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Follow on Google News | Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Launches 2009-2010 Season with "American Landscapes"Pack your bags and get read to travel the world (and beyond) with the PSO this season
Season Overview The season launches with American Landscapes, a celebration of American music, November 15, 2009 at 3 P.M at The Music Hall, where the PSO will be joined by acclaimed soloist Mihai Marica. The American Landscapes journey begins in New York with Leonard Bernstein's "Overture to Candide" before moving to one of the most popular works of the 20th century classical repertoire by an American composer, Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" of 1936. After a brief layover, we move to the midwest for "the quintessential American symphony," Roy Harris' Symphony No. 3 composed in 1939. While perhaps not familiar to local audiences, Harris' Symphony No. 3 is an important work in the development of American classical composition. The PSO will present the symphony with an accompanying slideshow featuring "local landscapes," The American Landscapes journey will conclude with Antonin Dvořák's "Cello Concerto" featuring award-winning guest soloist Mihai Marica. While not an American composer by birth, Dvořák's music was greatly inspired by his time in this country, and his Cello Concerto of 1894-1895 was written in New York while he served as director of the National Conservatory. The season will continue March 7, 2010 with White Nights, music from Scandinavia and Russia. The PSO will be joined by piano soloist Nicholas Roth in a program including work by Rautavaara, Grieg, and Tchaikovsky. The season concludes June 6, 2010 with Our World and Beyond, a symphonic multimedia presentation. The performance will feature "The Planets" by Gustav Holst with an original video presentation as well as works by Haydn and Adams. Season Subscriptions and Tickets For the first time the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra is offering a Season Subscription option. Patrons can pre-order a subscription to all three concerts directly from the PSO at a savings over individual tickets. Season subscriptions are $50 (adult), $45 (senior) or $24 (student) and can be purchased on-line at http://www.portsmouthsymphony.org/ The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra is also pleased to announce the return of its popular "Symphony & Dinner" package with Radici, which offers patrons a ticket to the symphony followed by a 3-course prix fixe dinner at Radici for $45 per person. To make a reservation, contact Radici at http://www.radicirestaurant.com/ Individual tickets are also available from The Music Hall box office at http://www.themusichall.org/ About the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra is a 60+ piece symphony orchestra comprised of local professionals, educators, dedicated amateurs and advanced students from New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. Founded in 1997, the orchestra presents three major performances each season at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH. About Music Director Christopher Hill Known as "a powerful podium presence" and for his "great musicality," Contact David Young President Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra david.young@ (603) 686-8133 # # # The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra is a 60+ piece symphony orchestra comprised of local professionals, educators and dedicated amateurs from NH, ME and MA. Founded in 1997, the orchestra presents 3 concerts each season at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH. End
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