Join Maestro Patricio Cobos, Music Director and Conductor
and the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra for a season of
Classical Sounds from Near and Far
2008 - 2009 Subscription Series
Patricio Cobos, Music Director and Conductor | LaGrange Symphony Orchestra invites you to enjoy Classical Sounds from Near and Far Music is an international language that speaks many things to many people. Imbedded in every culture and requiring no interpretation, music provides inspiration to people of all ages around the world. During the 2008-09 season, the LSO will perform selections by composers whose roots are from near and far. Regardless of their origin, these musical works will transcend the barriers of language and culture and stir the soul. |
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
All Mendelssohn
 | Sergiu Schwartz, Violin No composer was ever better named than Felix Mendelssohn, for Felix in its Latin roots means happy or fortunate. His music was appreciated from the beginning, and he never knew obscurity, facts that bring much joy into is music. Now a century and a half later, that bliss survives in high-spirited music. Even in minor keys, Mendelssohn is never thoroughly sorrowful, and his music can be counted on to provide an evening of delight. |
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Music: The Invisible Art
 | Lee Johnson, composer With our season theme of “Classical Sounds from Near and Far” in mind, this concert is right on target with works from three different lands each offering a different idea of how music should sound. A majestic German voice, a flowing Korean voice, and a colorful American voice share space on this program, with the American composer being LaGrange’s own Lee Johnson. It is a kaleidoscope of fine music from around the world. |
Concertgoers are asked to bring non-perishable food to support the fourth annual LaGrange Symphony Orchestra food drive benefiting the LaGrange Interfaith Food Closet. Food will be collected in the Callaway Auditorium lobby prior to the performance.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Christmas with the LSO
 | Andre Gaskins, guest conductor Two local favorites, The LaGrange Civic Chorale and Bel Canto LaGrange, led by Artistic Director Bettie Biggs, perform with the LSO for a program of seasonal favorites. Come hear us for this holiday tradition which promises to be filled with the joy of the season. |
Choral Society of West Georgia featuring LaGrange Civic Chorale & Bel Canto LaGrange | Bettie Biggs, Artistic Director |
Andre Gaskins, guest conductor Bettie Biggs, Artistic Director
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Classical Gems
 | Staci Culbreth, clarinet Likely everyone reading this brochure cares about classical music, but during this performance, we’ll find out what ‘classical’ really means, for scholars of the field will tell you that ‘classical music’ is specifically that of the late 1700s and early 1800s, when Mozart, Beethoven, and Louis Spohr were at work. In the strictly classical realm, music was expected to be orderly and make sense, a fact that supports its popularity two centuries later. |
Staci Culbreth, clarinet
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Joys of Spring
 | Matthew Allen, cello, 2008 YAC Winner Spring is a time for high spirits, youth and rebirth. Such is the mood of the works in this concert. From Viennese waltz- and polka-rhythms, to joyous Russian hymn tunes, to buoyant themes of a great composer’s early career, we find music sure to put a smile on listeners’ faces. Festivities inspired this music; let them inspire you as well, through melodies that almost sing with optimism. |
Matthew Allen, cello
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