A tribute to the Masters
The year 2009 coincidentally marks anniversaries of three of the
greatest German speaking classical music composers:
l 250th death anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759)
l 200th death anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
l 200th birth anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 -
1847)
As we all know, these composers are icons in European classical
music. Their oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and concertos
epitomize vital links in Europe's cultural heritage. Around the world
this year, their legacy to posterity is being celebrated.
In Sri Lanka, the Goethe Institut has invited the Chamber Music
Society of Colombo to pay tribute to these masters, in a commemorative
Hauskonzert that will be held at the Goethe Institut Hall on the August
20 at 7.15 p.m. The concert will be repeated in Galle at the historic
Dutch Reformed Church on August 22 at 6.00 p.m.
The program will include:
Overture to the "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" - Handel
Orchestral suite from "Rodrigo" - Handel
Piano Trio No. 39 in G major Hob. XV/25 - Haydn
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hoboken I/1 - Haydn (DRC Galle concert
only)
Sinfonia for string orchestra No. 3 in E minor - Mendelssohn
Music from the opera "Alessandro" - Handel
The Chamber Music Society of Colombo performs under the direction of
its Artistic Director, Lakshman Joseph de Saram. Prof. Asoka de Zoysa
from the University of Kelaniya will moderate the program. |