Overview
Our Fridays@7 series continues. It’s time for a musical party on the River Thames, in London, with royalty. Baroque specialist Bernard Labadie leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a program featuring Handel’s “Water Music,” written for King George the First. Trumpeter Michael Sachs performs a Czech-flavored concerto by Neruda. Powdered wigs optional.
After the concert, there’s more . . . food, drink, and a different kind of music. Click on "Post-Concert Music" label (above) for details.
At a Glance
NERUDA - Trumpet Concerto
HANDEL - Water Music
This concert is sponsored by The J.M. Smucker Company.
The Fridays@7 series is made possible in part through the
generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and the William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation.
Michael Sachs's solo appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra
is made possible by a gift to the Orchestra's Guest Artist Fund
by Mrs. Paul D. Wurzburger.
Program
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
by Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (c1707-c1780)
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Vivace
with Michael Sachs, trumpet
Water Music
by George Frederic Handel (1685-1758)
Fridays@7 concerts are presented without intermission.
This concert will end at about 8:05 p.m. and is followed
by a world music performance (click on Post-Concert tab above).
Post-Concert Music
Fridays@7 Post Concert
After each Fridays@7 concert, there’s . . . more food, drink, and music. Listen to music performed by artists brought together by world percussionist Jamey Haddad. Friday night and time to relax with friends. The Cleveland Orchestra makes it happen for you.
On April 30
The evening continues in passion flamenco music and dance,
plus Cleveland-based Brazilian drum ensemble Samba Joia.
Juanito Pascual, flamenco guitar
Nino de los Reyes, flamenco dancer
and
Marcos Santos & Samba Joia
