Discoveries
Classical Music Humor
Program
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RossiniOverture to The Barber of Seville
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Michael DaughertyAndante from Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
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Michael DaughertyMenuetto maestoso from Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke)
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Michael DaughertyThunder and Lightning Polka
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Michael DaughertyLe Tombeau de Liberace
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ProkofievSymphony No. 1 (Classical)
About
The Discoveries season opens with a lighthearted program of classical music humor. From Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville, forever linked to Maestro Bugs Bunny, to Mozart’s A Musical Joke, featuring purposely “wrong” notes, this program is proof that musical genius has a funny side. Pianist Terrence Wilson joins in the fun for Michael Daugherty’s Le Tombeau de Liberace, a flamboyant, kitschy, and virtuosic musical tribute to the entertainer Liberace.
Terrence Wilson, featured pianist
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