The UMD Symphony Orchestra presents its season finale concert featuring Johann Strauss, Jr.’s, Overture to Die Fledermaus (The Bat), Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Jake Runsestad's A Silence Haunts Me. Pulled from one of his most notable operettas, Strauss’ Overture is a soaring work that encompasses the best of the batty opera’s melodies all packed into eight minutes of farcical delight.

Over the short span of two months in 1943, Bartók composed his Concerto for Orchestra at the request of Serge Koussevitzky in memory of his late wife. While writing, Bartók was fighting a mysterious illness that ended up being leukemia, which sadly proved to be fatal. As the title implies, various instruments within the symphony orchestra are pulled out as soloists throughout the work.

About the UMD Symphony Orchestra (UMSO)
Through its committed and polished performances under the baton of David Neely, UMSO is dedicated to the power of musical communication. In its repertoire, the orchestra explores the intersection between traditional symphonic masterworks and marginalized works from various eras, with many programs featuring composers of diverse backgrounds.

Program:
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Jake Runestad: A Silence Haunts Me
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

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