A High-flying Musical Adventure
Let your imagination take flight with a fantasy-filled program led by guest conductor Troy Quinn. With Dvořák’s high-flying, spirited Carnival Overture, the concert takes off then rockets to even greater heights with John Powell’s cinematic How To Train Your Dragon. Playful and triumphant through the first half, the concert resumes with the lyrical, climbing, and ultimately soaring notes of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, performed with the brilliant Fabiola Kim on violin. Finally, be swept away by the ultimate Russian fairytale found in Stravinsky’s The Firebird. Join us, and let your heart soar with the music.
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Adults: $25-$45
Youth:* $12.50-$22.50
*Up to Age 22
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Full Program
Antonin Dvořák, Carnival Overture………………………………………..10 min
John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon…………………………………..8 min
William Walton, Henry V Suite………………………………………………..16 min
Overture: The Globe Playhouse
Passacaglia: The Death of Falstaff
Charge and Battle
“Touch her soft lips and part”
Agincourt Song
Georges Bizet, Farandole…………………………………………………...….5 min
Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending…………………..…13 min
Igor Stravinsky, Firebird Suite………………………………………………23 min
Introduction
L'Oiseau de feu et sa danse & Variation de l'oiseau de feu
Ronde des princesses
Danse infernale du roi Kastcheï
Berceuse
Final
The Artists
Troy Quinn, Guest Conductor
Troy Quinn is a highly acclaimed musician and conductor who has been applauded for his energetic and riveting, yet sensitive conducting. An advocate for education, Quinn has participated in numerous masterclasses as a conducting fellow, attending conducting institutes at the Royal Academy of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Bard Conservatory of Music.
“a gifted conductor who already has both a command of his repertory and the ability to use his baton to deliver what he wants.....he has much to say and is fully in command of the ensemble. ”
Fabiola Kim, Violin
Violinist Fabiola Kim enjoys a dynamic and versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and pedagogue. Ms. Kim made her concerto debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of seven, just three years after beginning to play the violin. Ms. Kim was recently appointed Assistant Professor of violin at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and continues to serve as faculty at the Colburn School.
“a brilliant soloist, who played with extraordinary precision and luminosity ”
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Safety Guidelines
In partnership with the Converse University, we continue to welcome and encourage masks, particularly for those in high-risk populations, at this time though, facial coverings are NOT required to attend Spartanburg Philharmonic concerts at Twichell Auditorium. We continue our pledge to prioritize safety for all who engage with us. Along with our partners at Converse, we will continue to monitor local infection rates regularly, and policies may change as we receive updated information.
NOTE: programs subject to change;
timings, when given, are approximate.