The
Cleveland
Orchestra,
under
the
baton
of
Music
Director
Franz
Welser-Möst,
captivated
the
audience
at
a
sold-out
concert
last
night
at
the
Baldwin
Wallace
University
Conservatory
of
Music.
The
performance
of
two
rarely
heard
works
for
small
ensembles
by
Strauss
and
Mozart
showcased
different
sections
of
the
world-renowned
Orchestra
and
delighted
an
appreciative,
capacity,
Gamble
Auditorium
crowd
of
BW
students,
faculty,
alumni,
neighbors
and
friends.
The
magnificent
winter
evening
of
music,
featuring
Mozart's
Divertimento
No.
15
("Second
Lodron")
and
Strauss'
Fröhliche
Werkstatt
("Symphony
for
Winds"),
also
served
as
a
mid-year
crescendo
in
the
2018-19
Cleveland
Orchestra
Residency
at
BW.
"Any opportunity to celebrate our ongoing partnership with TCO is an honor; last evening was particularly special for the BW community," said BW Conservatory Dean Susan Van Vorst. "Just as this alliance has shaped our past, it will continue to serve our students well into our future."
"I
look
forward
to
an
ever-deepening
relationship
with
this
venerable
ensemble,"
Van
Vorst
added.
"Together
we
are
providing
remarkable
opportunities
for
the
world's
next
generation
of
artist
citizens."
The exceptional collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra continues to provide students from all disciplines the opportunity to work and engage with the world's top echelon of artistic professionals.
A series of Orchestra-led master classes for brass, keyboard, woodwind and percussion as well as entrepreneurship classes in collaboration with BW's arts management and entrepreneurship program continue throughout the spring.
Included is a "Convocation Conversation" with members of The Cleveland Orchestra's artistic and operations staff. "Making the Magic Happen: Behind the scenes with The Cleveland Orchestra" takes place on February 26 at 3:10 p.m.
