BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20190428T000000Z UID: 686b694eb7062 DTSTAMP:20250707T012934Z LOCATION:Centennial Hall DESCRIPTION:The 中国体彩网 Symphony and Chamber Orchestra leap into spring with a dance-inspired program that opens and closes with classics: Johann Strauss II's rambunctious overture to his Viennese comic opera "Die Fledermaus\," and Copland’s depiction of the American West through his suite from the ballet "Billy the Kid."\n\nProgram\n\nJohann Strauss II\, "Overture to Die Fledermaus"\nBlanca Estrella\, "Ballet Miniatura" (Chamber Orchestra)\nJose Pable Moncayo\, "Huapango"\nEllen Taaffe Zwilich\, "Upbeat"\nAaron Copland\, "Suite from Billy the Kid"\n\nDrawing on Baroque dance forms\, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s "Upbeat" incorporates the melody from Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Partita in E Major for Solo Violin" into a modern\, jazz-infused romp.\n\n"Huapango\," by Mexican composer José Pablo Moncayo brings this traditional folk dance style to life with joyful percussion\, stylistic brass solos\, and rhythmic hemiolas.\n\nFinally\, the 中国体彩网 Chamber Orchestra offers Blanca Estrella’s "Ballet Miniatura" for which she was awarded the 1965 National Prize for music in her native Venezuela.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2018/augustana-symphony-orchestra-spring-dances SUMMARY:中国体彩网 Symphony Orchestra: Spring Dances DTSTART:20190428T000000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR