Now playing Autumn from Piazzolla's Four Seasons in Buenos Aires, performed by Violons du Roy
Season Finale:
The Four Seasons
by Vivaldi and Piazzolla
May 8 2008 - 7:30pm UNC Greensboro Recital Hall - Directions
Tickets $5-15 Buy tickets Available through UNCG Box Office, (336) 334-4849 *Free to UNCG Students and Children under 18.
This concert juxtaposes a Baroque masterpiece with jazzy Argentinean tango. Four violin soloists will be accompanied by a string chamber orchestra in Vivaldi's Four Seasons, followed by the Four Seasons in Buenos Aires ("Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas") by Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla is a key figure in elevating the popular folk dance of his native land - the tango - into a sophisticated art form. In his Four Seasons in Buenos Aires, Piazzolla pays homage to Vivaldi, blending jazz and tango rhythms with classical elements and weaving a tonal tapestry that ranges from percussive to wistful.
Featured violin soloists are Sarah Johnson, Stefani Collins, Janet Orenstein and Fabian Lopez. Piazzolla will be conducted by Matthew Troy. Read More...
Tickets are $15 at the door/12 advance purchase/5 students/free to UNCG students. Buy tickets.
