Pre-concert conversation with William Bolcom, Carter Pann, and Michael Haithcock at 7:15PM in the Lower Lobby.

Michael Haithcock, conductor; Eric LaPrade, graduate conductor; Joseph Gascho, harpsichord.

Famous works serve as source material for the inventive composers represented as they re-state and re-harmonize music of previous eras. From the Renaissance dances of Gervaise to timeless themes of Bach, Brahms, and Chopin, familiar music is heard through this eclectic program. Charles Ives’s 1891 setting of a tune well known “on both sides of the pond” perfectly captures the creativity inherent in the use of these musical quotations.

PROGRAM: Poulenc- Suite Francaise, Joseph Gascho, harpsichord; Maslanka- Traveler, Eric LaPrade, conductor; Bolcom- Circus Overture (premiere performance-band version); Pann- Symphony: My Brother’s Brain; Ives- Variations on America