SSO 18/19: Eroica

TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre 35 – 22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Is it possible that the thumping opening chords of Beethoven’s third symphony changed the history of music? Considered one of the greatest and most popular orchestral works ever written, Beethoven’s Eroica is a symphonic masterpiece and it’s steeped in myth. Did Beethoven really change its dedication? Did audiences really find its strange modulations and violent transitions unsettling? [...]

ESO 18/19: Prior’s New Violin Concerto

Winspear Centre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Alex’s concerto is the product of his close friendship with his colleague Simone Porter. Estacio’s work was inspired by his first sight of the northern lights after moving to Alberta. And Schoenberg, herald of the modern era, was a great admirer of “Brahms the Progressive,” as he called him.

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