performing Arts Center—home to our live classical performances—for a royal season finale featuring a chamber orchestra presentation of works by masters Bach, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Philip Glass, and more. Filmed in high definition on The Lensic stage, this spectacular virtual season finale is not to be missed!
Santa Fe’s 90-year-old Lensic Performing Arts Center hosts more than 200 world-class events each year, including music, theater, dance, comedy, lectures, films, literary discussions, and broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera and London’s National Theatre. Its arts education programs, from free matinees to technical theater internships, serve more than 16,000 students each year. The theater’s current Lensic Online series brings virtual programming to audiences worldwide.
Many thanks to Spring Virtual Concert Season Underwriters
Special thanks to our Full Concert Underwriter:
Ann Neuberger Aceves
PROGRAM
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
1. Allegro
Musicians to be announced
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Selection from Water Music, arr. for double reeds
Musicians to be announced
GIDEON FREUDMANN
Denmark
Joel Becktell, Assistant Principal Cello; Erin Espinoza, Cello; Melinda Mack, Cello; Lisa Collins, Cello; James Holland, Cello
ALFRED REED
Suite Concertante
Chorale
Toccata la Rocca
Joel Becktell, Assistant Principal Cello; Erin Espinoza, Cello; Melinda Mack, Cello; Lisa Collins, Cello; James Holland, Cello
PHILIP GLASS
Piece in the Shape of a Square
David Felberg, Concertmaster; Jesse Tatum, Principal Flute
CARLOS CHÁVEZ
Sonata for Four Horns
First Movement
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Horn; Katelyn Benedict, Horn; Peter Erb, Horn; Allison Tutton, Horn
GEORGE WALKER
String Quartet No. 1
Lyric for Strings
Musicians to be announced
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for String Orchestra, op.48
Pezzo in forma di sonatina
Finale
Musicians to be announced
ERIC WALTERS
Flight
Musicians to be announced
Of Note
Due to the works’ technical demands and the non-annotated nature of the surviving copies, Bach’s cello suites were little known and rarely performed until they were revived and recorded by Pablo Casals in the early 20th century. Now considered some of Bach’s greatest musical achievements, the suites have since been performed and recorded by many renowned cellists and have been transcribed for numerous other instruments.
Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C Major was an homage to one of his idols–Mozart. The title and structure of the piece is taken from his serenades, although Tchaikovsky put his own stamp on it. The second movement, for example, changes the dance movement (which in Mozart’s time was a minuet) to a more “modern” dance form—the waltz.
Philip Glass’ Piece in the Shape of a Square is as much a visual experience as an auditory one. The composition is designed for two musicians: one standing within a square, and the other outside of the square. The sheet music is placed on multiple stands so that the musicians can continue to play as they move around the square in opposite directions.