THSO Presents! - String Spring Fling

Sunday, March 17, 2024
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 16:00 17:00

Hatfield Hall - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 5500 Wabash Avenue Terre Haute, IN, 47803 United States (map)

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String Spring Fling features members of the THSO Strings and Principal Harp, Melanie Mashner, under the direction of Artistic Director, Dr. David Bowden, for an afternoon of exceptional chamber music!

Relax and bask in the beauty of the lush sound of your THSO string section married to the warmth and beauty of harp vibrations. Hatfield Hall’s superb acoustics enhance the experience.

Lasting 75 to 80 minutes and performed without intermission, String Spring Fling features the return of Elina Rubio, our recent concertmaster. She will solo with the ensemble on Ravel’s lively and virtuosic “Tzigane” (Gypsy Dance). Later, Elina will be joined by our current concertmaster, Erina Buchholz, in a parting gift. They will play together the solo parts of the beautiful second movement of Bach’s ethereal Double Concerto with the strings.

Along the way there will be waltzes, a Strauss polka with all strings playing pizzicato, and a mesmerizing new work by Caroline Shaw, “Entr’acte for Strings.” Arvo Pärt’s stunning “Fratres” is the centerpiece of the program. “I almost ran off the road when I first heard ‘Fratres’ while driving,” says David Bowden.

A jig by Grainger, a Hoe-Down by Copland, and a gorgeous harp concert aria featuring Principal Harpist Melanie Mashner will round out this afternoon program. A delightful VIP reception follows the concert with all musicians mingling with guests who purchase VIP tickets.