Open Rehearsal: Melodies of Britain

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look as Sir Donald Runnicles and the orchestra rehearse for the weekend Festival Orchestra concerts. This week, Maestro Runnicles celebrates his home islands with two distinct visions of Great Britain. Haydn’s final symphony was written and premiered in London, a city that adored him like a native son, while James MacMillan’s orchestral fantasy on patriotic British themes, Britannia, creates a “tapestry” of “surprising scenarios in the mind of the listener.” Not to be missed, violinist Maria Ioudenitch makes her GTMF debut with Mendelssohn’s “jewel of the heart,” the moving Violin Concerto.

program

James MacMillan: Britannia
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Haydn: Symphony No. 104, “London”

Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor
Maria Ioudenitch, violin

meaghan on deck

During the break, join Stoner Family Education Curator Meaghan Heinrich and special guests in the Jackson Hole High School Auditorium Lobby for a casual opportunity for attendees to ask questions about the music.