CWSO presents “Made in America”

NEWS RELEASE — The Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Miles, will present the fourth and final concert of the season on Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m.

“Made in America,” will feature Jeannie Hill, Professor of Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, who will be performing Morton Gould’s “Tap Dance Concerto.”  Premiered in 1952 by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and dancer Danny Daniels, the concerto was a step outside of the normal realm of orchestra soloists. The revolutionary work has proven time and again that tap dancing and ‘serious’ composition work very well together, indeed!

Professor Hill produced the Point Tap Festival for six summers, bringing master teachers from across the country to teach and perform. The concert will open with Samuel Barber’s “Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance,” and will also include “Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo,” by Aaron Copland. George Gershwin composed “An American in Paris” as a ‘thank you’ to his hosts in France. The CWSO will close the season with this much-loved composition, evoking the sights and sounds of the 1920-era city.

Also of note, the winner of the Mark Brueggeman oil painting, “Promenade,” created and finished following the February 2018 concerts will be announced. Bids for the vibrant depiction of Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” will be accepted until April 20 by e-mail, telephone, or in person. The painting is on display at the Smith Scarabocchio Art Museum, 800 Main Street, Stevens Point. Hours of operation for the museum are Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

The CWSO is thrilled to announce the line-up of favorites for the 2018-19 70^th Anniversary season at the April concerts. Season subscriptions will be available at the concerts.

All performances will be held at Sentry Theater in the Sentry Insurance Complex, 1800 Northpoint Drive, Stevens Point. Tickets, available through the CWSO office are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for any student with an I.D. through college plus $2 handling charge on each ticket. Student rush at $7 available for UWSP and MSTC students with I.D. at the Sunday concert beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance  Please contact the box office, located at 800 Main Street, Stevens Point, by telephone: 715-345-7726 or via the internet: cwso.org/tickets.

The CWSO is affiliated with the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Stevens Point. The CWSO concert season is supported in part by the Wisconsin Arts Board with funding from the state of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Wisconsin Public Radio is proud to be the season’s media sponsor.