ProgramSuite from “Water Music” compiled by James Wilson from HWV 348 & 350 George Frideric HandelPiano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major Wolfgang Amadeus MozartElixir of LifeKatie JenkinsSymphony No. 91 Joseph HaydnProgram NotesWater Music Suite (1717)
The Matriarch, the elder and leader of the gathering, returns for one night of exchange. She understands the power of all its elements. Beside her stand two distinct forces: the Vessel and the Shaman—one who evokes, and one who becomes the ritual conduit. Together, they lead the tribe to summon their ancestor spirit from the Knowledge Rock.
Many musicologists, critics, and performers agree that Liszt’s Beethoven Symphonies are quite possibly the most technically difficult piano pieces ever composed.
