Season Finale: Mahler's Fourth
About This Concert:
The luminous soprano Carolyn Sampson joins us to perform Mahler’s Fourth—a quiet version of heaven where a child’s every dream comes true.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Carolyn Sampson, soprano
- R. Douglas Wright, trombone
- Kari Sundström, trombone
- Andrew Chappell, bass trombone
- Steven Campbell, tuba
STEPHENSON
Pillars, a Concerto for Low Brass [World Premiere]
MAHLER
Symphony No. 4
Fun Facts:
- One of the powerful foundations of our Orchestra is our rockstar low-brass section; Hidden in plain sight, these four gents are the best in the biz!
- Strauss’ contemporary Gustav Mahler wrote encouragingly for the brass in almost all of his 10 symphonies, giving glorious fanfares to them—though in his tender Symphony No. 4, Mahler gave pride of place to the strings and a solo soprano.
- The soprano in Mahler’s Fourth sings every exasperated parent’s dinnertime fantasy, as a child describes “good greens of every sort grow in the heavenly vegetable patch, good asparagus, string beans, and whatever we want!”
- James Stephenson’s low brass concerto Pillars is the first piece the Minnesota Orchestra has ever premiered that started as a Kickstarter campaign. 149 friends of former Charleston Symphony principal trombonist Bill Zehfuss used Kickstarter to fund the commission honoring Bill after his death in 2014.
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About This Concert:
The luminous soprano Carolyn Sampson joins us to perform Mahler’s Fourth—a quiet version of heaven where a child’s every dream comes true.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Carolyn Sampson, soprano
- R. Douglas Wright, trombone
- Kari Sundström, trombone
- Andrew Chappell, bass trombone
- Steven Campbell, tuba
STEPHENSON
Pillars, a Concerto for Low Brass [World Premiere]
MAHLER
Symphony No. 4
Fun Facts:
- One of the powerful foundations of our Orchestra is our rockstar low-brass section; Hidden in plain sight, these four gents are the best in the biz!
- Strauss’ contemporary Gustav Mahler wrote encouragingly for the brass in almost all of his 10 symphonies, giving glorious fanfares to them—though in his tender Symphony No. 4, Mahler gave pride of place to the strings and a solo soprano.
- The soprano in Mahler’s Fourth sings every exasperated parent’s dinnertime fantasy, as a child describes “good greens of every sort grow in the heavenly vegetable patch, good asparagus, string beans, and whatever we want!”
- James Stephenson’s low brass concerto Pillars is the first piece the Minnesota Orchestra has ever premiered that started as a Kickstarter campaign. 149 friends of former Charleston Symphony principal trombonist Bill Zehfuss used Kickstarter to fund the commission honoring Bill after his death in 2014.
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OH+ Concert activities on Thursday June 14 / see all upcoming OH+ events
Coffee Concert
When: Pre-concert Where: All lobby bars Enjoy complimentary coffee from Driven Coffee Roasters and donuts from A Baker's Wife Pastry Shop!
Concert Preview
When: 10:15-10:35am Where: Auditorium Join James Stephenson, Doug Wright and Grant Meachum for an informative and entertaining look at the concert repertoire and themes.
Peter Kogan Quintet
When: 9:30-10:45am Where: Target Atrium Retired Minnesota Orchestra timpanist/drummer Peter Kogan is back with his quintet, playing a repertoire of standards and Peter's original compositions.
String Recycling
When: Pre- & post-concert Where: Audience Services Desk Looking to get rid of old musical instrument strings? Recycle your collection at Orchestra Hall! Strings will be used for future Minnesota Orchestra Sensory-Friendly Family Concert art exploration activities and then recycled through the D’Addario Foundation’s Playback String Recycling Program, which supports efforts to provide a range of music instruction programs all over the world.