MUSIC: CSPhil – Citizen Without a Country
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Conductor: Josep Caballé Domenech
Date: October 23, 2016
Symphonic Overture "America, The Beautiful"
Wang Jie
Another of the commissioned pieces for the 90th season of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, this Symphonic Overture was written as a fugue to evoke the silhouetted profile of "America's mountain" - Pike's Peak. As a mountain climber myself, I could hear the rising melodies that brought the listener to the top of this iconic mountain, but I had a hard time determining if the piece ended at the apex of Pike's Peak (which it sounded like it did), or if it completed the whole profile of the silhouette. Nevertheless, it was a fitting tribute to the song it was honoring and another great first performance.
Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák
I'm a fan of Dvorak. One of my most favorite pieces of all time (if not the most favorite overall) is by him, so I was definitely looking forward to this piece. Seeing as the...