American Influencers: Hindemith, Schoenberg, Brahms

“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music – Part Seven:

The Program presents the music of legendary German & Austrian composers who left a legacy on both continents. They became influential in establishing 20th-century American musical heritage: Hindemith by teaching at YALE, and Schoenberg at Universities in California: the Concert includes Paul Hindemith’s “TrauerMusik,” Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklarte Nacht.” Also in the program is Johannes Brahms’ Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. The concert will feature the principal cellist of the Virtuosi, Zack Sears, in his debut as a soloist, with Adrian Sylveen on the violin.

PROGRAM:

Paul Hindemith: “Trauermusik”
Johannes Brahms: The Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 (red. chamber orchestra)
Zachary Sears, cello,  Adrian Sylveen, violin
Arold Schoenberg: “Verklarte Nacht”