Austrian composer Gustav Mahler liked to do his music on a grand scale—so grand that not only his music, but his numerous musicians often more than filled the auditorium space.
So in taking on a concert including Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, conductor Wesley Schulz had to call on not one, but two, local orchestras to perform the majestic piece. Luckily Schulz conducts two orchestras, so he had just the resources he needed in the University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra and Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra.
Led by Schulz, the orchestras will perform together in two afternoon concerts. On Saturday, March 4, at 3 p.m. they will appear at Bainbridge High School, at 9330 High School Road NE on Bainbridge Island. OnSunday, March 5, at 4 p.m. they will perform in Schneebeck Concert Hall on the University of Puget Sound campus, a short walk northeast of the corner of N. 14th Street and Union Avenue.
The program at both events will include:
Concerto in F Major for bassoon and orchestra, by Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, by Gustav Mahler
