TONIGHT! The world premiere of Westminster Choir College graduate Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto!
It will be performed by Roger Zahab and the Pitt Symphony Orchestra – the orchestra of the University of Pittsburgh – alongside music of Sibelius (“Finlandia”), Bruch (Romance for Viola and Orchestra), and Schubert (the “Unfinished” Symphony). Watch it live on YouTube at 8:00 EST.
Perry received her B.M. and M.M. at Westminster, where she studied voice, piano, and composition, from 1943 to 1948. She went on to attend Juilliard, then continue her studies with Luigi Dallapiccola in Italy and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The concerto was composed between 1963 and 1968.
The Pitt Symphony is a student orchestra, made up of enthusiastic non-music majors.
Watch the concert live by the following the link, at 8 pm:
Hopefully, the video will be archived for later enjoyment.