Page 18 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, February 15, 2019 North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Concert – Sun., Feb. 17 at Swampscott High School Highlighted by Joseph Foley playing Trumpet Concerto by Johann Nepomuk Hummel M usic Director Robert Lehmann will conduct the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra (NSPO) in its Winter Concert with a program highlighted by trumpeter Joseph Foley playing the Trumpet Concerto by Johann Nepomuk Hummel on Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m. at Swampscott High School. Antonín Dvořák’s “Slavonic Dances” and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 complete the program. Tickets are $30, $25 for seniors and students, and children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets will be available at the door on the day of the concert and are available for advance purchase through NSPO’s website, www.nspo.org. Hummel’s short (under 20 minutes) but spirited concerto was composed in 1803, and it is well known for its pert rhythms and pleasant melodies. First written for trumpets in the “pre-valve” age, it’s wide range and inflection and dancing quality has made it a popular staple of the classical repertoire. Soloist Joseph Foley is well known throughout New England as principal trumpet of both the Rhode Island Philharmonic and Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Boston Pops, the Boston Classical Orchestra and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and his recording “Nightsongs” (with Bonnie Anderson) earned critical praise. Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 is a brilliant, if controversial, example of the composer’s work. While some have considered it to contain The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the Winter Concert of its 71st Dvořák, Hummel and Schumann. errors in orchestration, others have regarded it as daring and innovative. Regardless of historical commentary, the work has grown to be regarded as one of the great symphonies of all time. Leonard Bernstein recorded the work with the New York Philharmonic and praised its “image of Romantic Man, the Artist-God, escaping from the treacherous earth on the aerial currents of a masterpiece.” Schumann’s Fourth is today regarded as rising above the blinders and conventions of its time. Antonín Dvořák wrote the Slavonic Dances as a series of 16 orchestral pieces in 1878 and 1866. The NSPO will play Nos. 6, 7 and 8 of Opus 46. Dvorak was inspired to write the dances by the work of Johannes Brahms, whose Hungarian Dances were highly regarded. The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra plays three subscription concerts at Swampscott High School. The 2018-2019 season marks NSPO’s 71st Anniversary. NSPO is supported in part by a grant from the Swampscott Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information about the NSPO, visit the Orchestra’s website at www.nspo.org or on Facebook. ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS 1st AD QUALITY NEW CONSTRUCTION in this beautifully designed home boasting 8 rooms on 3 levels, 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, gorgeous, gourmet kitchen w/quartz counters, modern backsplash, stainless appliances, center island with seating, dining area w/sliders to deck, lg panty master suite w/custom bath, oversized shower w/glass doors, 4th bedroom/family room or teen suite, stained, white oak 9’ ceilings 2 gas furnaces, central air, farmers porch, two $750,000 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. Music Director Robert Lehmann will conduct the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in its Winter Concert on Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m. at Swampscott High School.
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