Subscriptions Discoveries
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3 Concerts
Saturdays and Wednesday at 7:30 pm at Sarasota Opera HouseIncluded in 3 Concerts
- DISC1 | Sat, October 3, 7:30 pm
- DISC2 | Wed, December 23, 7:30 pm
- DISC3 | Sat, May 8, 7:30 pm
Discoveries Packages
Discoveries Concert Schedule
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DISC1 | Classical Music Humor
Program
- ROSSINI Overture to The Barber of Seville
- HAYDN Andante from Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
- MOZART Menuetto maestoso from Ein musikalischer spass (A Musical Joke)
- STRAUSS, JR. Thunder and Lightning Polka
- Michael DAUGHERTY Le Tombeau de Liberace
- PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 (Classical)
About this concert
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.Packages Including Classical Music Humor
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DISC2 | A Festive Celebration
Program
- TCHAIKOVSKY Overture from The Nutcracker
- BEACH Bal masqué
- MOZART Exsultate, jubilate
- HANDEL "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" from Messiah
- BRITTEN Men of Goodwill, Variations on a Christmas Carol
- Andrew BALFOUR Kiwetin-acahcos (North Star)
- SIBELIUS Andante festivo
- SIBELIUS Finlandia
About this concert
Brighten your holiday season with a festive program featuring classical holiday favorites. Canadian conductor Naomi Woo makes her Sarasota Orchestra debut leading music from both The Nutcracker and Handel’s Messiah. Soprano Sarah Fleiss joins for Mozart’s exquisite Exsultate, jubilate for voice and small ensemble. Britten’s Men of Goodwill is a set of variations on “God rest ye merry, gentlemen.” Canadian Andrew Balfour’s gentle Kiwetin-acahcos (North Star) celebrates the beauty of Canada’s far north.Packages Including A Festive Celebration
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DISC3 | Beethoven Bookends
Featuring
Program
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
About this concert
Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero leads a fascinating look into two of Beethoven’s brilliant, but less well-known symphonies. On the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's death, discover these two works of genius, every bit as deserving of celebration as his more famous symphonies. The extraordinary Second Symphony was composed in 1802 as Beethoven’s hearing loss worsened. The Eighth Symphony was one of Beethoven’s favorites for its quirky, fun-loving nature. He described this rowdy work as “unbuttoned!”Packages Including Beethoven Bookends
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