FORIMMEDIATERELEASE SDSO’sCOPLAND&MEXICOJAN.2,2018 SATURDAY,JAN.13AT7:30P.M.ANDSUNDAY,JAN.14at2:30P.M.
WASHINGTONPAVILION
SymphonyprogramexploresrelationshipbetweencomposersCopland,Revueltas
SIOUXFALLS,S.D.—TheSouthDakotaSymphonyOrchestraexplorestherelationshipbetweenAmericancomposerAaronCoplandandMexicancomposerSilvestreRevueltasduringacontextualizedprogramonSaturday,Jan.13,at7:30p.m.andSunday,Jan.14,at2:30p.m.attheWashingtonPavilion.
Copland&Mexico,madepossibleinpartbyamajorgrantfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities,buildsuponthesuccessofthe2016MusicUnwoundprogramDvořákandAmerica,inwhichworld-renownedmusicologistJosephHorowitzcontextualizedcomposerAntonínDvořák’sworkatdiscoveringthesoundofAmericanmusicasinfluencedbyNativeAmericanandAfricanAmericanmusicandcultureinrelationtohis“NewWorld”Symphony.
MaestroDeltaDavidGier,theSDSO’smusicdirector,saysclassicalmusichascarriedamulticulturalelementthroughouttheages;inthespiritofdiscovery,composershaveoftenpaidhomagetootherculturesbyincorporatingindigenousmusicintotheirownworksofart.Musiccelebratesdiversitybyfocusingnotonwhatmakesculturesdifferentbutbyfocusingonwhatallculturesshare.
“Musicistheuniversallanguage.”Giersaid.
InpresentingCopland&Mexico,SDSOisagainpartneringwithHorowitz,whoscriptedandproducedtheprogramanddirectsMusicUnwoundfortheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.ThefirsthalfoftheprogramwillfeatureSDSOperforming:
• Copland’s“Hoedown”fromRodeo• Copland’sElSalónMéxico• Revueltas’Sensemayá
ThesecondhalfofCopland&Mexicopresentsthe1936filmRedes,ablack-and-whitedocumentaryabouttheMexicanGulfCoastfishingcommunityofAlvarado,withSDSOgivingaliveperformanceofRevueltas’orchestralscore.
Theprogramalsofeaturesapre-concertlectureinwhichstudentsfromSiouxFalls’MemorialMiddleSchoolwilltalkabouttheireducationalprojectsdesignedincollaborationwiththeSDSOrelatedtothepoliticalstateoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoduringthe1930sand1950sandtheartandcultureoftheera.Apost-concertdiscussionfollowsRedes.
Copland(1900-1990),borninBrooklyntoimmigrantJewsfromLithuania,desiredtoexpandhisaudienceandabsorbedapronouncedsocialconscienceinthe1930sthatwasinspiredbyhisworldtravels.A1932triptoMexicoprovidedmusicalinspirationformanyofhisworksandalsofueledhispopulistturn,andCoplandoftenreturnedtothecountryduringthe1930sand1940s.Copland’saffiliationswithvariousorganizationsandhisnumerouslecturesgivenabroaddrewtheunwantedattentionofSen.JosephMcCarthy,whocalledhiminfrontofhisanticommunistcommitteeintheearly1950s.
Revueltas(1899-1940),borninaruralvillageabout100milesfromDurango,waseducatedinMexicoandChicago.EarlyinhiscareerheplayedtheviolinandconductedinTexasandAlabamauntilCarlosChávezrecalledhimtoMexicoCitytobeassistantconductoroftheNationalSymphony(1929-1935).Revueltasexudedalarger-than-life,hard-workingandhard-drinkingpersonalityandidentifiedwiththecommonman.MexicanpoetOctavioPazwrotethatRevueltas’musicemulatedthe“thesoundofaprimalchord,likethefirstlightthatescapesaworldinformation.”
Forinformation,pleasecontact:DirkLammers,CeteraServicesPRandMarketingManagerSouthDakotaSymphonyOrchestradirk@ceteraservices.com(605)254-3472
PH:(605)335-7933 301S.MainAvenue,SiouxFalls,SD57104 WWW.SDSYMPHONY.ORG
TheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiespresentsSaturdaynight’sperformance,andFirstNationalBankpresentsSundayafternoon’smatinee.
CommunitypartnersforCopland&MexicoincludeMemorialMiddleSchool,HarmonySouthDakota,AugustanaUniversity,UniversityofSouthDakota,SouthDakotaStateUniversity,OurLadyofGuadalupe,CaminandoJuntos,HispanicBusinessNetwork,SouthDakotaPublicBroadcastingandtheChamberMusicSociety.
Purchaseticketsbycalling(605)367-6000,byvisitingtheWashingtonPavilionboxofficeorbygoingonlinetohttps://www.washingtonpavilion.org/.
AboutMusicUnwoundandtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities
MusicUnwound,aprogramsupportedbytheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities,isanationalconsortiumoforchestras,musicfestivals,andinstitutionsofhighereducationthathasdynamicallylinkedorchestrastoAfrican-American,Native-American,andMexican-Americancommunities.Theproject'sthematic,multi-mediaprograms(scriptedandproducedbymusicologistJosephHorowitz),highlightvariouscomposersincontextwiththetimeperiodoftheirworkandbeyond.Thethemesincludeimmigration,race,andthenever-endingquestforAmericanidentity.Anyviews,findings,conclusions,orrecommendationsexpressedinthisprogramdonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseoftheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.
AbouttheSouthDakotaSymphonyOrchestra
TheSouthDakotaSymphonyOrchestra(SDSO)isbasedinSiouxFalls,SouthDakota,avibrantandgrowingcommunityservinga125-mileregionthattouchesfivestates.Knownforinnovativeprogrammingandstatewideoutreach,theSDSOhasastrongheritageuponwhichtobuildanevenstrongerfuture.SDSOwasthe2016winneroftheBushPrizeforCommunityInnovation,whichisgivenbytheSt.Paul-MinnesotabasedBushFoundationandrecognizesorganizationsfortheirinnovativeworkincommunityengagement.
SDSOistheregion’spremiereperformingartsorganizationwiththeWashingtonPavilionasitshome.Artistically,SDSOisledbyMaestroDeltaDavidGier,whohasguidedtheorchestratonewmusicalheights.ThecoreofSDSOiscomprisedofninefull-timeprofessionalmusiciansthatmakeuptheDakotaStringQuartetandtheDakotaWindQuintet.Musically,SDSOperformswellaboveits$2.3millionbudget.
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Forinformation,pleasecontact:DirkLammers,CeteraServicesPRandMarketingManagerSouthDakotaSymphonyOrchestradirk@ceteraservices.com(605)254-3472
PH:(605)335-7933 301S.MainAvenue,SiouxFalls,SD57104 WWW.SDSYMPHONY.ORG
