Saturday, January 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 3:00 p.m., Liberty Theater, Astoria
Conductors: Adam Flatt and David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers, Narrator
Mendelssohn Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Mendelssohn Music from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Kellogg Pyramus and Thisbe
Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Daniel Kellogg’s work for a comic Shakespearean actor and orchestra, with part of the fifth act of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, has been a huge hit with audiences since its premiere with the National Symphony in Washington. That fantastic play also inspired young Felix Mendelssohn to compose some of the world’s most magical music. Our own David Ogden Stiers brings his gifts as a Shakespearean actor to the Kellogg, and as a conductor to Mendelssohn’s music. Beethoven’s joyous Second Symphony rounds out the program.
Pre-concert talk will begin at 6:45 pm
Liberty Theater in Astoria is at 1203 Commercial St. Telephone 503-325-5922
