and abroad to create a meaningful musical experience. Phrases of the melody are heard primarily in very small fragments, interwoven with other patriotic and traditional songs from both the U.S. In fact, if not listening closely, you might not recognize the composition’s primary source material at all. Therefore, it seems only appropriate that the ensuing Banner is not your typical reworking of the Star Spangled Banner, but a diffused reflection of the many musical traditions of America’s peoples. National Anthem means acknowledging the contradictions, leaps and bounds, and milestones that allow us to celebrate and maintain the tradition of our ideals.” Those contradictions have been a focus of public debate in recent years, as athletes and others have used performances of the anthem to bring attention to issues viewed differently, or not at all, by other segments of the population. She says she envisioned the commission from the perspective of “What does an anthem for the 21st century sound like in today’s multi-cultural environment?” Her conclusion: “In 2014, a tribute to the U.S. 1981) was raised in the cultural melting pot that is Manhattan. The song was used occasionally for official state events in ensuing years, but it was not until 1931, after much contentious debate, that the Star-Spangled Banner beat out other beloved works for adoption by Congress as the official United States national anthem.Īmerican violinist and composer Montgomery (b. After Key penned his poem, the verses were published shortly thereafter and set to the tune we know so well today. It was originally composed by John Stafford Smith to accompany “The Anacreontic Song,” the official anthem of a gentleman’s society that met weekly at London’s Crown and Anchor Tavern for concerts, drinking, and general frivolity. Of course, while Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to our national anthem in 1814, the music dates back some 75 years earlier. The piece commemorates the 200 th anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner. Jessie Montgomery’s Banner was composed in 2014, fulfilling a commission from the philanthropic Joyce Foundation and the Sphinx Organization, a group known for supporting diversity in the arts. Prior to each Signature concert, join Maestro Wes Kenney for his musings on what you are about to hear. The rehearsal closes to the public at 8:30 p.m. Houselights remain on during this comfortable preview of each upcoming Signature concert. Learn firsthand what it takes for an orchestra to bring live music to the stage. Sponsored by the Friends of the Symphony. Dawn Grapes (author of the program notes below) on the Wednesday prior to most Signature concerts for an entertaining and informative lecture about the upcoming featured composers. Learn more about Linda Wang on her website: .Īnn Yanagi and Scott Johnston in honor of Leslie and Wes Kenney She maintains a worldwide presence as a performer and educator, and is a faculty artist at international music festivals, adjudicator, and master class clinician. In addition, she is the recipient of DU’s Teacher-Scholar of the Year Award.
Wang is String Chair and Professor of Violin at University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. She has recorded seven solo albums.Ī devoted pedagogue, Ms. Radio broadcasts include NPR’s “Performance Today, WQXR (New York City), WFMT (Chicago), KMozart (LA), MDR (Germany). As an avid recitalist and chamber musician he has performed to critical acclaim at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam’s Beurs van Berlage and the Berlin Schauspielhaus. Since then, she has performed concerti with over seventy-five national and international orchestras in collaboration with such eminent conductors as Sir Georg Solti and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester and the Pasadena Symphony, and JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony. At the age of nine years, she made her debut with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic. She is consistently praised for her artistry, warm, singing tone, and charismatic performances. Linda Wang is among the premier violinists of her generation.
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