April 22
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Bryan Fine Arts Building, Tennessee Tech University
• 2 p.m., concert preview, Room 223
• 3 p.m., concert begins, Wattenbarger Auditorium
• 5 p.m. (estimated), post-concert reception, lobby
Mahler: Ruckert Lieder
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Beethoven: Symphony 8 in F Major
Our season finale features German art songs by Mahler, as well as a piece a little closer to home, excerpts from a short story by Tennessean James Agee set to music by American composer Samuel Barber. The program is anchored by Beethoven’s light-hearted and boisterous 8th Symphony, foreshadowing Beethoven’s 9th, which kicks off the BSO’s 50th anniversary season in 2012-2013.
Guest artist: Lyric-coloratura soprano Sabrina Laney Warren, who has been praised as an “amazing talent” with a “bell pure soprano voice,” has performed nationally and internationally with upcoming engagements that include the soprano soloist in Ein deutsches Requiem in Blue Lake International Symphony’s European and United States tours. A native of Nashville, Tenn., Warren won first place in the Young Artist Division of the Grace Moore vocal competition in 2011.
Tickets
A limited number of individual tickets may still be available for this performance and may be reserved in advance of each concert -- or they may be available at the box office prior to each concert.
- Adult: $30
- Seniors (65+): $26
- Students: $8
Call the box office at 931-525-2633 for ticket reservations or stand-by ticketing.
Directions and Parking
The Bryan Symphony Orchestra performs all regular subscription and education concerts in Wattenbarger Auditorium, the concert hall of the Bryan Fine Arts Building on the Tennessee Tech University campus. The Bryan Fine Arts Building is located on the corner of 12th Street and North Dixie Avenue in Cookeville.
From Interstate 40, take Exit 286 (Willow Avenue). Turn north on Willow and travel approximately two miles to 12th Street and turn right.
Free parking on concert Sundays is available anywhere on campus. The nearest large parking lots are across Dixie Avenue from the Bryan Fine Arts Building, between Tucker Stadium and the Volpe Library, behind the Roaden University Center and at the former Prescott Middle School, two blocks away on 10th Street.
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Concert Events
Crossville Preview Luncheon: 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, Palace Theater on Main Street. These catered lunch gatherings feature insightful presentations by BSO Music Director Dan Allcott and news and announcements from Executive Director Gail Luna. Reservations required by Monday, April 16; call 931-484-6133.
Music Lovers' Dinner at Mauricio's: Follow up your concert experience with an early Sunday dinner at Mauricio's, a fine-dining experience in Italian cuisine located in a beautifully restored Victorian-style home at 232 North Peachtree Avenue, just a few blocks from the TTU campus. Reservations are necessary; call 931-525-2633.
