Sun., Jul. 9, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28607
EASTERN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor
Alan G. Benaroya Music Director Chair
GIL SHAHAM violin
WINFRED FELTON, bassoon
Rosen-Schaffel Competition Winner
HUMPERDINCK/ed. Schwarz ∙ Suite from Hänsel und Gretel
Prelude
The Witch’s Ride
Scene
The Gingerbread House
The Witch’s Waltz
Dream Pantomime
BRAHMS ∙ Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Allegro non troppo
Adagio
Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Gil Shaham, violin
~~~~~INTERMISSION~~~~~~
VIVALDI ∙ Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 495
Presto
Largo
Allegro
Winfred Felton, bassoon
Rosen-Schaffel Competition Winner
HINDEMITH ∙ Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Allegro
Turandot: Scherzo
Andantino
March
For six decades, Eastern Music Festival (EMF), a nationally recognized classical music festival and summer educational program, is produced each summer on the campus of Guilford College and other venues in the Greensboro, North Carolina, area. EMF is distinguished by its accomplished faculty, exhilarating repertoire, and world-renowned visiting artists under the artistic direction of Gerard Schwarz. A powerful teaching institution, EMF provides encouragement and guidance to hundreds of young musicians from across the country and around the globe as they take their first steps towards careers in the performing arts. EMF’s five-week 62ndseason is June 24 – July 29, 2023.
P.O. Box 22026
Greensboro. NC 27420
+1.336.333.7450
https://easternmusicfestival.org/