BVSO™ Presenting Favorite Soprano Emily Pulley For Feb. 23 Concert
Information provided by Nike Hancock, Director of Communications & Marketing, BVSO
Your professional orchestra– the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra™ continues its 38th year with the fourth performance in the “Kaleidoscope of Classics” season. The BVSO™ world-class musicians and Music Director Marcelo Bussiki will be hosting a concert with Soprano Emily Pulley performing Aaron Copland’s Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson. The program will begin with Mozart’s Symphony No. 25, and end with another Copland composition, contemporary classic Appalachian Spring. The concert will take place at 5pm on February 23, 2020 in Rudder Theatre on the Texas A&M University Campus. We are proud to once again partner with CHI St. Joseph Health as the official sponsor for the 2019-2020 Season and are truly grateful to our concert sponsor, the Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust.
Pulley’s incredible talent along with the BVSO™ musicians are sure to inspire with this beautiful and touching program. Originally from Bryan-College Station, Emily Pulley says she has “been singing professionally for 30 years, but I can’t remember a time when music wasn’t of great importance to me. Even though I was very shy as a child, I never hesitated to get up and lead singing in school, Girl Scouts, or church, and I was extremely fortunate to have had a great music teacher in elementary school and excellent band and choir directors from middle school onward.” She has appeared in many Metropolitan Opera performances, and for one night only she will bring to life the works of Emily Dickinson. When it comes to singing with the BVSO™ musicians Emily said, “It’s always a joy to sing in my hometown. BVSOhas been very supportive of me throughout my career, and I really appreciate that.”
What: “Two Emilys”
When: Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Where: Rudder Theatre on the Texas A&M University Campus in College Station
Program:
Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Copland Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson
Copland Appalachian Spring
Guest Artist Emily Pulley, soprano
Concert Sponsor Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust
Music Director Marcelo Bussiki assures that, “Emily’s artistry and sense of humor leaves us wanting more from her.” When asked about the performance selection, Bussiki stated, “That program was inspired by the beauty of Copland’s settings of Dickinson’s poems. The first song ‘Nature, the gentlest mother,’ like the rest of the set is gorgeous, but requires a depth of interpretation that one only finds with experienced singers like Emily. The best is that she also likes the work. So, we are both very committed to a special performance.”
The performance will begin with Mozart’s famous Symphony No. 25. and continue with Copland’s adaptation of Emily Dickinson’s poetry as well as his composition, Appalachian Spring. Aaron Copland was a contemporary composer who used traditional American music to inspire classical compositions that everyone could enjoy. Copland’s music was truly innovative and Appalachian Spring is considered one of the most decisively American pieces of symphonic music ever composed. Mozart’s impressive 25th symphony was composed when he was only 17 years old.
This work is considered to be Mozart’s first “tragic” symphony. The symphony was written in Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) style and meant to emphasize the varied, intense emotion as well as the changes in dynamic and tempo. Symphony No. 25 is even said to have inspired Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.
Executive Director of the BVSO™, Dr. Mary Koeninger promises, “The ‘Two Emilys’ performance is not to be missed. The Maestro puts together unique and unexpected programs that always produce an incredible result. We are additionally excited to bring Emily to the stage with us once again as she is always a highly-anticipated artist.”
BVSO™ patrons can also enjoy free pre-concert talks one hour prior to each subscription performance in the Rudder Theatre Complex. Ann Thompson will again present her delightful and witty insights into the composers, the history, and meaning behind the music. Then after the concert, a patron social hour with the Maestro and Guest Artist at Napa Flats will keep the enjoyment going to top off an exquisite evening of music and entertainment.
This concert will be General Admission, patrons can purchase their seats via the MSC Box Office website at boxoffice.tamu.edu or by calling 979-845-1234. Various price points are available for this performance ranging from $16 for student advance tickets to $45 for adult advance tickets. All programs are subject to change. Please contact the Symphony Office with any further questions.
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About the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra: The BVSO™ is a non-profit performing arts organization with the mission to maintain a symphony of high artistic standards, and to promote the musical arts for cultural and education purposes in the Brazos Valley. For more information about the Symphony’s 2019-
2020 Season, please visit the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra Website at www.bvso.org.
The Brazos Valley Symphony Society wishes to recognize and thank our grant funding providers, and charitable trust contributors:
Nina Astin Winkler Charitable Trusts, The Clearfield Family, Eugene Edge III Charitable Trust,
The Ham Family Trust, and the Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust, and the Plass Arts Foundation
Official Sponsor of the BVSO™ 2019-2020 Season:
