The guest conductor for this concert was Christopher Allen and the guest violinist was Francisco Fullana. The orchestra first play the overture for Die Fledermaus. Fullana only played for the first half of the concert, until intermission. He played with the orchestra Samuel Barber Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op 14. The violin was bouncing all over the place so it was very fun. Just before intermission Fullana and the first chair violinist performed a duet which was also very good.
After intermission the orchestra layed a short piece, Starburst. They then played Stravinsky's Firebird. I really enjoyed firebird. I guess Stravinky is Russian. This music told the story of a dark wizard who was holding many people captive as statues. It was only with the help of the Firebird that they were set free. A counter charm forced the dark knight to do whatever the hero wanted until he relented to set the people free. He never relented but eventually he died as did his minions and the people were free.
This concert was very enjoyable. The only boring piece, almost put me to sleep, was Starburst which only lasted a couple minutes.
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