Past Event | Defying Expectations
Saturday, February 17, 2024 – 7:30PM
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
Program:
Darius Milhaud – Le Boeuf sur le toit
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto in G Minor
Winona Fifield, SoNA Concertmaster
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
SoNA’s 2024 concert lineup continues with Defying Expectations, featuring music that, well, defies expectations. On the evening’s program, SoNA will perform what is potentially the greatest piece of music you’ve never heard: Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3. This work was lost to many until recently due to the music world often ignoring or dismissing female composers. “We are thrilled to be able to bring this passionate music to patrons, some 177 years after Farrenc wrote it,” says SoNA Music Director Paul Haas.
SoNA musicians will also perform Darius Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit, which despite its name is not about a cow or an ox on a roof – it’s the music written for Jean Cocteau’s farcical pantomime about a nonexistent speakeasy in America during Prohibition. “Milhaud’s score is kaleidoscopic in color, with multiple keys and tonalities … and it’s just plain fun, featuring incredibly virtuosic passages for the entire orchestra, all the way through.”
Rounding out the program, SoNA Concertmaster Winona Fifield will perform Max Bruch’s beloved and romantic Violin Concerto in G Minor. “It’s a rare treat to hear our esteemed concertmaster play a concerto … Winona is one of those rare musicians who grips your heart with her playing, and I know everyone in the audience is going to feel like they’ve witnessed something truly extraordinary.”
Single Tickets: $36, $48, $61
Discount student tickets available with a student photo I.D.
Under 18 FREE with an accompanying adult (limited quantities)
Inside the Music
Listen, see, learn, and experience the music to the fullest! Go Inside the Music to get a 360-degree view of the upcoming Defying Expectations concert and the creatives who bring the music to life in advance of the show – including artist interviews, program notes, recordings, and the best places to get a bite or drink before and after the show.
Sponsored by Greenwood Gearhart in memory of Mary Ann Greenwood