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The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra will present its second concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Fresno State School of Music Concert Hall celebrating the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner’s bicentennial, conducted by Dr. Thomas Loewenheim.
The program will include Niels Wilhelm Gade’s Echoes of Ossian Overture and Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4. Gade’s overture is one of his most important works inspired by the epic tales of the ancient warrior-poet Ossian with strong Danish influences expressing the Nordic character. Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, titled the “Romantic,” captures territory which is more cosmic and elemental. It is the world of nature, punctuated by the mystical call of the horn, with its ancient hunting connotations. Bruckner paints the picture of a Medieval city at dawn, proud knights on horseback, “woodland magic,” “forest murmurs” and “birdsongs.” As Bruckner’s music unfolds, it revels in the majestic grandeur of the moment, forcing us to slow down and enter a space of meditation and eternal mystery.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for employees and seniors, and students are free. To reserve your ticket please check here.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 16
Time: 7 - 9 p.m.
Location: Fresno State Concert Hall
For more information, contact Dr. Thomas Loewenheim tloewenheim@csufresno.edu
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