University Chamber Orchestra concert

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Concordia’s newest musical ensemble, the Chamber Orchestra, will take the stage Thursday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in the Music Center’s recital hall, for its third full concert of the season. The concert is free and open to the public.

Conducted by Dr. Christopher Nichols, the orchestra will perform pieces from three different periods in musical history. The first piece in the orchestra’s repertoire is “Overture to Coriolanus” by Ludwig van Beethoven. This programmatic work depicts the plot of Heinrich Joseph von Collin’s Coriolanus, a story resulting in the title character’s demise.

The orchestra will also present “Symphony in F major” by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach, son of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. “Symphony” illustrates the transition between the baroque and classical periods of music.

Finally, the ensemble will play Antonín Dvořák’s “Czech Suite,” an arrangement in five movements. This piece includes the musical styles of traditional Czech dances and also depicts the flowing rivers and hilly landscape of Bohemia.