QCSO Masterworks IV: Postcards from Venice

Venice - the Floating City! Your trip will begin with Rossini’s high spirited and mischievous La scala di seta Overture. Principal Trumpet Matthew Onstad makes his QCSO solo debut with Arban’s trumpet showpiece, Carnival of Venice, before we peer into the dark and emotional side of the city with Liszt’s The Black Gondola. Vivaldi’s elegant Concerto for Four Violins features four QCSO musicians, followed by Stravinsky’s charming and witty Pulcinella Suite and Verdi’s wistful Prelude to La Traviata. Rounding out the program is another charming and bubbly Rossini overture, from L’italiana in Algeri.

PROGRAM
Rossini Overture to La scala di seta
Arban Carnival of Venice
Liszt/J. Adams The Black Gondola
Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Verdi Prelude to La Traviata
Rossini Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri

Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Matt Onstad, trumpet
QCSO violinists