A Romantic Voyage to warm up our bleak January nights, the Windham Orchestra under the direction of Hugh Keelan performs Rachmaninoff and Elgar.

Treasured local mezzo-soprano Mary Westbrook-Geha sings Elgar’s Sea Pictures opus 37, an orchestral song-cycle in English that describes a human relationship with the sea, from tenderness and loss through calm safe-haven to tempestuous drama. 

Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 opus 27 shows us how to live in winter in Russia or Vermont: the scene appears to be set in darkness, cold and settled snow, a heavy, brooding state of mind prevails, and the main work of the symphony is to generate joy, passion and a glow of warmth against this backdrop. As with so much Rachmaninoff there are glorious rising lines of music that create an overwhelming uplift, only to subside and rise even higher and more powerfully. Brilliance and warmth prevail.

Romantic Voyage
Friday, January 27, 2012, 7:30 pm, Bellows Falls Opera House, Bellows Falls, VT
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 3 pm, Latchis Theater, Brattleboro, VT

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in e minor
Elgar’s Sea Pictures opus 37 with Mary Westbrook-Geha, mezzo-soprano

Tickets:  $15, $10 students and seniors
For tickets call the BMC at 802-257-4523
Or purchase on-line: 
Friday, Jan 27, 7:30 pm, Bellows Falls      
Sunday, Jan 29, 3 pm, Brattleboro 

For more information visit:  www.windhamorchestra.org