The Camas Wind Quintet, ensemble in residence at Pacific Lutheran University, will perform Greg Bartholomew's "Second Suite from Razumov" on the Regency Concert Series on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 8 p.m.
The concert will take place at Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center.
Tickets: $8 General; $5 senior citizen (55+); $3 Alumni and PLU Guests; Free for PLU Community, Students, and Children under 12.
The Second Suite from Razumov derives from the second act of Razumov. The opera tells the story of a young Russian, Razumov, who is caught up in the consequences when Victor Haldin, a fellow university student, assassinates a government minister. Themes for the first movement of the Second Suite are taken from the opening scene of Act Two, in which Haldin's mother, in exile in Geneva and worried by the lack of news from her son, learns that Victor was the assassin and has now been caught and executed. The second movement is an instrumental interlude. The third movement is based on the scene in which Razumov is urged to visit Mrs. Haldin, an encounter Razumov dreads because it is he who turned Haldin in to the government. The concluding movement corresponds to the scene in which Razumov learns that news received from Russia has released him from suspicion for Haldin's death by placing responsibility on an innocent man.
The Second Suite from Razumov was commissioned by a consortium of twenty wind quintet ensembles from around the world. The Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh presented the world premiere on November 9, 2008, in Pittsburgh. Other regional and national premieres will take place throughout 2009 and 2010.
For more information, visit gregbartholomew.com.
The concert will take place at Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center.
Tickets: $8 General; $5 senior citizen (55+); $3 Alumni and PLU Guests; Free for PLU Community, Students, and Children under 12.
The Second Suite from Razumov derives from the second act of Razumov. The opera tells the story of a young Russian, Razumov, who is caught up in the consequences when Victor Haldin, a fellow university student, assassinates a government minister. Themes for the first movement of the Second Suite are taken from the opening scene of Act Two, in which Haldin's mother, in exile in Geneva and worried by the lack of news from her son, learns that Victor was the assassin and has now been caught and executed. The second movement is an instrumental interlude. The third movement is based on the scene in which Razumov is urged to visit Mrs. Haldin, an encounter Razumov dreads because it is he who turned Haldin in to the government. The concluding movement corresponds to the scene in which Razumov learns that news received from Russia has released him from suspicion for Haldin's death by placing responsibility on an innocent man.
The Second Suite from Razumov was commissioned by a consortium of twenty wind quintet ensembles from around the world. The Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh presented the world premiere on November 9, 2008, in Pittsburgh. Other regional and national premieres will take place throughout 2009 and 2010.
For more information, visit gregbartholomew.com.
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