Upcoming Concert
“Marching to the beat of a different drummer”
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:00 p.m
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - Beethoven Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra - Russell Peterson
Mankato West High School Auditorium 1351 South Riverfront Drive, Mankato MN MAP |
Featuring
Michelle Roche - Timpani
Waseca Chorale, Mankato East and New Ulm High School Concert Choirs
Even as Beethoven’s deafness precipitated his alienation and ultimate withdrawal into his inner world, he sings to us all even today of the common humanity of mankind. And speaking of different drummers! Michelle Roche will rock your world with her virtuosity in a Mankato premiere as she makes her kettledrums sing, shout and shock!
This concert is sponsored in full by JONES PAGE JACOBSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Value of Music
As musicians, we believe deeply in the importance of what we do, and the power of music to heal. Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of Boston Conservatory, gave the following welcome address to entering freshmen at the Boston Conservatory. “One of my parents’ deepest fears, I suspect, is