MainStage 4: The Young Masters

JORY FANKUCHEN, MUSIC DIRECTORAlways World Class, Always Admission Free PROGRAM COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON - Sinfonietta No. 1, Rondo: Allegro Furiouso WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Violin Concerto No. 5 _Julia Schilz violin; Klein Competition winner_ _sponsored by Maryann Maslan_ FRANZ SCHUBERT – Symphony No. 5 Irving Klein Competition winner, Julia Schilz, joins the SFCO in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s joyful Violin Concerto No. 5. Mozart was only nineteen years of age when he composed this, his final violin concerto, and a piece that sits at the very pinnacle of Classical concerti.  Franz Schubert was also nineteen when he penned his 5th Symphony and its connection to Mozart’s writing is more than just youthful exuberance. At the time of its composition, Schubert was particularly enthralled with his earlier counterpart, writing in his diary, "O Mozart! Immortal Mozart! What countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!” The 5th Symphony pays homage to its muse both in its sunny elegance, and the smaller orchestra size Schubert would write for.  Our concert opens with Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s lively and virtuosic Sinfonietta No. 1. A composer, conductor, and pedagogue, Perkinson was equally comfortable in a myriad of styles and genres. His Sinfonia No. 1 blends new and old, in an exciting and expertly-crafted tour de force.  Tickets/RSVP's are NOT required but it helps us to know you're planning to come!  Doors open at 2:00pm to SFCO Members for first choice seating. General Admission begins at 2:45pm.