Doris Hall Gulati

David Digiacobbe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mozart & Salieri

LANCASTER, PA – Lancaster Symphony Orchestra captures the real-life drama and jealousy of two feuding composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. This brilliant production opens Friday, March 4, at 8 pm at the Fulton Opera House.

Salieri’s La Scuola di Gelosi (School of Jealousy) will reveal the emotional turbulence of Mozart’s Viennese rival with a clever study that pits flute against oboe in a comedic competition.

Soloist Doris Hall-Gulati will inspire the audience in Mozart’s beautifully composed Concerto for Basset Clarinet. Mozart originally wrote this instrumental work for a particular clarinet – that authentic period instrument had a range down to low C, instead of stopping at E as standard clarinets.

“Salieri was jealous of Mozart, who spoke musically from the soul. Salieri was more of a technician and Mozart was an artist,” explained Stephen Gunzenhauser, music director and conductor of Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. “The juxtaposition of Salieri’s School of Jealousy Overture next to the work of a relatively mature Mozart creates a dramatic effect which vividly illustrates the contrast of two master composers.”

After intermission, concert-goers will be transported by Lancaster Symphony’s Principal Flautist through one of the most dramatic works ever composed –Tanovor by Benjamin Yusupov. Renowned flautist David DiGiacobbe will lead this vibrant and visual piece, which takes the audience to ancient Persia and captures the vast desolation of the Negev desert. The Lancaster Symphony concludes this production with the richness of color and culture of Italy in Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony No. 4.

Gunzenhauser added “Our program places visual and emotional opposites next to one another – ending our program with optimism, energy and vitality!”

GUESTS ARTISTS’ BIO INFO:

David DiGiacobbe http://www.tcnj.edu/~music/faculty/DiGiacobbe.html

Doris Hall-Gulati: http://www.johncarbon.com/doris/biography.html and http://www.chamberorchestra.org/about/musicians/doris-hall-gulati.php

DATES /TIMES:

Friday, March 4 at 8 pm Free Post-Concert “Meet the Musicians” reception
Saturday, March 5 at 3 pm and 8 pm
Sunday, March 6 at 7:30 pm

VENUE: The Fulton Opera House, 12 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603

TICKETS: Available from $25

Tickets (717) 397-7425
www.LancasterSymphony.org

Our 2010-2011 “Only in Lancaster” season marks Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser’s 30th year as the music director of the Symphony. The Grammy-nominated musician also led the Delaware Symphony for 23 years. In 2004, he served as artistic advisor and principal conductor for the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra. He maintains a regular guest-conducting schedule with symphony orchestras all over the world. In addition, he has been a distinguished judge at the Ragusa Ibla International Music Competition in Italy and the Piano Competition in Kazakhstan. The prolific conductor has made 66 recordings and sold over 2 million CDs.

The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is a 70-member professional ensemble that was founded in 1947 by Frederick S. Klein and John H. Peifer, Jr. from Franklin & Marshall College. Now in its 63rd season, the Symphony has evolved into a professional regional orchestra serving over 30,000 music enthusiasts annually. Its annual program includes 24 classical music concerts, a family holiday concert, a New Year’s Eve celebration, a free, outdoor community patriotic concert, and its nationally-recognized Sound Discovery Community Engagement programs which benefit more than 8,500 students annually. The Symphony is a non-profit organization governed by a board of 30 community volunteers and managed by a professional staff under the direction of president and chief executive officer Scott Robinson. Ticket sales, individual contributions, corporate gifts, and foundation and government grants help underwrite the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra’s invaluable contribution to the quality of life in South Central Pennsylvania.