Canadian University College's Chamber Orchestra offered listeners a foretaste of spring at is Music for Spring concert this past Friday vespers, March 1, in the College Heights Seventh-day Adventist Church. The program included two familiar yet extraordinary pieces, Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite and the first and fourth movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
The concert began with an inviting description of the Appalachia, presented by adjunct professor Elizabeth George. "Professor George was able to excite our minds with the imagery the music would paint," said Cassandra Kern, who thoroughly enjoyed the concert. "In imagination we saw a couple in a valley enjoying the beautiful sunshine at sunrise, as the wind blows through the valley, and finally a thunderstorm with rain and lightning."
The orchestra concluded the program with two movements from Beethoven's most familiar symphony with the audience responding with enthusiasm to the very popular four-note sequence that is heard throughout the entire first movement. "The orchestra played with great energy and dramatic effect," said one listener. "We are so grateful we have such a fine ensemble to listen to!"
The Chamber Orchestra's next concert will be Saturday night, April 13th and will feature selected movements from concertos performed by student soloists.
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