Beethoven's Emperor Concerto
When
Jan 16, 2009 10:30 am (Friday)
Where
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (map)
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Saint Paul, MN 55102
44.944663
-93.098361
What
Haydn had a great sense of humor, often writing musical jokes into his compositions. He even used music to speak for him when propriety kept him from requesting something outright....
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Event details: Beethoven's Emperor Concerto
Description
Haydn had a great sense of humor, often writing musical jokes into his compositions. He even used music to speak for him when propriety kept him from requesting something outright. Watch how he ends the Farewell Symphony, letting his patron know he and the rest of the musicians wanted to go home.
Presented as part of the International Chamber Music Festival
Presented as part of the International Chamber Music Festival
Cost
$13 - $41More about Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Recognized as one of the leading nonprofit performing arts centers in the nation, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors January 1, 1985. Home to a wide variety of arts performances, each year Ordway Center presents and produces Tony Award® winning productions in its Theater Season; comprehensive, multicultural performing arts programs in its planet Ordway® Target® season; and serves approximately 40,000 children and adults in its Education at Ordway Center programs. In addition, each year Ordway Center hosts and presents the Flint Hills International Children's Festival, with exceptional international performing arts geared towards the Midwest’s youngest audience members and their families. Ordway Center provides a home for four Resident Arts Organizations – The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Minnesota Opera, The Schubert Club, and the Saint Paul series of the Minnesota Orchestra. In 2002, Ordway Center served an audience of 385,000 from throughout the Midwest. Please see the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts website at ordway.org for more information.Post a Countdown Widget
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