ARTISTS
Lakeview Orchestra
Gregory Hughes Conductor
Caitlin Edwards violin
PROGRAM
Aaron Copland An Outdoor Overture
Dr. Henry Panion III Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin and Orchestra
Traditional Yiddish Lullaby (Arr. by Dana DeBofsky, Alexandra Newman, and Greg Geary Oyfn veg shteyt a boym (On the Road Stands a Tree)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”)
WHAT’S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS CONCERT?
Lakeview Orchestra is proud to welcome Violins of Hope by Jewish Community Centers of Chicago (JCC Chicago). Violins of Hope is an initiative that showcases Jewish stories of resilience, resistance, and unity through their private collection of lovingly restored violins, violas, and cellos played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. Concertgoers will have the opportunity to view these instruments and hear the powerful stories behind them at an exhibition before, during intermission, and after the concert.
Copland’s An Outdoor Overture was written as a request from a high school orchestra director for a composition to concentrate on “American music for American Youth.” While Copland kept in mind that he was writing for a high school orchestra, he did not underestimate the expertise of the student players. The piece is widely loved and performed by student and professional orchestras alike!
Dr. Panion’s Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin & Orchestra is a statement of eternal hope and a musical reflection of what can happen when different people of different backgrounds and cultures come together on common ground and communicate with a common voice, recognizing yet celebrating our differences.
Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”) was written in 1830 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession—one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation. Luther’s chorale “Ein feste Burg,” is represented in the finale and briefly at the beginning of the symphony.
About JCC Violins of Hope