Omaha SymphonyMazzoli & WeillWitherspoon Hall at The Joslyn
Maurice Cohn, conductor
Lisa Meyerhofer, piccolo
MISSY MAZZOLI: These Worlds In Us
LOWELL LIEBERMANN: Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD: Theme and Variations, Op. 42
KURT WEILL: Symphony No. 2
Lowell Liebermann’s showcase of the extraordinary range of the orchestra’s smallest instrument centers this All-American program.
For the respect and consideration of all Omaha Symphony patrons, children under 5 years of age are prohibited from attending this performance.
MISSY MAZZOLI: These Worlds In Us
LOWELL LIEBERMANN: Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD: Theme and Variations, Op. 42
KURT WEILL: Symphony No. 2
Missy Mazzoli’s work returns to the Witherspoon with These Worlds In Us, intense, emotional writing for chamber orchestra. Omaha Symphony Third Flute & Piccolo player, Lisa Meyerhofer, takes on Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra, highlighting the range of the orchestra’s smallest instrument. Kurt Weill’s Symphony No. 2 closes the program, a 20th century masterpiece written after his escape of Nazi Germany in 1933.
For the respect and consideration of all Omaha Symphony patrons, children under 5 years of age are prohibited from attending this performance.