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Tour Description/Marketing Copy:
The St. Olaf Orchestra, conducted by Chung Park, will perform across Wisconsin and Illinois during its 2024 Fall Tour. The St. Olaf Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra rich in international artistry and tradition and known for its enthusiastic and passionate performances. Founded in 1906, the 95-member ensemble has been heralded as one of the finest collegiate orchestras in the country, and won the 2013 and 2019 American Prizes in Orchestral Performances among colleges and universities.
Dr. Chung Park leads the St. Olaf Orchestra in his second year as conductor, and will perform a program that includes Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, along with music by Bach, Grieg, Bernstein, and more.
Tickets are free for all students, available at stolaf.edu/tickets/ or 800-363-5487. Tickets will be available at the door, if not sold out.
Ticket Link: https://wp.stolaf.edu/tickets/orchestra/
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Posters
2024 Fall Tour Repertoire
Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen
from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Mvt. III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1675–1750)
Overture to Candide
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
*Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Emmanuel Sejourne (b. 1961)
III. Rythmique, Énergique
Avery Nevins ’25, percussion
*Violin Concerto in A Minor, op. 53
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Claire Hughes ’25, violin
*Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46
Prelude: Morgenstemning (“Morning Mood”)
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
*Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune
Johan Svendsen (1840–1911)
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
*Selections will alternate performances on tour
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