After a wildly successful program of romantic music in February, this March the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra turns back the hands of the clock of time to the 18th Century and masterpieces from the classical era.
Join the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, March 5, at 8 p.m. at Wilton High School’s Clune Auditorium for Classical Contemporaries.
The concert is named for two titans of music in the 1700s: Mozart and Haydn. They were colleagues, they were friends, and they even made music together in a string quartet. The RSO’s March performance features a pair of symphonies from the masters. Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, named the Haffner, is universally recognized as being among Mozart’s finest work. And composed at almost the same time, Haydn’s Symphony No. 67 is the model of classical grace, full of spirit and vigor.
Along with the two symphonies, the performance features a concerto for a pair of instruments rarely heard in a solo capacity — the horn. Georg Philipp Telemann’s Concerto for Two Horns features RSO principal hornist Sara Della Posta and fellow virtuoso Robert Hoyle as soloists.
Come enjoy an evening of world-class music in the incredible ambience and acoustics of the Clune Auditorium in Wilton, a short drive from Ridgefield.
Tickets and information for the RSO’s March 5 performance are available at RidgefieldSymphony.org or 203-438-3889.
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