UMD Symphony Orchestra and UMD Wind Orchestra combine for a concert of scene-setting works.

Beethoven's turbulent overture sets the stage the tragedy of Goethe's play, Egmont, in which the protagonist dies in a fight to liberate his country. Using elements of improvisation, jazz, walls of sound and kaleidoscopic instrumentation, Reynolds creates intriguing musical landscapes in Scenes Revisited.

Through the interplay of the euphoric love theme and furious battle music, Tchaikovsky illustrates the drama of youthful love destroyed by family conflict in Romeo and Juliet. Cockaigne - London Town, which Elgar described as "cheerful and Londony..stout and stocky," paints a romanticized portrait of Edwardian London.

Program

• Ludwig Van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
• Verne Reynolds: Scenes Revisited
• Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, In London Town
• Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture