{"id":8123,"date":"2011-09-21T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=8123"},"modified":"2011-09-21T03:17:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T08:17:43","slug":"gateway-chamber-orchestra-opens-season-with-september-26th-contrasting-lines-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/09\/21\/gateway-chamber-orchestra-opens-season-with-september-26th-contrasting-lines-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateway Chamber Orchestra Opens Season with September 26th “Contrasting Lines” Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In the mid-18th century, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, like all good rebellious children, decided to break away from the style and tradition of his father \u2013 composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Some might argue that it was a foolish move, considering that C.P.E. Bach has always lingered under the long shadow cast by his legendary father.<\/p>\n

But others, including the likes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn, saw the son as the true innovator who brought something new to the musical world. Mozart even famously said that the younger Bach \u201cis the father, we are the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cC.P.E. Bach was a pivotal figure who moved music in a completely different direction, championing emotion with his shocking harmonies,\u201d Gregory Wolynec, Austin Peay State University associate professor of music, said. \u201cHe\u2019s frequently ignored as a transitional figure between Bach and Mozart and Haydn. But Mozart and Haydn considered him a master composer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The neglected status of this remarkable composer makes him a perfect candidate to have his works performed by Clarksville\u2019s Grammy-nominated Gateway Chamber Orchestra.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are always looking for works or composers, or both, that history hasn\u2019t treated as fairly,\u201d Wolynec, who is also the ensemble\u2019s conductor, said.<\/p>\n

The orchestra will present the early symphonies by C.P.E. Bach in a new concert, \u201cContrasting Lines,\u201d at 7:30pm, September 26th, in the APSU Music\/Mass Communication Building\u2019s Concert Hall. The performance, which opens the orchestra\u2019s 2011-12 subscription season, will also feature works by Johann Sebastian Bach and by American composer Steve Reich.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis first performance really helps set the tone for the approach we have to programming, which is essentially a three-legged stool,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cWe have established masterworks, we have works or composers that history may have missed that we think deserve to be championed, and last, but certainly not least, we have American masterworks by contemporary composers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The September 26th performance will include a pair of established masterworks \u2013 Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s Brandenburg Concerto I and II. Those compositions are considered cornerstones of the Baroque period and will be familiar to most concertgoers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to offer a fresh perspective on these masterworks,\u201d Wolynec said.<\/p>\n

Those works will be contrasted with the more obscure, early symphonies of his son, C.P.E. Bach. The pieces represent a break from the Baroque style, with their expressive sounds and emphasis on emotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be only a handful of performances of those symphonies around the world this year,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cThey simply don\u2019t have a natural home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concert will also feature American composer Reich\u2019s minimalist work, \u201cEight Lines.\u201d The piece, composed in the late 1970s, pays tribute to the elder Bach\u2019s works.<\/p>\n

\u201cReich\u2019s works move sort of like a kaleidoscope \u2013 lots of repetition with subtle changes,\u201d Wolynec said. \u201cThe kaleidoscope gradually shifts color and form, but in a way that audience members and performers almost don\u2019t know that it\u2019s happening. So it has a real hypnotic effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Gateway Chamber Orchestra, made up of area musicians and APSU music faculty members, formed in 2008, and the ensemble quickly earned a national reputation through its innovative concerts and the release of a critically acclaimed,
\nGrammy-nominated CD, \u201cWind Serenades.\u201d In 2010, Fanfare Magazine, a leading classical music publication, praised the CD as having the definitive versions of Mozart\u2019s \u201cWind Serenade in B flat\u201d and Richard Strauss\u2019s \u201cWind Serenade in E flat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The orchestra is currently finishing up a new CD, \u201cChamber Symphonies,\u201d featuring works by Schreker, Enescu and Schoenberg. And this year promises to be another strong season for the ensemble, with concerts such as \u201cWind Serenades IV\u201d on November 7th, \u201cPastoral Soundscapes\u201d on January 30th and \u201cPocket-Sized Symphonies\u201d on April 23rd.<\/p>\n

Tickets for a single performance, including the September 26th \u201cContrasting Lines\u201d concert, are $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for students or military and $30.00 for a family of four. Season tickets are $50.00 for adults, $30.00 for students and $110.00 for a family of four.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Gateway Chamber Orchestra, including upcoming musical performances, visit the group\u2019s website, www.gatewaychamberorchestra.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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