Interview: Marquette Symphony Orchestra s June Jubilation , Saturday, June 19 at Presque Isle Park wnmufm.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wnmufm.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Marquette Symphony Orchestra returns to the Presque Isle Park Bandshell on Saturday, June 19 at 7:30pm with
June Jubilation, an outdoor performance.
Under the direction of principal conductor
Octavio Mas-Arocas, the concert will consist of: Camille Saint-Saëns,
Bacchanale from
A Joyous Trilogy for Orchestra; Antonin Dvorak,
Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 8 in G minor; Florence Price,
Adoration; and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor:
Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Op. 63.
Guests can sit on park benches or bring their own chairs. Although the performance is outdoors, the audience is recommended to sit socially distanced and wear face masks if desired.
Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland photographed by Robert Torres
There are well-known masterpieces in Classical music we all know and love. But every year, musicians and composers create new music that breaks boundaries. Here are 11 composers you may have heard of, or may be brand new! They represent every corner of classical music from film, jazz, choirs, concert bands and orchestras, string quartets and clarinet solos. You may have never heard of them, but after listening to the playlist, you may just come away with a new favorite artist.
Eric Schwabel
Michael Abels photographed by Eric Schwabel
Michael Abels, composer: Abels composed the film scores for “Get Out” and “Us,’ which won multiple international awards. But the versatile composer’s other works have been performed and premiered by the Chicago and Atlanta symphonies, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, the Kronos Quartet, and university groups across the country. Abels blends classical music with jazz,