Lorain County Community College’s Civic Orchestra will conclude its 2007-2008 season with a performance of two beautiful works on Sunday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stocker Arts Center.
The Orchestra will perform Joaquin Rodrigo's “Concierto de Aranjuez” with Daniel Adams as guest guitar soloist. The second selection will be Ludwig van Beethoven's “Die Geschöpfe Des Prometheus, Op. 43,” which will feature dancers from the LCCC dance program.
The concert will be under the baton of Robert Beckstrom. General admission tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the Stocker Arts Center box office. The box office is open from 12-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. It is located in the lobby of the Stocker Arts Center. Or tickets can be ordered by calling 1-800-995-5222 (ext. 4040), or online at www.lorainccc.edu.
“The ‘Concierto de Aranjuez,’ perhaps the most beloved guitar concerto and Rodrigo's most famous work, was composed in Paris in 1939. He recalls the gardens at the Spanish royal palace near Madrid, the Palacio Real de Aranjuez,” Beckstrom said.
LCCC's Daniel Adams will perform a guitar solo. Daniel Adams represents the next generation of American classical guitarists - accomplished virtuosic players whose performances are supported by a strong commitment to scholarly research. He has been active in a wide variety of early music, performing on lute, Baroque and Renaissance guitars in the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble and the 19th century guitar at Carlo Barone's Accademia l'Ottocento in Italy.
A recent graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder, Adams holds a D.M.A. from that institution as well as both a master’s in music and Graduate Performance Diploma from The Peabody Conservatory. In addition to numerous recitals across the country, Adams has performed in the final rounds of numerous competitions, winning the MTNA East Coast Regional competition in 2000.
“Salvatore Viganò, ballet master in Vienna and an important choreography innovator, asked young Beethoven to create a ballet setting of the Creatures of Prometheus, the mythical creation of the earth. Beethoven composed the music in 1800 and early 1801. The work was dedicated to Queen Maria Theresa. Our performance of his only ballet will feature the dancers in LCCC's dance program, led by Ann Huebner and Kyle Primous,” Beckstrom.
Hidden within the beauty of the two selections on this program is a profound message of triumph over adversity. The two composers were physically challenged. Joaquin Rodrigo became blind at three years old. Ludwig van Beethoven progressed into increasing deafness throughout his adulthood. Both transcended hardships and found beauty, especially in music.
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April 18, 2008