CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Graciously sponsored by Budweiser of Clarksville, a Hand Family Company, the Gateway Chamber Orchestra presents Celebrating Nature’s Beauty, Sunday, April 30, at 4 p.m.
This concert will be performed at the acoustically in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall. Tickets are available by phone at (931) 444-6240 or online at www.gatewaychamberorchestra.com.
As the 2016-17 season concludes, set sail with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra on a captivating musical journey. The evening begins with a beautiful miniature tone poem by George Butterworth. Celebrating the scenic splendor of Tennessee, Become River by John Luther Adams’ takes you downstream from a single note to the mighty deltas that lead to the ocean. Be enthralled by Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, which heralds the arrival of summer with shimmering impressions of nature, in all its beauty.
Gateway Chamber Orchestra Music Director Greg Wolynec says, “We invite the public to enjoy Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony. The music exudes the essence of being outdoors on a beautiful summer day. In fact, I highly recommend being outside, basking in the late afternoon sun, and listening to this magnificent work.”
CELEBRATING NATURE’S BEAUTY
Sunday, April 30, at 4 p.m.
George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall
Austin Peay State University
George Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
John Luther Adams – Become River
Edward Elgar – Chanson de Matin (Song of the Morning)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F “Pastoral”