Overture Magazine: 2017-2018 Season March - April 2018 | Page 37

TCHAIKOVSKY WITH BALANCHINE About the Artists Marin Alsop JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL Thursday, April 26, 2018, 8pm Saturday, April 28, 2018, 7pm Off The Cuff For Marin Alsop’s bio, please see pg. 7. MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE Friday, April 27, 2018, 8:15pm Off The Cuff Sunday, April 29, 2018, 3pm Marin Alsop, Music Director Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers Staged by Deborah Wingert Coached by Heather Watts Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is a nationally recognized public arts high school that provides its students with intensive pre-professional training in the arts in conjunction with a rigorous academic curriculum. BSA graduates go on to the most selective arts and university programs nationwide and achieve prominence in theater, film, music, dance and visual arts. Additionally, BSA’s highly acclaimed TWIGS program offers free after-school arts instruction to 700 city elementary and middle school children from schools across Baltimore, as well as other outreach initiatives to thousands more. Founded in 1979, the school is an integral and vibrant part of Baltimore’s educational and cultural communities. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake, op. 20a Scène Valse Dance of the Swans Scène Hungarian Dance, Czardas Scène INTERMISSION Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Intermission are included on April 26 and April 29 programs only. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, op. 48 Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato Walzer: Moderato, Tempo di valse Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco Finale (Tema Russo): Andante - Allegro con spirito The Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers last appeared with the BSO in June 2016, performing Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Marin Alsop, conductor. Deborah Wingert The concert will end at approximately 10 pm on Thursday, 9:15 pm on Friday, 8 pm on Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday. Deborah Wingert began her training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary and became a scholarship student at the School of American Ballet in New York. At the age of 16, she was selected by George Balanchine to join New York City Ballet. During her 15 years with the company, Wingert danced over 25 principal, solo and featured roles in productions that Saturday, April 28: Join us in the Meyerhoff lobby for an after-party featuring live entertainment, food and drink specials. Made possible by The Wallace Foundation. PRESENTING SPONSOR: SUPPORTING SPONSOR: M A R –A P R 2018 / OV E R T U R E 35