Stars of the Symphony
Specials
August 26, 2023
Dates
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Sat, Aug 26, 2023, 7:30 PM
Location
Bass Performance Hall
Overview
Stars of the Symphony is an evening celebrating the enormous talent of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra musicians collaborating together in virtuosic roles. In this performance, members of the orchestra take the spotlight, from clarinetist Stas Chernyshev and bassoonist Josh Elmore in Strauss’ Duett-Concertino and percussionist Nick Sakakeeny in Toshio Mashima’s Marimba Concerto to Shields-Collins “Buddy” Bray with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Works
ENESCO: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
RAVEL: Pavane
STRAVINSKY: Pulcinella Suite
STRAUSS: Duett-Concertino Mvt. III
TOSHIO MASHIMA: Marimba Concerto Mvt. III
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
Featured Artists
Taichi Fukumura, conductor
Buddy Bray, piano
Stas Chernyshev, clarinet
Josh Elmore, bassoon
Nick Sakakeeny, percussion
