Concert programme:
- Hugo Alfvén: Fest-ouverture, op 26
- Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, theme and variations
- Frederik Magle: Skyward (Fanfare and Anthem)
- Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
We are happy to once again be able to carry out a collaboration between the Gothenburg Wind Orchestra and wind and percussion students from the Academy of Music and Drama. The collaboration means a lot to both parties as it is a chance for the students to meet musicians in their professional role while the musicians get to pass on their knowledge to the next generation of professional musicians. This time, the collaboration culminates in a lunchtime concert.
We hear three works and the concert begins with a celebration overture by Hugo Alfvén.
The overture was written for the Art Industry Exhibition in 1909, which took place at Djurgården in Stockholm and was conducted by the composer himself, who finished the work only two days before the premiere.
Gioacchino Rossini is perhaps best known as an opera composer, but he also wrote other music, including a solo work for clarinet - Introduction, theme and variations.
As a soloist, we hear Anton Wigh who studies at the Academy of Music and Drama.
Fredrik Magle is a young Danish composer who writes music for both large orchestras, choirs and smaller ensembles. His work Skyward was written in 2021 for a military ceremony when the F-35 fighter jet was rolled out from the manufacturer in Texas, USA.
In conclusion, we hear Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, which - with its six movements - is considered one of the more significant original works for wind orchestra.
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