September 19, 2022
The Oakland Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 season kicks off at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 2 with Danza del Sol by Kevin Day. A recent nominee for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize, Day's music often "intersects the worlds of jazz, minimalism, Latin music, fusion and contemporary classical idioms."
“Danza del Sol, with its propulsive, syncopated rhythms and colorful orchestration is an innovative, high-energy and audience-friendly 21st century orchestral fanfare,” said Dr. Gregory Cunningham, music director of the OSO and professor of orchestral and wind conducting at OU.
Next, the musicians of the OSO will present Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) by Gustav Mahler with Dr. Alta Boover, mezzo-soprano.
The concert will conclude with a formidable orchestration of Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet in g minor, op. 25, completed by Arnold Schoenberg in 1937. Commissioned by Otto Klemperer while he was serving as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Schoenberg's scoring for this work retains many of the conservative orchestration characteristics of Brahms as a symphonist.
“However, instead of relying on the virtuosity of a single pianist, as in the original chamber work, Schoenberg ‘spreads the wealth’ amongst all members of the orchestra to create a supercharged orchestral tour-de-force,” Cunningham said.
The concert is being held at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, located at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, Mich.
Tickets are $22 general and $12 for students, and can be purchased online at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/23246.