Composer Richard Wagner has been quoted as saying Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 was perfect for dancing, so perfect in fact that even the “children in the cradle fall to dancing.”
So audience members might find themselves dancing in their seats Monday night at Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s concert “New &Old Names.”
Along with Beethoven’s danceable symphony, the orchestra will perform “Overture to Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It,’” and “Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra.”
For the concerto, the orchestra will feature soloist Adam Frey on euphonium.
Frey is known as being in the elite class of players of the euphonium, which looks like a small tuba and has the musical range of a trombone.
Frey has been described as being an intellectual player with mature musicianship and a charismatic stage presence.
A native of Atlanta, Ga., Frey has been traveling throughout the world for concert appearances in which he’s appeared with orchestras, wind bands, brass bands and as a soloist, according to his biography on the Web.
Frey has made two solo recordings, “Listen to THIS!!” and “Collected Dreams,” which features a collection of traditional Scottish, Irish and classical melodies that combine the euphonium with synthesizer accompaniments with a new age sound.
Frey also appears on 10 other recordings as a collaborator artist and has been a featured soloist in broadcasts on BBC Radio 2, Swiss Cable Radio, and on numerous National Public Radio stations in the United States.
For more about Frey, visit his Web site at www.adamfrey.net, which contains sound files from live concerts.
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