Rossini, Dahl & Prokofiev
CSO Sessions - Episodes • 29-Oct-2020
Don't miss a concert sure to delight with a sparkling sonata for strings written by a 12-year-old Rossini, followed by Ingolf Dahl’s vigorous Music for Brass Instruments and closing with an arrangement of Prokofiev’s superb Romeo and Juliet Suite for wind ensemble.
PROGRAM
ROSSINI Sonata No. 6 in D Major for String Orchestra
DAHL Music for Brass Instruments
PROKOFIEV (arr. Tarkmann) Suite from Romeo and Juliet
SPONSORS
Sponsorship support for CSO Sessions is generously provided by the Zell Family Foundation; an anonymous donor; Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; the Julian Family Foundation, in honor of Cristina Rocca; Cynthia M. Sargent; Megan and Steve Shebik; Betty W. Smykal; TAWANI Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; ITW, and PNC.
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