The Well-Tempered Wizard
October 28th & 29th, 2023, 3pm Both Days
Milton Crotts, Conductor
Program:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arr. Victor Lopez
“In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite No.1, op. 46, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Phantom of the Opera for Strings and Piano, Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) arr. Lee Che-yi
The Phantom of the Opera • Think of Me • Angel of Music
The Music of the Night • Masquerade • All I Ask of You
Paula Akbar, violin • Tinder Burris, violoncello
Danse Macabre, op. 40 , Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Paula Akbar, violin
INTERMISSION
Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Highlights from Wicked, Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948) arr. Ted Ricketts
No One Mourns the Wicked • The Wizard and I
Dancing Through Life • Popular • Defying Gravity
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite for Orchestra, John Williams (b. 1932)
I. Hedwig’s Theme
II. The Sorcerer’s Stone
III. Nimbus 2000
IV. Harry’s Wondrous World
Paula Sisson Akbar, violin
Paula Sisson Akbar (pictured) attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and received her Master of Violin Performance degree from the Yale Graduate School of Music. She has played in the Oregon, New Haven, and Baltimore Symphonies and the Kennedy Center Opera/Ballet Orchestra. In 2016, Ms. Akbar retired from the National Symphony Orchestra's first-violin section after 24 years. Ms. Akbar’s violin is crafted by luthier Kate Rickenbacker, whose studio is located in Black Mountain. Ms. Rickenbacker is also a member of the BRO.
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Venue (Saturday, October 28, 2023)
Haywood Community College
Charles M. Beall Auditorium
1500 Hemlock Building
185 Freedlander Dr, Clyde, NC 28721
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Venue (Sunday, October 29, 2023)
Lipinsky Auditorium
at UNC Asheville
300 Library Ln, Asheville, NC 28804
Lipinsky Auditorium is a 550-seat auditorium on the campus of UNC Asheville. It is handicap-accessible via elevator from parking lot P16.
Featured Artists
Tinder Burris is an experienced and accomplished musician and string educator. She has recently retired from Miami-Dade County Public Schools as the Orchestra Director of Southwood Middle School Center for the Performing Arts. She has a Bachelor's degree in Cello Performance and a Master's degree in Music Education, both from the University of Miami. She has two daughters: Sara, from Candler, North Carolina, and Claire, from Clearwater, Florida.
