Odd Birds?

Brahms Symphony No. 2

Brigit Pacher, bassoon

MARTY ROBINSON: New commission [world premiere]

5 minutes

Commissioned by Kevin and April Ann Sütterlin as a gift to the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra

JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Hymn for Everyone

12 minutes

ANTONIO VIVALDI: Concerto for two violins in A Minor, RV 522

4 minutes

I. Allegro

Violin Ensemble of the Lawrence Community School

MATHIEU LUSSIER: Odd Bird Concerto, Op. 37

6 minutes

Brigit Pacher, bassoon

I. Introduction: The Bird and the Agitation of Life

II. Ending Worlds

III. The Tragic Bird Finds Its Way to Peace

— intermission —

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

43 minutes

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Adagio non troppo

III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)

IV. Allegro con spirito