Flat irons boulder3/2/2024 ![]() ![]() “We have created a tradition of closing with a Mahler symphony, so that’s going to continue,” Oundjian says.īefore the final concerts, there are two separate orchestral programs scheduled for the coming weekend, featuring guest conductors. The latter might be the least surprising feature of the final week, but one that history suggests will be embraced by the audience. They will share the program with Mahler’s Symphony No. The movements by Higdon and Puts (“Air” and “Earth”) will follow on the “Festival Finale Concert” Sunday (Aug. The movements by Heggie, Montgomery and Meyer (“Fire,” “Ether,” “Water”) will be presented on Thursday, July 3, when they will share the program with Debussy’s La Mer-perhaps inevitable after the movement titled “Water”? The three movements will be split over the final two concerts, both conducted by Oundjian and featuring Bell as soloist. To unify the piece, each movement (or are they separate pieces?) was based on an individual element: fire, ether, water, air and earth. Bell contacted five composers that he knew-Jake Heggie, Jessie Montgomery, Edgar Meyer, Jennifer Higdon and Kevin Puts-and asked each to write a mini-concerto movement for him. ![]() That piece is The Elements: Suite for Violin and Orchestra. We’ll workshop these pieces over the week.” ![]() “In one of my conversations with Josh, I said, ‘Do you want a preview series of performances where you can work the repertoire over an entire week?’ And we both felt it was really great way to introduce a new piece, for everyone including the composers, who I think are all going to be there. Because the finished piece is scheduled for a series of official premieres starting in the fall, Oundjian thought Bell and the composers might like to hear their pieces in a workshop setting, where they could make adjustments. “Talk about a focused idea, I think it’s brilliant,” Oundjian says. ![]()
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