The Columbus Symphony 2020-21 Masterworks Season: Waltzes and Royal Hunts
7:30pm - 11:30pm
Wagner’s orchestral masterpiece
Siegfried Idyll was a surprise birthday present for his wife Cosima after the birth of their son, Siegfried. Full of love, passion, and emotion, she awoke to it on Christmas morning 1870 when it was performed on the stairs of their villa by a small ensemble. Dark and brooding, Sibelius’
Valse Triste is one of his signature works, mesmerizing in its orchestral color and expressiveness. Haydn’s Symphony No. 31 is nicknamed the “
Hornsignal” because it prominently features an unusually large horn section. One of the composer’s early and most unique works, it will showcase many of the CSO’s principal players and, of course, its quartet of French horns.
Columbus Alive
In February of 2020, Don “DonCee” Coulter drove to New York City, where the Westbeth Gallery included his fabric work in a group show, “The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art.” Coulter got to the gallery’s address an hour early for his artist talk and pulled into a nearby parking garage. The attendant was like, ‘I don t think you want to do this.’ I m like, ‘What are you talking about? I need to park.’ He was like, ‘It’s $55 an hour,’” said Coulter, who looked around and saw rows of luxury cars. “He was like, ‘Hurry up and back up before somebody comes in.’”
Columbus Symphony Announces 2021 Music Educator Award Winners
Four nominees have been selected in the categories of elementary educator, secondary educator, private/community educator, and lifetime achievement.by BWW News Desk
The Columbus Symphony today announced the winners of the 2021 Music Educator Awards, honoring individuals who make a difference in the community through a dedication to music education and promotion of a greater understanding of and appreciation for the art form.
Four nominees have been selected in the categories of elementary educator, secondary educator, private/community educator, and lifetime achievement. Each winner will receive a $2,500 grant to spend at their discretion on music education endeavors. Past winners have used these funds to host guest instructors, repair instruments, take professional development classes, or purchase new instruments, computer software, and music.
What s happening (in some fashion)
Juneteenth Community Festival
The Juneteenth Community Festival will be held outdoors from 5 to 9 p.m. June 19, at the Phenix Banquet Center, 2101 Noe Bixby Road.
Organizer Yemi Ogungbadero said there will be dancers, live music, food vendors and others stretched across the organization s outdoor space.
For more information, visit phenixeventvenuecolumbusoh.com.
Lancaster Festival
The Lancaster Festival Board of Directors announced last week that a string of outdoor performances by The Band Perry, Byron Stripling Band, legendary guitarist Don Felder and others will take place July 24-29 at the Wendel Concert Stage on the Ohio University Lancaster Campus.