Alasdair's Finale: Mahler Symphony No. 1
Schedule
Thu May 02 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
Woolsey Hall | New Haven, CT
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On Thursday, May 2 at 7:30pm at Woolsey Hall, Maestro Alasdair Neale pairs Mahler’s First Symphony with two works by American composer Florence Price for his finale performance as our Music Director. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
Florence Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America & Andante Moderato for Strings
Tickets start at $15 for adults and youth under 18 go free with purchase of an adult ticket. Learn more at NewHavenSymphony.org.
This concert is sponsored by Oracle, Guilford Savings Bank, WSHU Public Radio, Frontier and the New Haven Register.
Maestro Neale says, “I first heard Mahler’s first symphony at around age 13 or 14, if memory serves. It made a tremendous impression on me at the time and it’s been part of my life ever since. “The symphony is the world,” Mahler once said. “It must embrace everything.” True to his word, Mahler gives us the works: From the frozen-landscape opening to the white-hot intensity of the finale, from the knee-slapping country dance of the second movement to the bizarre minor-key version of Frère Jacques that opens the third movement, Mahler’s daring originality is something to marvel at—all the more impressive because it came from the imagination of a 28-year old in his first symphonic outing.
For the balance of the program, I’ve turned once again to the work of Florence Price, whose music has been something of a theme during my time as Music Director. I’ve decided to reprise a particular favorite—Ethiopia’s Shadow in America—alongside a work new to NHSO audiences, an arrangement for string orchestra of the Andante Cantabile movement from the second string quartet, a work that amply displays her special lyrical gift.”
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Where is it happening?
Woolsey Hall, 500 College St,New Haven,CT,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
