Erie Philharmonic "In Your Home Series - Oktoberfest"

Launching in October, 2020, the Erie Philharmonic’s 2020-21 season, titled in your home will be broadcast free of charge for the community on WQLN PBS. The first four performances of the season will showcase a 19-person string orchestra, led by Music Director Daniel Meyer and features a musical journey around the world. From the mountains of Germany to the heartland of the American midwest, these unprecedented TV specials will offer you a chance to enjoy the Philharmonic like never before, all for FREE due to the generosity of many sponsors and donors in our community.

Thursday, October 8 · 8:00pm
WQLN PBS (channel 54.1)

Daniel Meyer music director

Selections to include music from:

• Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik

• Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

• Strauss Pizzicato Polka

• Webern Langsamer Satz

• Schubert Scherzo from Death and the Maiden (String Quartet No. 14)

• Haydn Serenade from String Quartet Op. 3, No. 5

• Mendelssohn Octet

What is it about the German-speaking world that fostered such a wealth of great music?  From J.S. Bach’s intricate counterpoint, to the flowering of classics by Mozart and Haydn, a Romantic generation with giants like Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Wagner and Brahms, and a turn-of-the-century intensification of musical expression through composers like Mahler, Strauss, Schoenberg, and Webern, this central European musical tradition flowered over two hundred years.  With works of charm, sophistication, and rich drama, we explore some of the most admired music to have even been performed on the world’s concert stages.

Website