Pablo Returns and Copland’s Third Symphony
Friday, June 6, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 8, 2025 - 2:30 pm
Pre-Concert talk: 6:30 pm / 1:30 pm
Performed at Willson Auditorium
Artists:
Norman Huynh, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar
Concert Program:
RODRIGO: Fantasía para un Gentilhombre
I. Villano y ricercar
II. Españoleta y fanfarria de la caballería de Nápoles
III. Danza de las hachas
IV. Canario
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar
I N T E R M I S S I O N
COPLAND: Symphony. No. 3
I. Molto moderato - with simple expression
II. Allegro molto
III. Andantino quasi allegretto
IV. Molto deliberato
Celebrate the music of the United States and Spain with works by United States composer Copland and Spanish composer Rodrigo. Come explore the vibrant landscape of Spain as world-renowned guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas shares his unbridled passion for his homeland in Rodrigo’s Fantasía para un Gentilhombre. The journey concludes with Copland’s Third Symphony, offering an emotional journey from the uneasy tranquility of the opening movement to the heroic optimism of the finale.
Program Notes
Concert Sponsors:
Cal & Tricia DeSouza, Conductor’s Circle
Donald B. Gimbel, Conductor’s Circle
Gary Kunis & Connie Wong, Conductor’s Circle
Rivta Porter & Stephen Schachman, Concertmaster’s Circle
Skye Raiser & David Perlin, Concertmaster’s Circle
Ken & Mary May, Presenter’s Circle