LibGuides: Krannert Center Events: January 2022: Sinfonia da Camera

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Ian Hobson, music director and conductor.

Founded in 1984, Sinfonia da Camera has been bringing world-class music to Central Illinois and around the globe for over 30 years. This professional chamber orchestra comprises University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students, as well as distinguished local freelance and regional/national musicians. This evening's program includes:

Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture
Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589 “Little C Major”
Mendelssohn: Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21 and Op. 61

FOELLINGER GREAT HALL
Saturday January 29th, 2022 - 7:30PM CT

See the Krannert Center website for more details and to purchase tickets.

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The Barber of Seville, Overture by Gioacchino Rossini
Call Number: M1255R67 B265
Score, for orchestra.
Gioacchino Rossini: the Reluctant Hero by Alan Kendall
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Symphony No 3 in D Major and Symphony No 6 in C Major in Full Score by Franz Schubert
Call Number: M1001 S38D.200
Symphony No. 3 in D Major (D200) is scored for 12 wind instruments and timpani. Symphony No. 6 in C Major (D589) is better known as "The Little Symphony in C" to distinguish it from Symphony No. 9, "The Great Symphony in C," whose magnificent finale it foreshadows.
The Symphonies by Franz Schubert (Composed by); István Kertész (Conducted by); Wiener Philharmoniker (Musical Group)
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The Life of Schubert by Christopher H. Gibbs
Call Number: ML410.S3 G42
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Works of Felix Mendelssohn by Felix Mendelssohn
Call Number: M1000M53 S65
For orchestra. Contents include: A Midsummer Night's Dream [Op. 21 and Op. 61, no. 1, 5, 7, 9, and 11] and Overtures: Athalie; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage; Fingal's Cave (Hebrides); Ruy Blas.
Mendelssohn and His World by R. Larry Todd (Editor)
Call Number: ML410.M46 M462 1991
Bringing together previously unpublished essays by historians and musicologists, reflections on Mendelssohn written by his contemporaries, the composer's own letters, and early critical reviews of his music, this volume explores various facets of Mendelssohn's music, his social and intellectual circles, and his career.

Krannert Center Events: January 2022: Sinfonia da Camera

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