Wineglass Clarinet Concerto + Zappa + Beethoven's Eroica

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Fascinating histories merge in a program of eclectic rarities, a world premiere, and a heroic classic. Musical gadfly Frank Zappa took one of the themes from his band Mothers of Invention and created the electrifying symphonic work Dog Breath Variations. Joseph Boulogne, a French Chevalier of African descent, was the music instructor of Marie Antoinette, a champion fencer, and composer of the delightfully animated Symphony No. 2. Composer-in-residence John Wineglass returns with another anticipated premiere: a new concerto called Democracy for versatile clarinetist Mariam Adam. The concert concludes with Beethoven's iconic portrait of Napoleon: the gripping and revolutionary Symphony No. 3, "Eroica."