ARCHIVE: New Beginnings - October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023 - New Beginnings
4pm Concert
Gorton Community Center
400 E. Illinois Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Tickets: Adults: $20 | Seniors/Students: $10
Program Notes
The LFCO opens its 35th anniversary season with a work written to celebrate another significant anniversary. Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 was written in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the presentation of the Augsberg Confession, a significant event in the Protestant Reformation. Famous for quoting the hymn tune “A Mighty Fortress is our God,” this work is bright, joyful, and full of fanfare. The music of American Composer Gwyneth Walker is performed around the country. Dr. Walker’s Music Alone Shall Live is based on the folk song of the same name and is a rousing orchestral fanfare. We pair that with Festive Overture by another American Composer, William Grant Still.
Fremd HS flutist Tabitha Mo will round out our program with the virtuosic Carmen Fantasie by Francis Borne.
“Carmen Fantasie is my favorite piece so it feels like an incredible honor to be given the opportunity to perform it with an orchestra and display the true colors of the opera.”
Tabitha Mo, age 17, is a Senior at William Fremd High School and studies flute with Hideko Amano. Tabitha was the winner of the Woodwinds MYA division for the 2022 Walgreens Concerto Competition and has won first prize from the 2022 Chicago International Music Competition Young Artist Division. Tabitha also has been featured on Classical WFMT’s Introductions with Robbie Ellis. This past summer Tabitha participated in the Performance Division of Jim Walker’s Beyond the Masterclass, performing in classes of Jim Walker and Marianne Gedigian in Los Angeles, CA.
Tabitha receives coachings and has performed in the masterclasses of Professor Jonathan Keeble and Anthony Trionfo.