CONCERT A
"Beethoven's Eroica!"
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Temple Beth El - 7400 Telegraph Rd, Bloomfield Hills
Our new season begins with three wonderful, but diverse classics. After a lively overture by Rossini, we jump into the early 20th century with a delightful ballet suite by Stravinsky based on music from the Baroque period. Not your usual Stravinsky, to say the least. The big ticket on this evening's program is an all-time favorite.... Beethoven's 3rd. So ahead of its time when written, it turned the musical world on its ear. It was originally dedicated to Napoleon, but Beethoven, in a rage, famously scratched out the dedication on the score when learning that Napoleon had declared himself Emperor. In this amazing work, Beethoven broke all the rules, and the era of the traditional classical symphony was over. It's surely one of the most engaging and exciting symphonies ever penned.
Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from the Ballet Pulcinella
Ludwig von Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, Eroica
| CONCERT B
"Between the Holidays Special - Dance the Year Away"
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Birmingham Groves High School Auditorium - 31301 Evergreen Rd, Beverly Hills
It's traditionally our audience's favorite concert of the year. "Between the Holidays" means the hustle and bustle is over and there's finally time to sit back and enjoy. What better way to celebrate the year's end than listening to great music with the BBSO. This concert is filled to the brim with great symphonic dance music including work by Dvorak, Khachaturian, Faure, Hardiman, Ravel, Smetana, Gould, Copland, and Stravinsky.
Antonin Dvořák: Two Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 1 and 3
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
Aram Khachaturian: Excerpts from the Ballet Spartacus
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ronan Hardiman: Lord of the Dance
Bedřich Smetana: Three Dances from The Bartered Bride
Morton Gould: Pavanne, from American Symphonette No. 2
Aaron Copland: Three Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Igor Stravinsky: Berceuse (Lullaby) and Finale from The Firebird
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