The Northwest Indiana Symphony and conductor Kirk Muspratt present “Musical Masterpieces,” one-night only, Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm at the Auditorium at Living Hope Church. The concert will also feature Thomas Stark, trombone.
Modest Mussorgsky’s virtuoso musical depiction of an art exhibit is widely considered one of his greatest works. The ten-movement suite represents a viewer’s walk through an exhibition of works by Russian painter Viktor Hartmann and features pieces such different pieces like the Gnome, the Catacombs, Baba Yaga, and the Great Gate of Kiev.
The first half of the concert will open with the Oberon Overture by Weber based on a Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the contemporary Bourgeois Trombone Concerto performed by the Symphony’s principal trombonist Thomas Stark. Maestro Muspratt says the last movement of the Trombone Concerto is “like Flight of the Bumblebee, but for the trombone! All brass players should come check this out!”
“Thomas Stark is a world class trombonist. He could play in any orchestra anywhere in the world, and we are extremely fortunate to have him as one of our colleagues,” Maestro Kirk Muspratt continued. “Tom will also play the euphonium on Pictures at an Exhibition too!”
Maestro Muspratt will host a pre-concert discussion before the concert beginning at 6:15 pm to talk about the history and nuance of the pieces to be performed. The guest artist will also join the discussion. This talk is free to all ticket holders.
Tickets for the concert range from $45 -$79 each and students are $10. GROUP SALES ARE AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNT. Call the Symphony office at (219) 836-0525 or visit the website at www.NISOrchestra.org to order tickets for Musical Masterpieces!
This concert is sponsored by John W. Anderson Foundation, Purdue University Northwest Department of Communication & Creative Arts and College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, Crown Point Community Foundation, Service League of Hammond, John Cicco’s Menswear, American Community Bank, Centier Bank, Andy & Sue Arnold, Precision Control Systems, and The Times Media Corp.