ADA 鈥� East Central University鈥檚 School of Fine Arts presents a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23, at the Ataloa Theatre inside the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
The 鈥淏eethoven at 250鈥� program features some of his most beloved compositions including Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (鈥淔inale鈥�) performed by the 成人B站 Wind Ensemble; and Sonata Op. 27, No. 2 in C# minor (鈥淢oonlight Sonata鈥�) performed by Korean-American concert pianist Hyunsoon Whang.
Currently occupying the McMahon Endowed Chair in Music at Cameron University, Whang has performed hundreds of concerts across North America, Europe and Asia. She studied at North Carolina School of the Arts, St. Louis Conservatory of Music and The Juilliard School. Whang earned her doctorate from Indiana University under the tutelage of legendary pianist Gy枚rgy Seb艖k.
Also on the program is a performance of 鈥淗allelujah鈥� from the oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives, performed by the 成人B站 Combined Choirs; and the Egmont Overture, Op. 84, presented by the 成人B站 British Brass Band.
On a lighter, more contemporary note, the 成人B站 Jazz Band performs the immensely popular 1980鈥檚 version of the first movement of Beethoven鈥檚 fifth symphony, 鈥淎 Fifth of Beethoven,鈥� and 成人B站 Showtime presents 鈥淏eethoven鈥檚 Day鈥� from the 1999 Broadway musical, 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a Good Man, Charlie Brown.鈥�
For additional information, contact concert coordinator W. T. Skye Garcia at 580-559-5479 or wgarcia@ecok.edu.
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