MASTERWORKS 5 - "The Beauty of Spring"

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MASTERWORKS 5 - “The Beauty of Spring” 
Music Director Christopher Zimmerman
Violin Soloist Tai Murray

Two Performances:
Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 10, at 2:00 pm

NDSU Festival Concert Hall
Tickets are available online at www.fmsymphony.org, by phone at 701-478-3676, and at the door.


SPRING! After a long and brutal winter, there is nothing more welcoming than the sights, sounds and smells of spring. 

PROGRAM - The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony celebrates our world coming to life with “The Beauty of Spring” Masterworks Concert featuring music by Lili Boulanger (the evocative and sparkling On a Spring Morning), Ernest Chausson (Poème featuring returning violin soloist TAI MURRAY), and Gustav Mahler (Symphony No. 1). Once titled “Spring Without End,” the first movement of Mahler’s First Symphony is a musical awakening, starting with the call of the cuckoo and, with a massive orchestra featuring SEVEN French horns, takes the listener on an epic and tumultuous journey through nature in bloom. 

SOLOIST - Described as "superb" by The New York Times, violinist TAI MURRAY has established herself a musical voice of a generation. “Technically flawless... vivacious and scintillating... It is without doubt that Murray’s style of playing is more mature than that of many seasoned players… " (Muso Magazine)
Appreciated for her elegance and effortless ability, TAI MURRAY creates a special bond with listeners through her personal phrasing and subtle sweetness. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2004, Tai Murray was named a BBC New Generation Artist and has been a member of Chamber Music Society II at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She has performed as guest soloist on main stages throughout the world, and is a dedicated advocate of contemporary works written for the violin.

CONCERT INFO - Come a little early to the concert hall and enjoy a free, informal pre-concert talk featuring Maestro Christopher Zimmerman and guest soloist Tai Murray. These delightful Informances are held in Beckwith Recital Hall (adjacent to the concert hall lobby) 45 minutes prior to each concert. 
Face masks for the Masterworks 5 concert are encouraged but not required.

INTERVIEWS with Maestro Zimmerman or Ms. Murray - To arrange an interview, call the FMSO office at 701-478-3676. For more information, see www.fmsymphony.org.

The FMSO is grateful to Sanford Health, the North Dakota Council on the Arts, the FM Area Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, and The Arts Partnership for their generous sponsorship of the Masterworks 5 concert.