Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

Three contemplative works reflect change and transformation. First, Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Philosopher” evolves from a somber march into a spirited, galloping hunt between God and an unrepentant sinner reluctant to change their ways. Giya Kancheli’s “Magnum Ignotum” (“The Great Anonymous”) marks a progression from incantation to vocal praise and the final, emphatic bells symbolize […]

Though Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings headlines this program around intimate works for chamber orchestra, a new arrangement of Stefan L. Smith’s “My Young Friend” for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra lies at its heart. Originally a duet for bassoon and piano commissioned by SPCO Principal Bassoon Andrew Brady and inspired by original poetry of Brady’s […]