October 2023
Racine Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Concert “Classics”
Catherine Van Handel, Principal Bassoonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, will perform Mozart’s virtuosic Concerto for Bassoon, music that exemplifies the Classical style period and is quintessentially Mozartean. J. S. Bach’s Orchestral Suites are remarkable works – the first suite will be performed on this program, a piece that hearkens back to the court of Louis XIV. As a complement, Capriol Suite, Peter Warlock’s most popular composition, is a suite of six Renaissance-influenced dances. Ernest Bloch’s Concerto Grosso will feature…
Find out more »The Cry: A Requiem for the Lost Child
The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin (CAS) will present The Cry: A Requiem for the Lost Child on Saturday, October 21st 7PM at First Presbyterian Church, 716 College Avenue in Racine. This poignant composition kicks off CAS’s 37th season of presenting innovative choral programs. British Contemporary composer Adrian Snell created The Cry as an act of remembrance for those affected by the loss of life or childhood due to violence. With author Murray Watts, Snell has musically woven the…
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