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Into the Wild with Jack Hanna LIVE
Oct 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Randall Craig Fleischer,conductor Edward W. Powers Auditorium
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During the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra 2010 – 2011 season Masterworks Series, the orchestra will celebrate the power of the human voice to tell a story, explore Native American traditions, view cinema classics and their memorable music and revel in the genius of Beethoven and Mozart.
On October 9, the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus returns to open the orchestra’s 84th season with Music Director Randall Craig Fleischer in Carl Orff’s much-loved Carmina Burana. Based on ancient drinking songs and minstrels discovered in monastic libraries, Carmina Burana is a must-see performance. Echoes, Randall Craig Fleischer’s multimedia orchestral spectacle, plays Youngstown for the first time November 6. Performed in full Native regalia, Echoes features Native American songs, drumming and dancing set against a visual background of the natural environments of Alaska, Hawaii, New England and the deep South. Even before sound, there was music performed with cinema. A Night at the Movies showcases the music from Psycho, signature John Williams classics from the Harry Potter,, E.T., Superman and Star Wars along with violinist Pip Clarke’s performance of the Korngold Violin Concerto February 26. The orchestra pays homage to Mozart with the Jupiter Symphony and is joined by flutist Carol Wincenc in the Lucas Foss Renaissance Concerto March 19. An All-Beethoven program concludes the season April 30 with pianist Caroline Oltmanns and Beethoven’s mighty Emperor Concerto.
The Pops Series kicks off October 23 with Madman Across the Water, a tune-filled salute to legendary song writer and performer Elton John with such anthems as “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”, “Rocket Man,” “Daniel,” and “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”. The orchestra and Randall Craig Fleischer present Sounds of the Season December 11 with an all star cast of community and Broadway artists. It’s a fun-filled evening of merry making with singing, dancing and story telling. The circus comes to visit the orchestra with aerial acts, jugglers and strong men April 9. Cirque de la Symphonie combines the best in circus acts with musical interpretations by the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra to win the hearts of young and old alike.