Milton Crotts, Conductor
Emily Schaad, Guest Conductor
The BRO wrapped up this ‘22-’23 season with a program paying homage to the incomparable Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! We joined the 2023 Asheville Amadeus Festival as we highlighted one of his works, Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K. 364, with violinist Rachel Handman and violist Emily Schaad. This piece included some of the last, and possibly the best, music Mozart wrote before leaving Salzburg for Vienna at age 25. Schaad also be doubled as Guest Conductor for this piece! “Mozartissimo” showcased BRO’s incredible talent and unique delivery on Mother’s Day weekend.
In keeping with the Americana theme, the second half of the program featured the BRO Winds performing classic works by several of the best-known American composers.
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364
Soloists: Rachel Handman, Violin
Emily Schaad, Viola, Guest Conductor
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite (Chamber Orchestra Version)
Arlen and Harburg (arr. Custer) – Over the Rainbow
Soloist: Rienette Davis, Trombone
Morton Gould – American Salute
Meredith Willson (arr. Richard Hayman) – The Music Man: Symphonic Impressions
Details: Blue Ridge Orchestra’s Mozartissimo
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 3:00 p.m.
Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville
300 Library Lane, Asheville, NC
Sunday, May 14, 2023, 3:00 p.m.
Diana Wortham Theatre
(Wortham Center for the Performing Arts)
18 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC
Concert Photo Credit: Carly Bartelsen (Asheville Elevated Photography)
