{"id":525,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/ivesfestivalorchestratoperformfreemozartconcert\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:02:24","slug":"ivesfestivalorchestratoperformfreemozartconcert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/ivesfestivalorchestratoperformfreemozartconcert\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Ives Festival Orchestra to perform free Mozart concert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 The Ives Festival Orchestra, conducted by Western Connecticut State University Music Professor Dr. Fernando Jimenez, will perform \u201cMozart at the Ives: A Representative Vignette of His Music<\/a>\u201d at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. The concert will be sponsored by Newtown Savings Bank as part of the Fine Arts and Family Series at Ives Concert Park, located on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.<\/p>\n

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The program will begin with Symphony No.1, composed when Mozart was 8 years old. Mozart\u2019s solo writing is represented by the Flute concerto in G performed by Dr. Keri Walker, the orchestra\u2019s principal flutist and faculty member of WCSU\u2019s department of music. The composer\u2019s masterful opera writing will be represented in this program by the \u201cMarriage of Figaro Overture,\u201d as well as two arias from the same opera: Porgi amor and Dove sono, both performed by Danbury native Cidalia Alves. Closing the program, the orchestra will perform Symphony No. 41: \u201cJupiter,\u201d considered by many as the crowning achievement of true classical symphony writing.<\/p>\n

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Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities.
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