Fountains of Rome & La Mer
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday , November 2 , 2024 at 8 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Sunday , November 3 , 2024 at 3 pm
Karen Kamensek , conductor Aaron Diehl , piano David Wong , bass Aaron Kimmel , drums Michaela Bennett , soprano
Karen Kamensek
Karen Kamensek
Todd Rosenberg
Mary Lou Williams |
Zodiac Suite |
/ orch . Jeffrey Sultanof |
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Aries |
& Rob DuBoff |
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Taurus |
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III . |
Gemini |
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IV . |
Cancer |
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V . |
Leo |
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VI . |
Virgo |
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VII . |
Libra |
VIII . Scorpio |
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Sagittarius |
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Capricorn |
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Aquarius |
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Pisces |
INTERMISSION Ottorino Respishi
Claude Debussy
Aaron Diehl , piano David Wong , bass Aaron Kimmel , drums Michaela Bennett , soprano
Fountains of Rome |
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The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn |
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The Triton Fountain at Morn |
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The Fountain of Trevi at Mid-day |
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The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset |
La Mer I . II . III .
From Dawn to Noon on the Sea Play of the Waves Dialogue of Wind and Sea
This program lasts approximately 1 hour , 45 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission .
GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Karen Kamensek ’ s expansive artistry coupled with her deep commitment for championing composers of the 20th and 21st century is reflected in her work in both the opera house and on the concert stage . The 2024 – 25 season underscores her remarkable versatility as a musician , as she makes several important debuts , including productions of La Bohème at the Houston Grand Opera and Candide at Semperoper Dresden , alongside symphonic debuts with the Baltimore Symphony , the Kraków Philharmonic , and the Edmonton Symphony . Elsewhere this season she will return to the San Francisco Opera with The Handmaid ’ s Tale , to the Metropolitan Opera with Moby Dick , and to the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra for a joint project with the Arctic Philharmonic .
Ms . Kamensek ’ s recent work as a symphonic conductor has brought her to the podium of such orchestras as the London Philharmonic , Los Angeles Philharmonic , Seattle Symphony , Sydney Symphony , Royal Liverpool Philharmonic , Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin , Oslo Philharmonic , Royal Stockholm Philharmonic , Vancouver Symphony , Brussels Philharmonic , Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria , Orquesta Sinfónica RTVE in Madrid , Colorado Symphony , Norrköping Symphony , Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier , Calgary Philharmonic , Tiroler
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