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October 21, 2023 7:30PM
Bachtoberfest
Bachtoberfest

Conductor Julian KuertiJulian Kuerti, Music Director

With a strong international reputation for his interpretations of both orchestral and operatic music, Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti combines a confident style, artistic integrity, and passion for collaboration bringing him to the forefront of the music scene. Kuerti has led major symphony orchestras and has appeared in renowned opera houses and concert halls on five continents, and enjoys close working relationships with many of the leading soloists and singers of today.

In 2018, Kuerti was named Music Director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

 

 

 

Violist Arturo ZiraldoArturo Ziraldo, Viola

American violist Arturo Ziraldo is an engaging performer who believes deeply in the power of art to change the world for the better. Ziraldo has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. He has performed with orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Seattle Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Orquesta Filarmonica de Jalisco, and the Mainzer Virtuosi with whom he recorded Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires as principal violist.

Ziraldo currently serves as principal violist for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

 

 

 

Composer Sami SeifLiving Voices | Composer Sami Seif

Sami Seif (b. 1998) is a Lebanese composer and music theorist praised as “a distinctive compositional voice” who creates “intoxicating and fascinating soundworld[s]” (Carla Rees, Pan Journal of the British Flute Society). His music is inspired by the aesthetics, philosophies, paradigms, and poetry of his Middle Eastern heritage. His work has been described as “very tasteful and flavorful” with “beautiful, sensitive writing!” (Webster University Young Composers Competition). His latest musical concerns center around the phenomenology of time and differing degrees of focus.

Item details

Date

October 21, 2023 7:30PM

Location

Miller Auditorium

Name

Bachtoberfest

,
KSO Masterworks

Description


Julian Kuerti, Conductor 

Arturo Ziraldo, Viola

Featuring Principal Players of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra


Oktoberfest: an autumn festival, originating in Munich, Germany, held in late September and early October, featuring the drinking of beer.

Johann Sebastian Bach: a German Composer and, arguably, musical genius.

Bachtoberfest: a live concert experience featuring Bach's incredible music, with the drinking of beer!


The Kalamazoo Symphony is Bach and Better Than Ever with a concert of boundless musical imagination, virtuosity, and light-hearted fun with a concert featuring two of Bach's brilliant Brandenburg Concertos. Rounding out the program is a piece that hasn't been performed in Kalamazoo for over 40 years: Béla Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Sami Seif’s Glory to the Voice is a fresh take on a traditional hymn, with KSO Principal Violist Arturo Ziraldo soloing!

Grab a beverage befitting Bachtoberfest and catch this concert while you can!

PROGRAM

Béla BARTÓK    |   Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
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~ Intermission ~
Johann Sebastian BACH  |  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
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Sami SEIF  |  Shubho Lhaw Qolo (Glory to the Voice)
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Johann Sebastian BACH  |  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
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Program Notes take a deeper dive into the stories behind the program and the composers who wrote the music!

Program Notes


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