Orchestral Fate
West Ottawa Performing Arts Center

Johannes Müller Stosch, conductor
Ryan Darke, Trumpet (Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra)

SCHREKER Tanz from Romantic Suite
ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony is a highly personal and emotionally charged unfurling of ominous “fate” themes transforming into exultant triumph. Alexander Arutiunian combined the post-Romantic Russian tradition with Armenian folk elements, qualities readily evident in his beloved 1950 Trumpet Concerto, a cornerstone of brass repertoire for its dance elements and challenging cadenza. Schreker composed his Romantic Suite during his prestigious position as director of the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin and is known for creating impressionistic sound worlds of ever-changing colors and moods. The Tanz (Dance) movement of his suite is a grand finale of orchestral fireworks and mercurial rhythms.