Delaware County Symphony- Chamber Concert- Mozart and Bach-Delco Library Card Holders -Half Price Tickets!!

Chamber Music Concert Featuring Mozart and Bach

The Delaware County Symphony (DCS) under the direction of Dr. Robert Whalen will present the first chamber concert of the 2016-2017 season on Sunday September 25, 2016 at 3:00 pm in the Meagher Theatre of the Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center at Neumann University, One Neumann Drive, Aston, PA ( ¼ mile west of Concord Rd. and Rt. 452) The DCS chamber music series is under the direction of Dr. Robert Whalen who serves as Chamber Music Director and Associate Conductor.
The concert opens with Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat by Mozart featuring DCS Concertmaster Nina Vieru, violin and Adelya Shagidullina, viola including members of the chamber ensemble. This composition is considered one of Mozart’s early masterpieces and has a rich history of being mentioned in novels and indeed the first movement of the piece was briefly heard in the 1984 movie "Amadeus". Audience members will be delighted with the rich tonal harmonies and delicate flowing melodies offered in abundance by Mozart. It is a composition that offers us a musical glimpse into another world of elegance and soothing charm. Indeed the solo viola part is written in D major instead of E flat major because the instrument is specifically tuned a semitone sharper, quite uncommon on the modern viola, using the scordatura technique to give a more brilliant tone. Although Mozart composed this work in Salzburg during the summer or early autumn of 1779 it was not heard in the United States until April 1865.
The concert concludes with the delightful and energetic Concerto No. 4 and No. 5 of the six “Brandenburg” Concertos by J. S. Bach. The concertos were composed in 1721 as a gift to the Margrave of Brandenburg. For the next three centuries however they continue to offer us the gift of the genius of Bach and effortlessly remind us how enjoyable Baroque music can be.
Concert tickets are $12 or $10 for seniors/students. Children under 12 (one child per paying adult) are admitted free. Upon presentation of the Delaware County or Montgomery County Library card two tickets may be purchased for the price of one at the ticket table the day of the concert. There is ample free parking adjacent to the theatre and the Life Center is handicapped accessible. For information call 610-879-7059 or visit www.dcsmusic.org

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