February 27, 2025
- Annual Orchestra Concerto Concert ftg. the winners of the 2024-25 Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition - Dr. Rich Cangro, conductor
- Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: COFAC Recital Hall
- Description: This performance is free and open to the public and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
The Western Illinois University School of Music will present its annual Orchestra Concerto Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 27 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. The student winners of the 2024-25 competition will perform with the WIU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Richard Cangro.
The annual Orchestra Concerto Concert features students who are selected as winners of Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition by a panel of external judges. The student soloists represent some of the finest musicians in WIU's School of Music. The program also presents an opportunity to premiere a student composition selected by the School of Music's theory/composition faculty for its artistic and creative merits.
The student winners of the 2024-25 competition are:
Kieran McLain, cello
Stanesha Deligence, soprano
Martin Medrano, violin
Drake Miller, oboe
Eden Beier, soprano
Libbey Lazowski, composer
Helena Iacob, violin
PROGRAM
Navarraise from Le Cid - Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Cello Concerto No. 1 - Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Moderato
- Kieran McLain, cello
Quandro m’en vo from La Boheme - Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Elle a fui, la tourterelle from Les contes d’Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
- Stanesha Deligence, soprano
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 62 - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
- Martin Medrano Gonzalez, violin
INTERMISSION
Oboe Concerto, Op. 45 - Eugene Goossens (1867-1958)
- Drake Miller, oboe
In quelle trine morbide from Manon Lescaut - Giacomo Puccini
Un bel di vedremo from Madame Butterfly - Giacomo Puccini
- Eden Beier, soprano
The Yellow Wallpaper - Libbey Lazowski (composition winner)
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
I. Allegro moderato
- Helena Iacob, violin
- Related Web Site: WIU ORCHESTRAS
- Contact Information:
Joanie Herbert
Phone: 309-298-1843
Email: JE-Herbert@wiu.edu - Source: School of Music
