MW7 Saturday, May 16, 2009
8:00PM Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Manuel de Falla
El Amor Brujo

     Attack Theater
                  
Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsk
Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathetique"

In May we will continue to push the boundaries of what defines a concert.  Pittsburgh's premiere modern dance company, Attack Theatre, will join us for Spanish composer Manuel de Falla's mysterious and colorful multi-media ballet El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician.)  In the story, an Andalusian gypsy girl Candelas and her lover Carmelo are haunted by the ghost of Candelas' former lover until they are able to break free.  Fate likewise haunts our final composer of the season in Tchaikovsky's devastating Symphony No. 6.  After a faux-finale of brassy bombast, Tchaikovsky plunges you into the depths of his psyche, desperately searching for redemption in a world of painful memories.  The Pathetique is one of the most powerful musical testimonies ever created - a riveting ending to a season of great symphonic music.