Take flight with GLCO during a rendition of exquisite music inspired by birds.
Take to the Sky
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020
7:00 pm - Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Libor Ondras, Conductor
Dmitiri Berlinsky, Guest violinst
"...Mr. Berlinsky brought something of his own to the music, namely a flexibility of phrasing that let him find fresh twists in the work's familiar passions." -The New York Times
This suite of pieces is based on various 18th century composers. The Birds is an attempt to depict the bird songs and fluttering wings of the Dove, the Hen, the Nightingale and the Cuckoo.
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Cantus Arcticus, Op. 61
Probably Rautavaara’s best-known work, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, incorporates tape recordings of birdsongs recorded near the Artic Circle and on the bogs of Liminka in northern Finland.
This performance will be at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts. Pre-Concert Talk with Music Director Libor Ondras at 6:00 PM.
Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.
Please call 231.487.0010 for handicap seats.