WWU String Sinfonia
Time and Location
- 2022, Mar 07 Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Our concert opens under the baton of guest conductor Johnathon Lyons, who leads the String Sinfonia in a rendition of Arcangelo Corelli’s buoyant Concerto Grosso in B-flat—featuring soloists Petra Ellerby, Olivia Palmer, and Syringa Rose.
Dr. James Ray takes the podium in the orchestra’s performance of two Novelletten by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. A contemporary of Edward Elgar, Coleridge-Taylor was among the most celebrated composers of his day. These Novelletten showcase a range of charm and lyricism perfect for the string orchestra idiom.
The Sinfonia joins forces with WWU Symphony Strings for Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Based on a hymn penned by a 16th century court composer to four English monarchs, Vaughan Williams’s 20th century treatment is as timeless as it is sublime.
Composer Arcangelo Corelli
Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concert Program
- Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in B-flat, Op. 6 No. 5
- Johnathon Lyons, conductor
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Novelletten Nos. 2 and 3
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (with combined WWU Strings)
Disability Accommodations
For disability accommodations, please contact the department presenting the event. Disability access information is available online at Parking Services, and further resources can be found by contacting Western's Disability Access Center.
