March 2021 • Alerus Center Kara Hartten, conductor
Philharmonic Slavonic Dance #8
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
arr. Merle Isaac
The Old Boatman
Rhapsody in Blue
Florence Price (1887-1953)
arr. Dana Paul Perna
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
arr. Paul Murtha
Dr. Kevin Sütterlin & Dr. Cody Hunter, Conductors
Symphony
Overture to "Merry Wives of Windsor" Innovate - Draft 8 : world premiere
Otto Nicolai (1810-1849) Callie Dawn Stadem (b. 1991)
Commissioned by Northern Valley Youth Orchestras in celebration of our 10th season.
Eritaj : world premiere
Christopher Ducasse (b. 1993)
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Florence Price (1887-1953) Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was the first AfricanAmerican woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Her compositions draw inspiration from her heritage and Southern roots.
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Antonin Dvorak George Gershwin (1841-1904) (1898-1937)
A violinist by Born in New York, he training, Dvořák's was a pianist and works, such as the composer influenced Slavonic Dances, heavily by American were directly jazz and popular inspired by Czech, styles. He wrote Moravian, and other successfully for Slavic traditional Broadway, and the music. He lived in classical and popular New York for 3 stages. years..
Callie Stadem (1991-) A harpist, teacher and composer born and raised in North Dakota, she also teaches harp, voice and composition, performs as a harpist, and trains for triathlons!
Christopher Ducasse (1993 - )
A native of Haiti, he has trained in violin and voice, piano, and conducting. His compositions blend rhythms and sounds from Haitian folk music and his Classical music training.
Otto Nicolai (1810 - 1849) A child prodigy and perfectionist, one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. His German comic opera "Merry Wives of Windsor" was a huge hit, but he died soon after writing it.
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