The Webster University Symphony Orchestra (WUSO) presents a concert, "Romance of the Cello." Under the baton of conductor Paul G. Davis, the WUSO will perform the works of significant Romantic era composers. Special guest artist for the evening is Ken Kulosa, cello instructor at Webster University. Mr. Kulosa will perform the Second Cello Concerto by Dmitri Kabalevsky. This work, composed in 1964, showcases brilliant technique, haunting melodies and exuberant rhythmic drive.
The program will open with the Hebrides Overture, composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Barholdy. The WUSO is pleased to host Dr. Allen Carl Larsen, conductor laureate, to lead the orchestra in the Mendelssohn. The WUSO then features its elegant wind players with Richard Strauss’ Serenade for Winds, op.4. Mr. Kulosa then brings the Kabalevsky to the stage, and the program concludes with an audience favorite, Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5.