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Eureka Symphony Winter Concert

Arkley Center For The Performing Arts

The Eureka Symphony presents its third concert of the Season at the Arkley Center in Eureka on Friday and Saturday, March 6 & 7, at 8 p.m. Music Director and Conductor Carol Jacobson has chosen a program of three pieces that appeals to a wide range of tastes. Johannes Brahms’ Concerto No. 1—one of the 19th century’s most beloved piano concertos—will be performed by Humboldt State’s talented John Chernoff. The remainder of the program is devoted to 20th century orchestral pieces inspired by dance music—Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 and Malcolm Arnold’s English Dances. Johannes Brahms completed his first piano concerto in the spring of 1858, after four years of revision and tinkering. Ever the perfectionist, Brahms revised this concerto several times. Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 is one of the most popular Mexican contemporary classical music compositions performed by orchestras. Márquez was commissioned to write Danzón No. 2 in 1994. This lively, rhythmic piece has now been embraced as one of the unofficial national anthems of Mexico. It will be hard to stay in your seat for this one! BBC News described composer Malcolm Arnold as “a towering figure in the history of British music” on his death in 2006. A highly sought-after film composer, he was awarded an Oscar for the 1958 film, The Bridge on the River Kwai. A melodic composer, his English, Scottish, and Cornish Dances featured in English Dances are hallmarks of his orchestral repertoire. The Eureka Symphony will perform the first set of English Dances. John Chernoff, featured performer for this concert, will present the Musical Notes lecture, joined by concertmaster Terrie Baune. Looking forward to playing the Brahms, Chernoff comments, “This piano concerto is a very special work to me, because it is more a symphony with piano than a piano piece with symphony. Every note has meaning.” Tickets are $29, $34, $39 or $44 each, depending on location. Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult, except in the loge. Order online at www.eurekasymphony.org or call (707) 845-3655. ‘Student Rush’ tickets at $10 are available at the door, for full-time students with i.d. Discounted tickets for 3-concert packages are still on sale, with savings of 10% on the package. For more details visit www.eurekasymphony.org or find the Symphony on Facebook.

DATES/TIMES

WHERE

• Arkley Center For The Performing Arts

PRICE

• $29
• $44 Loge
• $39 Orchestra Main and Lower Balcony
• $34 Orchestra Rear
• $10 students one hour before concert
• Free children 12 and under