On Tuesday, March 28, the Minnesota Orchestra held a memorial service and concert in honor of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, the conductor and composer who led the orchestra from 1960 until 1979. Skrowaczewski, who died last month at the age of 93, remained a regular presence at the podium for 38 years as conductor laureate.
At 8 p.m. on Friday, March 31, hear the broadcast of the service and concert on Classical MPR.
Below is the order of the service. See a gallery of images from the memorial concert
Musical Prelude:
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, by Johann Sebastian Bach
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, Music Director
Remarks:
An Artist and a Visionary Leader - Tony Ross, Principal Cellist, Minnesota Orchestra
Musical Selection:
For Krystyna, by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, including Young-Nam Kim, Ariana Kim, Daniel Kim, Tom Turner, and Tony Ross
Remarks:
A Composer and a Champion of New Works - Linda Hoeschler, Past Chair,
Board of Directors, American Composers Forum
Musical Selection:
Duet for Violin and Viola, by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Ariana Kim and Daniel Kim
Remarks:
An Artistic Life Well Lived - Frederick Harris, Skrowaczewski Biographer and Director of Wind and Jazz Ensembles at MIT
Musical Selection:
Sonata for Violin and Cello, second movement "Lent," by Maurice Ravel
Jorja Fleezanis and Lynn Harrell
Poem:
When Great Trees Fall, by Maya Angelou
Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chair, Minnesota Orchestra Board of Directors
Closing Musical Selection:
Adagio from Symphony No. 7, by Anton Bruckner
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, Music Director
Thank you on behalf of the Family
Nicholas Skrowaczewski, Son and Paul Sebastien, Son
Reception (free and open to the public)
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