The Flint Symphony regularly performs music that challenges and inspires musicians and audience members alike. The Flint Journal has called Maestro Diemecke, "nearly flawless," and has referred to orchestra performances as "outstanding," "sparkling," and "brilliant."
FSO 2011-2012 Season - Around the World in 80 Musical Minutes
Our new season brings great adventure into the lives of our patrons.
Consider the world in all its glory, where cultures – past and present – entwine and meld to create music anew. We experience these cultures, some lost to time, in subtle nuances of flowing melodies, driving rhythms and challenging tempos. As we crisscross the globe, our adventure spans the styles of classical music and presents a treasure for our spirits.
The Flint Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert Season is sponsored by the Whiting Foundation and The Flint Journal.
Events of the Evening 5 pm • Gala 7:30 pm• PreConcert Talk 8:30 pm • Concert
Wagner, Flying Dutchman Overture
Barber, Violin Concerto Ravel, Alborada del gracioso
Ravel, Rapsodie Espagnole
Ravel, Pavane for a Dead Princess
Ravel, Bolero
Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Elmar Oliveira, violin
Continental borders have never defined classical music, nor the imaginations of classical composers. Unbound by the political enclosures of man, every symphonist has plucked, extracted and expanded upon the global culture of music to appease the fervor for their craft. On this season opener, the FSO brings a tragic German fable to life with The Flying Dutchman overture. Then, in contrast, American composer Barber’s flowing, beautiful melodies emanate from the strings of a fine violinist. Spanish melodies and rhythms from a well-loved French composer round out the evening of travels.
The Whiting Ticket Center at 888.8CENTER or 810.237.7333 Mon. - Sat., noon to 6:00 pm
Groups, call the FIM Audience Services Ticket Office at 810.237.3122 or 800.395.4849 ext. 2.
Prices
From $750 to $58
The Whiting
The Whiting and The Ticket Center box office are located between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint on the beautiful Flint Cultural Center campus at 1241 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, MI.
Transported by music as we travel the world over, our adventure takes us from majestic mountaintops to expansive valleys. Resplendent highs and lows of intense instrumental textures resonate with the rhythm of our progression. Beethoven’s Austrian-composed overture opens the evening, summoning the tale of Coriolanus, the vengeful war-seeker evicted from Rome. Jumping to present-day North America, Maestro Diemecke’s marimba concerto is presented to us in its North American premiere by a stunning young artist. Then back to Europe, as the concert concludes with German composer Mahler’s most popular symphony complete in its five-movement form.
The Whiting Ticket Center at 888.8CENTER or 810.237.7333 Mon. - Sat., noon to 6:00 pm
Groups, call the FIM Audience Services Ticket Office at 810.237.3122 or 800.395.4849 ext. 2.
Prices
From $750 to $58
The Whiting
The Whiting and The Ticket Center box office are located between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint on the beautiful Flint Cultural Center campus at 1241 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, MI.
Following old-world trade routes, music was carried worldwide and exotic instruments were bought and sold; so too was the influence of one culture to the next. Wanderers, nomads, travelers and kinsmen shared music in its many forms, trading folk melodies, lush harmonies and syncopated rhythms. Beginning in Asia this time, the FSO performs an avant-garde gem from Chinese composer Ge Gan-ru. A talented young pianist from Georgia — at the crossroads of Europe and Asia — presents a concerto by one of Hungary’s most famous composers. The evening concludes with one of the most popular of composers, as the FSO plays what is arguably his most exciting work.
Concert Sponsored by Dr. Cathy Blight and Mr. Edward Davison, Michael C. Boucree, M.D., William M. Bowling, M.D., Dr. and Mrs. Leslie L. LeMieux, Jr., Drs. Bobby and Nita Mukkamala, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Wang
Guest artist sponsored by Hal and Jean Craig Flynn in memory of Carolyn Flynn, Richard Craig and Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Thalner
The Whiting Ticket Center at 888.8CENTER or 810.237.7333 Mon. - Sat., noon to 6:00 pm
Groups, call the FIM Audience Services Ticket Office at 810.237.3122 or 800.395.4849 ext. 2.
Prices
From $750 to $58
The Whiting
The Whiting and The Ticket Center box office are located between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint on the beautiful Flint Cultural Center campus at 1241 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, MI.
Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Ann Hobson Pilot, harp
Aloft on exotic rhythms interconnecting with pulsing beats, we descend into the realm of musical patterns and swaying tempos. Music with an infectious essence takes hold of our senses and pushes our hypnotized bodies into dance. This evening we travel with the FSO to experience the music of Cuba with American composer George Gershwin. Then a world-renowned harpist performs the music of Argentinian-born composer Alberto Ginastera. Last stop for the evening is a Russian composer’s rendition of the sensuous and exciting Middle Eastern and south Asian tales from the Arabian Nights.
The Whiting Ticket Center at 888.8CENTER or 810.237.7333 Mon. - Sat., noon to 6:00 pm
Groups, call the FIM Audience Services Ticket Office at 810.237.3122 or 800.395.4849 ext. 2.
Prices
From $750 to $58
The Whiting
The Whiting and The Ticket Center box office are located between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint on the beautiful Flint Cultural Center campus at 1241 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, MI.
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 16
Kodaly, Hary Janos: Suite
Copland, Billy The Kid Suite
Enrique Diemecke, conductor • Di Wu, piano
Brilliant composers have journeyed far and wide to capture elusive and foreign sounds. Lifetimes of learning and mastering unfamiliar musical themes have served to reward the most daring of musicians. Opening this evening’s concert is a work by a Grammy Award-winning Argentinian composer whose family emigrated from Romania and Russia. Then a dynamic concerto by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, followed by Hungarian-born ethnomusicologist Zoltán Kodály’s suite from his folk opera about an Austrian cavalryman. American Composer Aaron Copland concludes the concert with his rousing suite about the famous frontier outlaw.
The Whiting Ticket Center at 888.8CENTER or 810.237.7333 Mon. - Sat., noon to 6:00 pm
Groups, call the FIM Audience Services Ticket Office at 810.237.3122 or 800.395.4849 ext. 2.
Prices
From $750 to $58
The Whiting
The Whiting and The Ticket Center box office are located between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint on the beautiful Flint Cultural Center campus at 1241 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, MI.
Events of the Evening 7 pm• PreConcert Talk 8 pm • Concert
Enrique Diemecke, conductor
Jennifer Grimaldi, soprano
Andrew Cummings, baritone
Flint Festival Chorus, Wendy Bloom, director
Dietrich Buxtehude, Chaconne in E minor
Brahms, A German Requiem
Our journey to experience diverse cultures through classical music brings us many rewards. International encounters and multinational experiences have inspired and challenged us to reach farther into the heart of music.
The Whiting and The Ticket Center box office are located between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint on the beautiful Flint Cultural Center campus at 1241 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, MI.
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