For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Katherine Eklund or Kristin Fischer Rosel
msomanager@msomn.org
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Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Performs “Music of Youth & Experience”
Contrasting works by Elgar, Bizet deliver an exciting and emotional concert
MINNEAPOLIS, November 1, 2011 – The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce its upcoming concert featuring the first and last compositions of two extraordinary musicians, British composer Edward Elgar and French composer Georges Bizet.
Sunday, Nov. 20 at 4pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
115 Fourth Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082
The concert will open with Elgar's reflective Elegy for string orchestra, followed by his last important composition, the poignant and autumnal Cello Concerto. This piece will provide a striking contrast to Bizet’s energetic and lyrical Symphony in C, penned when he was only seventeen years old.
“Listeners will be able to contrast the enthusiastic lightness and joy of Bizet’s youthful work with Elgar's autumnal Cello Concerto. This last major work by the great 20th-century British master plumbs emotional depths that Bizet would have been hard-pressed to even imagine as a teenager,” said MSO Music Director William Schrickel.
The soloist for the concerto is Teresa Richardson, principal cellist of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
“The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and I are always happy when we return to Stillwater and Trinity Lutheran Church to perform,” said Schrickel. “The glorious acoustic of Trinity Lutheran will make this concert experience an extraordinary one for our audience.”
All MSO concerts are free of charge; free-will donations are appreciated. No tickets or reservations are needed.
Music of Youth & Experience
William Schrickel, conductor
Teresa Richardson, cello
Edward Elgar – Elegy, op. 58
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Georges Bizet – Symphony #1 in C major
About William Schrickel and The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra celebrates William Schrickel’s 12th season as its Music Director. He was an Assistant Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra for the 2005-06 season and was the Music Director of the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra from 2002-2008.
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is in its 30th season. Founded in 1982 by Saint Olaf College graduates, the orchestra has grown from a small chamber ensemble to a full symphony orchestra, a magnet for some of the area’s finest professional and amateur instrumentalists. The primary goal of the orchestra is to reach all corners of the metropolitan area with a full spectrum of orchestral music and to encourage audiences to experience the excitement of live symphonic performances. Visit www.msomn.org for more information.
About Teresa Richardson, cello
Teresa Richardson last appeared as featured soloist with the MSO in the '06-'07 season playing Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1. Originally from Clifton, Virginia, Teresa began her study of the cello at age nine through Fairfax County Public Schools. Teresa earned graduate and undergraduate degrees in cello performance from Indiana University in Bloomington, where her instructors were Janos Starker, Emilio Colon, and Helga Winold.
An active freelance musician, Teresa has performed in many orchestras, including the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Opera, Evansville Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, National Repertory Orchestra, and Duluth Superior Symphony. She served as principal cellist of the National Orchestral Institute and is currently the principal cellist of the Metropolitan Symphony. Fulfilling a strong passion for teaching, Teresa is on the faculty at St. Joseph's School of Music and MacPhail Center for Music, and has taught at University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire.