MahlerFest Opening Night: Visions of Childhood

"Our program starts with Mahlerei, a concertino for bass trombone and chamber orchestra that Joseph Horowitz stitched together utilizing various tunes from the second movement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, a whirling waltz/scherzo that we offer in its original form in this year’s final concert. Horowitz created this version specifically for our soloist, David Taylor, an edgy, flamboyant, reckless, experimental musician who was a member of Stokowski’s 'American Symphony,' played under Pierre Boulez, and recorded with both the Rolling Stones and Duke Ellington."

MAHLER, arr. SCHNYDER/HOROWITZ: Mahlerei (Scherzo from Symphony No. 4)
STRAUSS, arr. LEDGER: Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)
MAHLER: Prologue, Bedächtig, nicht eilen from Symphony No. 4
WAGNER, arr. WOODS: Siegfried Idyll
HUMPERDINCK, arr. WOODS: “Der kleine Sandmann” (“The Little Sandman”) and “Abendsegen” (“Evening Blessing”) from Hänsel und Gretel
SCHUBERT, arr. WOODS: Die Forelle (The Trout), Lied and Variations
MAHLER, arr. WOODS: “Das irdische Leben” (“The Earthly Life”) from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
SCHUBERT, arr. WOODS: “Der Tod und das Mädchen” (“Death and the Maiden”), Variations and Lied
MAHLER, arr. STEIN: “Das himmlische Leben” (“The Heavenly Life”) from Symphony No. 4

Kenneth Woods, conductor; April Fredrick, soprano; David Taylor, bass trombone; MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra