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WSO 'Great Spaces' Concert MOZART & MORE CHAMBER RECITAL, LITCHFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER
Saturday October 28th, the WSO will present ‘Mozart and More’ at the Litchfield Community Center. WSO’s professional musicians, complimented by WSO’s Cultural Ambassador and esteemed clarinetist Dr. Vincent deLuise and led by WSO Concertmaster Alyce Cognetta-Bertz, WSO will perform a selection of piano trios by Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Joseph Haydn, as well as Wolfgang Mozart’s Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings.
Dr. deLuise, a distinguished clarinetist and both Cultural Ambassador and major supporter of the Waterbury Symphony, shared about the concert pieces chosen for this concert, “Mozart was influenced in his musical compositions by his older friend, Joseph Haydn. In turn, Mozart’s style, elegance and harmony influenced the compositional style of early Beethoven and of Mendelssohn.The works to be performed in the recital will demonstrate these wonderful interrelationships in music.”
As an intriguing glimpse into the concert program, WSO’s Music Director, Leif Bjaland, reflected, “Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Lisa - some works of art seem like they have always existed – that they dropped from the sky fully formed and perfect. For me, the Clarinet Quintet by Wolfgang Mozart is in this category, and not just because I’m a clarinetist. The beautifully spun-out opening of the first movement, the bouncy good humor of the finale, the intricate dialogue between the clarinet and strings – there is not one false note in its 35 minutes of divine inspiration. I like to think of the clarinet as the mellow, autumn tinged voice of Mozart himself. With this beautiful voice, curving melodies and ethereal harmonies are created with the same smooth inevitability as winter frost paints our windows with shapes delicate and exquisite.”
The concert will be held on Saturday, October 28th, at 4 p.m. and will be followed by wine and cheese reception. General admission tickets are $35, available online via the WSO website at www.waterburysymphony.org, or by phone, by calling WSO’s box office partner, The Palace Theater Box Office at (203) 346-2000 Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2023126-0
Booking: https://go.evvnt.com/2023126-2
