The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will perform music of Rossini, Liszt and Tchaikovsky at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14.
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WHO: Washington University Symphony Orchestra, Dan Presgrave, director WHAT: Concert WHEN:3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 WHERE: Graham Chapel, just north of the Mallinckrodt Student Center, 6445 Forsyth Blvd. PROGRAM: Music of Rossini, Liszt and Tchaikovsky COST: Free and open to the public INFORMATION: (314) 935-4841 |
The performance is free and open to the public and takes place in the university’s Graham Chapel, just north of the Mallinckrodt Student Center, 6445 Forsyth Blvd. For more information, call (314) 935-4841.
Dan Presgrave, instrumental music coordinator in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, conducts the 70-plus-member orchestra. The program will include Rossini’s “La gazza ladra” Overture, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in e minor.
Sophomore Mark Tollefsen — who studies piano with Seth Carlin, professor of music and director of the piano program — will perform as soloist. Tollefsen has previously appeared as soloist with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the orchestra of the Belleville Philharmonic. He was a finalist in the Stravinsky International Piano Competition and placed third in the Music Teacher’s National Association, Midwest Regional Competition.
Tollefsen is a resident of St. Louis. His previous teachers include Laura Schindler, Marie Garritson and Jane Allen. Tollefsen’s father is Douglas Tollefsen, professor of medicine (hematology) in Washington University’s School of Medicine. His brother, Benjamin, is a student in the School of Medicine.