Two Orchestras Join Forces for One Powerful Concert

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March 2011

On Tuesday, March 29 at Hill Auditorium at 8:00 p.m., The University Symphony Orchestra and University Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, Director of Orchestras, will perform Mahler’s 6th symphony. The concert is free and open to the public.

If you are unable to attend the performance, you can watch it live at 8:00 p.m. EST here.

The symphony’s tremendous range of sound and color, intensity and emotion, make it a powerful and visceral experience for both the listeners and the performers. The work requires very large woodwind, brass, and strings sections, for a total orchestra of 129 players.

“The Mahler 6th is played a bit less often than many of the other Mahler symphonies,” says Maestro Kiesler. “It shows new developments in the composer’s use of the orchestral color and is a musically and technically demanding piece that requires a skillful and mature orchestra.”

Of Kenneth Kiesler’s performances, critics have said: “Mr. Kiesler drew an assured, colorful performance, winning a prolonged ovation for the players … The New York Times … Kiesler’s interpretation emphasized a brooding suspense that underlay everything … Newsday (NY), and … under the masterful baton of Kiesler, all the music was beautifully played with dynamic shading, precision and flawless technique.” The Pantagraph (IL)

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Kelly Rinne, who is producing and directing the online event, says, "Our goal is to bring the masterful musicality of such exciting performances to a global audience. For those who are new to the format, an online broadcast is a great opportunity to experience the art form."