As principal second violin of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Martinson is also a member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. He joined the orchestra as a section violinist in November 1998 and was appointed to his current position in the summer of 2000. From 1998-2002 he was a member of the critically acclaimed Hawthorne String Quartet.
Malcom Forsyth 1936–2011 ESSAY FOR ORCHESTRA, ‘67
have had a sense of responsibility to the audience ... I am myself a dedicated audience member, dedicated to the idea of concert music that does sweep people away ... Everything I’ve done is with that experience in mind’ (composer’s website, 2003). ‘Essay for Orchestra, ‘67’ is an early work composed shortly before he immigrated to Canada.
Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847 VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OP. 64
Malcolm Forsyth immigrated to Canada in 1968. He joined the University of Alberta to teach theory, composition and trombone. His extensive career included composing, teaching, performing on the trombone, guest conducting and radio work
The first inklings of this beloved masterpiece occurred to Mendelssohn in July of 1838. Mendelssohn reported that his first musical thoughts on this concerto had “given him no peace”. It was not completed until the summer of 1844, six years later.
Although his music is written in a style consistent with contemporary classical music, Forsyth was committed to composing music that would speak to his audience: ‘I always
Mendelssohn wrote it to be premiered by his friend Ferdinand David (1810-1873), concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, of which Mendelssohn was musical
Experience exquisite, handcrafted 17th century instruments in an intimate setting.
November 24, 2012
Third Avenue United Church at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Guest artist - Henri Loiselle - bass baritone
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