2020 OMF Festival Season Brochure

Thursday
July 2, 7:30 p.m.
SHOSTAKOVICH
CELLO CONCERTO
First Baptist Church, Portland
Jeremy Tai, violoncello
Klein Competition Winner
Orpheus Academy Orchestra
Jetro Meira de Oliveira, conductor
Pēteris Vasks: Voices of Life
from “String Symphony – Voices”
Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello No. 1, Op. 107
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D Major “Clock”
Pēteris Vasks’ Symphony for Strings - Voices
(“Balsis”) was composed during the period when
the eastern Baltic countries were fighting to gain
independence. Contrasting this effervescent
opening of the concert are the driving rhythms
of Shostakovich’s first Cello Concerto with plenty
of opportunities for our young cellist to display his
musicianship and virtuosity. Ever popular since its
first hearing in 1794 London, Haydn’s Symphony
No. 101 never ceases to offer surprises, including
not only the “clock” of the second movement
from which the work has received its nickname,
but also the appearance of the village band in
the third.
TICKETS
General seating
Free and open to the public
36.