Stanford Philharmonia Fall Concert – Beethoven 1 & guest composer Melody Eötvös

Description

Celebrate the Beethoven Bicentennial 1827-2027 with a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 by Stanford Philharmonia conducted by Paul Phillips. Debussy's Petite Suite opens the program, which begins at 7:30pm and includes the West Coast premiere of Red Dirt | Silver Rain by guest composer Melody Eötvös from Melbourne, Australia. Oboe soloist Cindy Liu '28 is featured in Stanford Sérénade, which Darius Milhaud composed in 1969 for the Stanford Symphony Orchestra. The concert is preceded by a Q&A with Melody Eötvös and Paul Phillips at 7:00pm on the Bing Concert Hall stage. in the fourth national Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program Consortium. The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program Consortium, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras, in partnership with American Composers Orchestra and supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, provided funding for this performance of Red Dirt | Silver Rain and the personal appearance by guest composer Melody Eötvös. Stanford's Beethoven Bicentennial celebration continues on 5 & 6 March 2027 with performances of Beethoven's 9th by the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Symphonic Chorus under Paul Phillips's direction.