WHO: º£½ÇÉçÇø Orchestra
WHAT: Performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Griffes’ Poem for flute soloist and orchestra
WHEN: Sunday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Memorial Chapel, º£½ÇÉçÇø
Hamilton, NY — On Sunday, March 4, the Colgate Memorial Chapel stage will feature 65 musicians in the orchestral event of the season: a performance of Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor. The º£½ÇÉçÇø Orchestra, Marietta Cheng, conductor, will perform this powerful masterpiece at 3:30 p.m. Also on the program will be Griffes’ graceful and luxurious Poem, with flutist Laura Campbell as soloist. Admission is free and open to the public and a reception will follow. For a complete spring concert calendar, or information about the fifth anniversary celebration of the Chenango Summer MusicFest June 14-17, call the Colgate Concertline at 315-228-7642.
This will be the first performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony at Colgate, a dramatic undertaking, not only because of the historical and philosophical underpinnings, but also because of the work’s difficulty. Considered a 20th-century prophet and musical philosopher, Mahler had a vision that turned symphonies into breathtaking worlds of conflict, nostalgia and shadows. His work depicts the human struggle on an epic scale. The Fifth Symphony is a brilliant example of the emotional and turbulent times of the turn of the twentieth century, and the concert is allied with Core 152, Colgate’s ‘Challenge of Modernity’ course.
Founded in 1819, º£½ÇÉçÇø is a nationally ranked, highly selective, residential, liberal arts college. Situated on a rolling 515-acre campus in central New York State, º£½ÇÉçÇø attracts motivated students with diverse backgrounds, interests and talents.