Sound and Fury

Borrowing from himself, Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, “Il Distratto,” exudes all the warmth, good humor, and comedy of errors found from its original source, a play called The Absent-Minded Gentleman.

The Joslyn
Sunday, Nov 17 | 2:00 PM
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Artists

Nick Hersh Conductor More
Patrick Pfister Principal Trombone More

Program Info

  • JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No. 60, “Il Distratto”

  • JAN SANDSTRÖM: Wahlberg Variations

  • ANNA CLYNE: Sound and Fury

  • ALBERTO GINASTERA: Variaciones Concertantes

Delving into the velvet sound world of low brass, Principal Trombone Patrick Pfister and Sandström’s Wahlberg Variations centers a program featuring the best of multiple centuries of music. Haydn’s delightful “Il Distratto” not only opens the program, but it also inspired British composer phenom Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, along with another theatrical extreme: Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes is a true showcase for the entire orchestra, each variation a highlight of a different musician or section.

Join our Pre-Concert Talk!

• 1 pm talk with Omaha Symphony staff

• 1:25 pm art talk

John Chamberlain’s Lady Charlene and the Marsh Harriers, 1989 (pictured right, on The Overlook) with Karin Campbell, Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art


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Anna Clyne's "Sound and Fury" performed by the NYO-USA

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