Name: ACO Chamber Series III
Start: 2024-03-24T15:00:00
Location: Vero Beach Museum of Art

Ashley Garritson

Christina Apelgren

Aleksandr Zhuk

Kaitlin Seto

Atlantic Classical Orchestra

We close our season with three tributes, each a reflection on musical lineage and transformation. Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Haydn, originally for two pianos, pays homage to a melody once thought to be Haydn’s. While the theme’s true origins remain uncertain, the variations echo Haydn’s discipline and craft. We welcome Karen Schubert, ACO’s principal horn, for Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 – a playful, virtuosic gem, written for his close friend and brilliant horn player, Joseph Leutgeb. The second half explores transformations of piano music. Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis bursts with color and energy, reimagining Weber’s charming four-hand parlor pieces as an orchestral tour de force. In the spirit of musical evolution, Pianist Tao Lin and Maestro Amado will present selections from Weber’s original piano works, illuminating Hindemith’s ingenious craft.

Themes & Variations

Vero Beach Country Club

The flute has been around from the ancient Egyptians and mythological satyrs to shepherds and Janissaries – it is an instrument loved for its pure, sweet sounds, its agility, and its singing nature. Mozart and Beethoven exploit these qualities in two works putting the flute front and center.