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THE PASSIONATE VIOLA

April 6, 2025

3:00PM

Second Church in Newton

60 Highland St, West Newton, MA 02465, USA

Musical Program

FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN Symphony No. 49 in F minor, “La Passione”

JENNIFER HIGDON Concerto for Viola

IGOR STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite

In April, Alyssa Wang, Assistant Conductor of the Boston Ballet, leads Pro Arte in a dramatic journey from darkness to light. The concert opens with Joseph Haydn’s strikingly emotional “La Passione” Symphony, casting moods both stark and stormy. Jennifer Higdon’s intense Viola Concerto is a kaleidoscopic exploration of all the voices in which that instrument can sing. It will feature Pro Arte’s very own principal violist, Anne Black. For the ballet Pulcinella, based on commedia dell’arte, Igor Stravinsky created sunny interpretations of 18th-century Italian music that brim with the composer’s signature wit and charm.

Anne Black

Principal Viola,

Larry Hill Chair

Alyssa Wang

Conductor

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