Masterworks 5: Stolen Melodies

James Lowe, conductor
Nick Carper, viola
Jess Walter, writer & narrator
Dr. Meg Stohlmann, chorale director
Spokane Symphony Chorale

Jess Walter, New York Times best-selling author, brings us his own witty, irreverent, and lyrical take on Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” (aka “The Inland Northwesterner’s Guide to the Orchestra”).

In the first half of this program, we hear haunting interpretations of works written by earlier composers, including Vaughan Williams, who borrowed a theme from the 16th century English composer, Thomas Tallis.

William Walton
The Wise Virgins Suite
Thomas Tallis
“Psalter Tune: Why fum’th in fight?”
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Paul Hindemith
Trauermusik (Music of Mourning)
John Sebastian Bach
Chorale, “Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit”, BWV 327
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34
New narration by Jess Walter

SUNDAY
DOORS 1:30PM | PRE-CONCERT LECTURE 2:00PM | SHOW 3:00PM