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VSO at the Flynn: Pastoral Symphony
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The natural world underscores VSO’s second concert at the Flynn October 25, with birdsong, thunder, moonlight, and mushrooms as influence for a breadth of compositions. William Grant Still’s Wood Notes is inspired by the rich nature of the American South, and Chelsea Komschlies’ piece Mycelialore makes musical connections between fungal and neural networks in a piece commissioned by the League of American Orchestra’s Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program. The second half presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale”, a bucolic hymn to the countryside and nature. From stillness to dancing, and bird calls to storms, Beethoven’s ability to incorporate rural life in musical form is exemplified in the four movements of this work.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by Musically Speaking, a free pre-concert discussion in the concert hall that provides entertaining insight into the evening’s program.
EXTRA: Vermont Wine Merchants and Vermont Symphony Orchestra team up for a pre-concert wine tasting with varietals from around the world! Join us from 6:45 – 7:30pm at The Flynn’s Chase Studio for a sampling of 6 wines including a Domaine de la Prébende Beaujolais, a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Cava Reserve Brut from Avinyo and more, with insights from General Manager of Vermont Wine Merchants Drew Robinson. All proceeds benefit the VSO; $20 per person. Click here to purchase your ticket!
PROGRAM
Andrew Crust, conductor
William Grant Still – Wood Notes
Chelsea Komschlies – Mycelialore
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale”
This concert is generously supported by the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund, Physicians Computer Company, and the State of Vermont.
Mycelialore was commissioned by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras in partnership with the American Composers Orchestra.
