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  • July 13, 2016 GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES ITS 69TH CONCERT SEASON

    Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel will lead the orchestra in 2016-2017 June 30, 2016 GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Symphony Orchestra, led by renowned Music Director and Conductor, Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel, announces its upcoming 2016-2017 concert season.  The upcoming 69th concert season offers a wide variety of concerts including a celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Maestro […]

  • July 13, 2016 Oktoberfest

    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 2, Op. 83, B-flat major Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) October 16, 17 & 18, 2015 Program Notes by Dr. Joella Utley Brahms was so unhappy with the reception he received for his First Piano Concerto that he waited almost twenty years before trying again.  Sketches for the Second were made […]

  • July 13, 2016 Hymn to Nature

    Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 3, D minor May 7 & 8, 2016 Program Note by Paul Hyde   Mahler’s Third Symphony is the longest work in the standard orchestral repertoire. There may be longer symphonies, but they’re not played with any frequency. Actually, performances of the Third Symphony itself are somewhat rare. The work […]

  • July 13, 2016 Secrets Behind Inspiration

    Edward Elgar (1857-1934) “Enigma” Variations, Op. 36 (Variations on an Original Theme) March 12 & 13, 2016 Program Notes by Paul Hyde Elgar composed this piece in 1899 as a tribute to his friends, and it brought the English composer international fame. It remains Elgar’s second-most popular work after the “Pomp and Circumstance March No. […]

  • July 13, 2016 Meet the Heroes

    February 20 & 21, 2016 Program notes by Paul Hyde Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827) Violin Concerto, Op. 61, D major The Violin Concerto spotlights Beethoven’s genius for lyricism. The music is not heroic but rather noble and mellifluous. This is a concerto that sings. The piece is often grouped among the greatest violin concertos ever […]

  • July 13, 2016 Opening Spectacular

    Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Piano Concerto in G Major September 26 & 27, 2015 Program Notes by Paul Hyde A colorful, jazzy exuberance informs Ravel’s sprightly Piano Concerto in G Major, composed in 1931. Ravel may have been inspired by George Gershwin and other jazz musicians he encountered on a trip to the United States in […]

  • July 13, 2016 Poetry and Drama of Life

    C. Thomas Wyche (1926-2015) “Moonbeams” (world premiere arrangement by Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel) January 23 & 24, 2016 Program Notes by Paul Hyde and Edvard Tchivzhel “Moonbeams” is a short lyrical work by the late Greenville civic leader C. Thomas “Tommy” Wyche, to whom this weekend’s Greenville Symphony Orchestra program is dedicated. Wyche was well-known for […]

  • July 13, 2016 Some Enchanted Evening

    Symphony No. 5, B-flat, D. 485 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) April 8, 9 & 10, 2016 Program Notes by Dr. Joella Utley Franz Schubert was brought up in a musical family. He played viola, his two brothers played the violin and his father, the cello. This family quartet, combined with other local musicians, eventually grew into […]

  • July 13, 2016 Mediterranean Cuisine

    L’Italiana in Algeri, Overture Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) February 26, 27 & 28, 2016 Program Notes by Dr. Joella Utley Gioacchino Rossini’s rise to stardom was rapid. Despite little formal training, he was writing songs and opera arias by age twelve. At age 21 he became an instant success with the comic opera, L’Italiana in Algeri, […]

  • July 13, 2016 Magic of Mozart

    The Magic Flute, K. 620, Overture Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) November 20, 21 & 22, 2015 Program Notes by Dr. Joella Utley Mozart was very busy in 1791, writing an Italian opera (La clemenza di Tito) for the coronation of Emperor Leopold, King of Bohemia, as well as his Requiem Mass.  Yet he was eager […]

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