Andrew SordsIf you go> What: Chattanooga Symphony & Opera performances.> Phone: 423-267-8583.> Website: www.ChattanoogaSymphony.org.Masterworks Series Schubert’s 4th> When: 7:30 p.m. today, Nov. 6.> Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.> Admission: $21-$81 student tickets $15 with valid school ID.Volkswagen Series Classical’s Top Hits> When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9.> Where: Volkswagen Conference Center, 7351 Volkswagen Drive.> Admission: $25, student tickets $15 with valid school ID.Veterans Day concert> When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.> Where: Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave.> Admission: Free; no ticket required.
It’s a busy week for Chattanooga Symphony & Opera musicians. The CSO has three concerts scheduled over the coming six days. Each concert will be conducted by Kayoko Dan.
Violinist Andrew Sords will be featured on Schubert’s Symphony No. 4 – commonly known as Schubert’s “tragic symphony” for its darkly melodic violin part – when the CSO presents its Masterworks concert tonight, Nov. 6, at the Tivoli Theatre. Also on this evening’s program is Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto.
Sords, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, has appeared as soloist with 150 orchestras on four continents, according to a CSO news release, which describes the violinist as a “charismatic performer, clinician and recording artist.”
A concert Sunday, Nov. 9, will be presented in the less-formal setting of the Volkswagen Conference Center. Its program is a collection of classical favorites that are “back by popular demand,” according to the CSO.
This best-of concert is a roundup of recognizable scores. Even if the audience doesn’t know the composer’s name or the work’s title, they’ll immediately recognize the music. The pieces include Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” Overture; Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, Movement IV; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Movement II; Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite; and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol.”
“Barber of Seville” is No. 9 on Operabase’s list of most-performed operas worldwide. Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 – commonly known as the New World Symphony – has literally been heard to the moon and back. Neil Armstrong took a recording of the New World Symphony to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
“Capriccio Espagnol” is Rimsky-Korsakov’s musical portrait of Spain. The five-movement suite is based on Spanish folk melodies. Fans of cinema trivia might know that “Capriccio Espagnol” has been featured in three movies: “The Devil Is a Woman” in 1935; “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” in 1988 and “Brokeback Mountain” in 2006.
Rounding out the trio of performances will be a free concert Tuesday night, Nov. 11, at Memorial Auditorium honoring veterans of all military branches.
The CSO Chorus will join the symphony for the free Veterans Day concert. The program will include an Armed Forces salute, “Hymn to the Fallen” from “Saving Private Ryan,” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Seating is general admission. Doors open at 6 p.m. and concertgoers will be allowed into the hall beginning at 6:30 p.m.