Concert: ISU Symphony Orchestra
| Date/Time: | Saturday, 11 Feb 2012 at 3:00 pm |
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| Location: | Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building |
| Cost: | $4 adults; $2 students |
| URL: | http://www.music.iastate.edu/ensembles/s...1_2012.php |
| Contact: | Tammy Krock |
| Phone: | 515-294-3831 |
| Channel: | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Categories: | Arts, performances |
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Christopher Theofanidis' Rainbow Body was the coming together of two ideas- one, his fascination with Hildegard of Bingen's music (the principal melody of Rainbow Body is loosely based on one of her chants, "Ave Maria, O Auctix Vite"), and two, the Tibetan Buddhist idea of "Rainbow Body," which is that when an enlightened being dies physically, his or her body is absorbed directly back into the universe as energy, as light. In it, he has composed a captivating work that is sensuous and sonically beautiful, and emotionally compelling.
Written in 1936, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is one of the most beloved works ever written for orchestra. While composed as work for children, it features some of the most famous and important orchestral solos in the repertoire. Join the ISU Symphony and narrator Hollis Monroe for the magical experience of hearing this work performed live.
Narrator, Hollis Monroe, was the producer/host of "The Evening Music Shop/By Request", "Classical Music with Hollis Monroe", "University Concert," broadcast Sunday evenings at 6 on Iowa Public Radio, and executive producer for "The Book Club" for many years. He is a multi-award winning features producer and performer with an in-depth knowledge of classical music and the arts. Hollis Monroe fell in love with classical music at the age of 4, and that passion has guided his entire life. After becoming (probably) the only 6-year-old ever to beg for a copy of Handel's 'Messiah' for Christmas, he went on to join and tour with the Moline Boys' Choir. A former strings player and operatic baritone, he did his apprenticeship with the Des Moines Metro Opera after graduating from Marycrest College, and for years toured nationally as a violist, singer, Shakespearean actor, music director and conductor. He has also taught vocal pedagogy, literature and diction at several music and Shakespearean academies. Before embarking on a career in performance, he began his public radio career at WVIK in Rock Island as Assistant Program Director, and returned to public radio in 1996 with WOI Radio. He continues to perform in recital and as soloist with various performance groups, and frequently gives lectures and presentations in support of the arts and education.