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The Eugene Symphony on the Air 2022 - Episode 2

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Published September 25, 2022 at 6:00 PM PDT

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Visual artist Andrew Myers’ interpretation of Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis, in partnership with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Daniel Cho, Host
Julia Oldham, Visual Artist
Roberto Diaz, Guest Violinist
Francesco Lecce-Chong, Artistic Director & Conductor

Hindemith — Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber, excerpts

Jennifer Higdon — Viola Concerto, excerpts

Beethoven — Symphony No. 5, excerpts

This episode focuses on our February 2022, concert, which included a partnership with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. We’ll talk to visual artist Julia Oldham, guest violist Roberto Diaz, and Music Director & Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong, alongside excerpts from the February concert.

Visual artists Andrew Myers, Mika Aono, Anna Fidler, and Julia Oldham each interpreted a movement of Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber, in partnership with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, displayed above the orchestra while they performed the piece.

Amanda Smith Photography

This concert features the work of four visual artists who interpreted Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis, through an innovative collaboration with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Then, viola guru Roberto Díaz illuminates Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy-winning Viola Concerto.

Guest violist Roberto Díaz performs Jennifer Hidgon’s Viola Concerto, which was composed specifically for him.

#instaballet performs crowd-sourced choreography during Fauré’s Pavane.

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