Cornell Orchestras combine for a cause

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Bassist Nicholas Walker. (Photo provided)

Cornell Orchestras combine for a cause

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On Sunday, March 7, the Cornell University Orchestras, under the direction of Chris Younghoon Kim, will present a 3 p.m. concert in Bailey Hall. The concert is free and open to the public, and is part of the Orchestras Feeding America 2010 project; please bring a non-perishable food item for the local food pantries. Visit music.cornell.edu for more information.

The Cornell Chamber Orchestra opens the program with "A Grease Fantasy," a new concerto for double bass and string orchestra by Nicholas Walker. Assistant professor at Ithaca College, Walker brings a broad range of training and experience to the double bass-classical and jazz, modern and baroque, solo recitals, chamber ensembles, and orchestral work. "It has long been a passion of mine to share the lyrical, versatile sound of the bass with a larger audience, and the concerto fantasy seems an ideal vehicle to do so. I have often performed Frank Proto's 'Carmen Fantasy' and have been surprised to learn that many of Bizet's themes are unknown to younger audiences. This led me to toying with some of the themes from the more recent musical/movie, 'Grease.' Before I knew it, I was arranging and then composing in earnest."

Also performed will be Maurice Chammah's "Concerto for Oikos." The Cornell Symphony Orchestra opens with Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen ("Gypsy Airs") with violin soloist Aaron Wexler, winner of the 6th annual Cornell Concerto Competition, and closes with Dvorák's "Serenade for Strings."

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