The concert will be held on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 2p.m. The program features dynamic new solo percussionist and Udow protégé, Dave Alcorn, performing Remembrance by Michael Udow, written in memory of Udow's father. Dr. Udow remarks, "The first two sections are tonal, yet with the Japanese prayer bells, and hanging bells and the musical saw, the tonal music will ultimately have an eerie quality. Those sections are more reflective of my Dad’s temperament – he loved the music of Tchaikovsky; he was a quiet and mild-mannered fellow. Then the work goes through a series of transformations while staying true to my interest in contrapuntal complexities.”
Anchoring the spring program is Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 Reformation, a masterpiece balancing classical control with romantic impulse. Rounding out the program, is Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Music for the Royal Fireworks, by the great Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel, a rousing and festive piece originally conceived for and performed by winds in an outdoor setting complete with fireworks.
