2020 OMF Festival Season Brochure

Saturday
July 25, 8:00 p.m.
PEARL
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
First Baptist Church, Portland
Alexander String Quartet
Pearl Chamber Orchestra
Travis Hatton, conductor
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
for string quartet and string orchestra
Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1
for strings with piano obbligato
Bartók: Divertimento for Strings
The music of this concert is overtly or inspired
by the Baroque form of “Concerto Grosso” but
used in 20th century ways. The music is passed
between a small group of soloists and the full
ensemble. Elgar’s contribution to this idea is a
charming original tribute to Handel. Ernest Bloch,
founding director of the Cleveland Institute of
Music , found himself challenged by students
who were skeptical that old forms and tonality
had any value in the 20th century. His answer
to them was a Concerto Grosso for strings and
piano that proved music with roots in the past
could be exciting. As the flames of war in Europe
were being ignited, Béla Bartók found himself
secluded in a tranquil Swiss town in creating his
Divertimento for Strings.
TICKETS
Tickets start at $35
Senior and student discount pricing available
30.