Serenade for Strings
November 5 - 8, 2020 | Holley Hall*
Streaming available November 12 - 17
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BOULOGNE Symphonie concertante No. 2 in G Major
Soloists: Daniel Jordan, Concertmaster; Samantha Bennett, Principal Second Violin
Chris Takeda, violin; Jennifer Takeda, violin; Mia Laity, violin; Meghan Jones, violin; Carlann Evans, violin; Anne Chandra, violin; Rachel Halvorson, viola; Michael McClelland, viola; Natalie Helm, cello; Cheeko Matsusaka, cello; John Miller, bass;
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Dan Jordan, violin; Chris Takeda, violin; Jennifer Takeda, violin; Mia Laity, violin; Samantha Bennett violin; Meghan Jones, violin; Carlann Evans, violin; Anne Chandra, violin; Rachel Halvorson, viola; Michael McClelland, viola; Natalie Helm, cello; Cheeko Matsusaka, cello; John Miller, bass;
Thirteen members of Sarasota Orchestra’s string section joyously return to the stage for a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s enchanting Serenade for Strings. Led by Concertmaster Daniel Jordan, the lush sounds of Tchaikovsky’s romantic four-movement work will once again resonate in Holley Hall, heralding the opening of a reimagined season of live music. The program begins with a performance of the Symphonie concertante in G Major for two violins and orchestra by Joseph Bologne. Recognized today as music history’s first celebrated black composer, Bologne was born on the French colony of Guadeloupe to a wealthy Frenchman and an African slave. He would go on to become a virtuoso violinist, composer and conductor in mid-18th century Paris. Daniel Jordan and Principal Second Violin Samantha Bennett step forward in the solo roles in this delightful work.
