SoNA will continue their 2016-17 season with a new performance this month.
The symphony will perform a concert entitled Masterworks I: Momentum at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Walton Arts Center.
The show will feature performances of Adam Schoenberg’s Slo-mo, John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini.
Here’s how Maestro Paul Haas describes the show.
This sparkling concert begins with a modern masterpiece: John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, which is the orchestral equivalent to putting the pedal to the metal. After this high-octane burst, the rest of the concert gradually ramps up the tempo starting from the sublime slows of Adam Schoenberg’s world premiere Slo-mo. Always playfully alternating dynamics and colors, the thrust of this concert is pure speed, culminating when the final dance of Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe concludes in a blaze of light. The thrust of this concert is pure speed!
Masterworks I will feature the talents of virtuoso Russian-American pianist Natasha Paremski, and once again, SoNA Music director Paul Haas will be conducting the symphony.
Tickets for Masterworks I range from $30-52, and are now availabe at waltonartscenter.org or by calling the box office at 479-443-5600.
For more information about SoNA, visit their website at sonamusic.org.
