The New West Symphony will present its next Masterpiece Series concert, "The Symphony Dances" on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Guest artist for this concert will be internationally-acclaimed violinist Philippe Quint performing the Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major. The orchestra, led by guest conductor Philip Mann, will also perform Rossini's sparkling Overture to The Barber of Seville, and Beethoven's 7th Symphony.
Philippe Quint is a two-time Grammy Award nominee, hailed by critics for his "power, breadth of tone and passion" (The New York Times); as "...a modern day Paganini" (Cincinnati Enquirer); and as ...a violinist of uncommon brilliance and flair" (Strad Magazine).
Guest conductor Philip Mann is the music director of the Arkansas Symphony and the associate conductor of the San Diego Symphony. He is active as a guest conductor throughout the United States and Europe.
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All of the pieces on the concert program have a connection to Hollywood. Rossini's Overture to The Barber of Seville, composed in 1816, was once used in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The Korngold Violin Concerto, composed in 1945, is a lush, melodic work based on thematic material he composed for four feature films of the 1930s and '40s. Beethoven's 7th Symphony, composed in 1811-12, is a vibrant work that Richard Wagner called "the apotheosis of the Dance in its highest aspect." It was used as background music in the film, "The King's Speech."
The program will also be performed on Friday, March 9 at 8:00 pm at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, and repeated on Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 pm at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica.
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Tickets priced from $98-$25 may be purchased at www.newwestsymphony.org, or by calling 1-866-776-8400. Student rush tickets are available for $10 at the respective box offices 30 minutes prior to the concert.
The New West Symphony is the resident professional orchestra of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and the Oxnard Performing Arts Center.
