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Chamber Orchestra Concert Thursday at WIU

October 7, 2019

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MACOMB, IL -- The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Chamber Orchestra Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.

The Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Associate Professor of Music Richard Hughey, will perform works by Händel, Vivaldi, Plaza and retired WIU Professor of Music Randall Faust's, "Canzona for String Orchestra."

This performance is open free to the public, and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel and Facebook Live.

PROGRAM

Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327 - Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Largo
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegro
Minuet
Gigue

Canzona for String Orchestra - Faust (b. 1947)

Violoncello Concerto in D Minor, RV 405 - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
- Kosuke Uchikawa, violoncello

Dos Fugas Venezolanas - Juan Bautista Plaza (1898-1965)
I. Fuga Romántica Venezolana
II. Fuga Criolla

Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3 "Fall" from Four Season, RV 293 - Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro
Adagio molto
Allegro
- Erik Ghukasyan, a senior music major from Mexico, violin

For more information, call the COFAC Recital Hall office at (309) 298-1843 or visit wiu.edu/recitalhall.


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