Entries by Chelsea McKee
November Program Notes 2022
Written by Todd Giles Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to Il Signor Bruschino, or The Accidental Son (1813) Rossini (1792–1868) was a prolific Italian composer of thirty-two operas, including The Italian Girl in Algiers and The Barber of Seville, two cornerstones of opera buffa, or comic opera. Between the ages of 18 and 21, he wrote […]
October Program Notes 2022
Written by Todd Giles Christopher Rouse: “The Infernal Machine” from Phantasmata (1981) Christopher Rouse (1949–2019) started out his musical career as a rock & roll drummer before attending Oberlin and Cornell to study music. Along with an affinity for the likes of Led Zeppelin, Rouse’s music was also influenced by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Hector […]
Guest Artist Bio’s
Nicholas Bardonnay, Photographer & Multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay is a photographer, multimedia artist, and the Creative Director & CEO of Westwater Arts. Founded in 1973, Westwater Arts has created multimedia experiences for more than one million classical music lovers. To date, over 195 U.S. and international orchestras have programmed their groundbreaking art form: symphonic photochoreography. […]
WFSO Press Release
For Immediate Release SUBJECT: “Music In Pictures” concert with the WFSO CONTACT: Alicia Deges, Executive Director 940-723-6202, info@wfso.org WICHITA FALLS, TX – The Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra (WFSO) concert “Music in Pictures” has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2022. Tickets remain valid for the rescheduled concert date. Patrons who are unable to attend the new […]
WFSO Press Release for February 26 Concert
For Immediate Release DATE: February 23, 2022 SUBJECT: “Music In Pictures” concert with the WFSO CONTACT: Alicia Deges, Executive Director 940-723-6202 or 940-704-1823 info@wfso.org WICHITA FALLS, TX – The Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra (WFSO) concert “Music in Pictures” scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2022, has been canceled due to safety issues at Memorial Auditorium. The […]