Name: Elgar´s “Enigma”
Start: 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Charleston Gaillard Center

Organization

Director(a) orquestal

Thomas Wilkins

Piano soloist

Michelle Cann

Instrumentista

Piano

Orchestra

Charleston Symphony Orchestra

Elgar´s “Enigma”

Charleston

Estados Unidos

Charleston Gaillard Center

Elgar´s “Enigma”: Le Tombeau de Couperin Ravel (+2 More)

Public

La tumba de Couperin

Piano Concerto in One Movement (orch. Trevor Weston)

Variaciones Enigma

Válido

Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Continuo

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor/actriz

Bailarín(a)

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chorus Director

Compositor(a)

Coreógrafo(a)

Coro

Director(a) coral

Director(a) de escena

Diseñador(a) de iluminación

Diseñador(a) de sonido

Diseñador(a) de vestuario/Figurinista

Diseñador(a) de video

Dramaturgia

Entrenador(a) vocal

Escenógrafo(a)

Extra

Illustrator

Libretista

Maestro repetidor

Maquillaje

Orchestra Operations

Orquesta

Otro

Peinado

Photographer

Poet

Producción Ejecutiva

Profesor(a)

Radiodifusión

Stage Manager

Traductor(a)

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Soprano

Cantante

Tenor

Contralto

Mezzosoprano

Barítono

Bajobarítono

Contratenor

Bajo

Alto

Papel de hablante

Papel mudo

Vocalista infantil

The CSO will open this season with Maestro Thomas Wilkins at the podium and guest pianist Michelle Cann. The concert will showcase three works that premiered during a transformative period in history – between 1899 and 1934 – that are timeless musical treasures by composers from France, the U.S., and England.

Elgar’s “Enigma” Season Opening Weekend
Upon hearing an orchestra for the first time at age 8, Thomas Wilkins knew the concert stage was in his future. Today, Wilkins is a celebrated, accomplished conductor; he is Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and is the Boston Symphony’s Artistic Advisor, among other titles. He will be conducting the Charleston Symphony for the first time at this concert. 

Originally composed as a six-movement suite for piano, French composer Maurice Ravel’s four orchestrated movements of Le tombeau de Couperin rely heavily on wind instruments to carry its vibrant melodies and demonstrate originality and skill. Written during World War I, its title alludes to being a tribute to the deceased and Ravel dedicated each movement to a different friend lost in the conflict. However, Le tombeau de Couperin never ventures into melancholy or despair. Instead, it was a celebration of lives which he chose to write. In the words of Ravel, “The dead are sad enough, in their eternal silence.”

Over the years, many of the original manuscripts of Florence Price‘s work – including the Piano Concerto in One Movement – became lost, seemingly forever. Using what writing that did still exist, composer Trevor Weston created a commissioned reconstruction of the concerto in 2010. Opening with spiritual-influenced tones and later rising with jazz-tinged sounds, Price’s concerto is an extraordinary exhibition of piano composition. Astonishingly, in 2019, the original composition was rediscovered when it appeared for sale in an auction.

Pianist Michelle Cann and is a frequent award-winner and sought-after soloist who has been lauded by noteworthy media such as The Chicago Tribune and The Philadelphia Inquirer for her technical mastery and compelling interpretations. After a performance of Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement, Classical Voice North America wrote that, “Cann owns this piece now, and experiencing her interpretation of the captivating score was a highlight.”

Much like Ravel’s dedications in Le tombeau de Couperin, Edward Elgar labelled each of his 14 short “Enigma” Variations in reference to friends and loved ones, each one representing a living individual. Shrouded in mystery because Elgar refused to reveal the theme of the work (hence the “Enigma” nickname), it became one of the most widely enjoyed compositions during the 20th century and brought international recognition for Elgar. Its most famous variation, the ninth, “Nimrod,” has been performed on its own at a variety of commemorative events, funerals, and as adaptations in film. The solemn tone and sweeping sections of “Nimrod” are well-known for eliciting intense emotion from listeners.

MORE ON THE MUSIC:

When enslaved people were denied the right to speak or play instruments, they used an African dance called “juba” to express themselves rhythmically. The influence of juba can be heard in the dance section of Price’s piano concerto. The Piano Concerto in One Movement first debuted in 1934, performed by the composer.
Thomas Wilkins is the subject of Beyond The Baton: A Conductor’s Journey – a biographical film exploring his experience as a Black conductor and his life in the musical world.

English

Elgar´s “Enigma” by Ravel, Price, Elgar, De (2023/2023), Director Thomas Wilkins, Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, Estados Unidos

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