Composer and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Lipke will join the Symphony to showcase a modern take on symphonic sound and the incorporation of traditional instrumentation into popular musical material, including Chuck Berry’s Roll Over Beethoven, Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time, and Pink Floyd’s The Wall – juxtaposed by performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A-Major.

Program

L. van Beethoven Symphony
No. 7 in A-Major, op. 92
Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Allegretto
Presto – Assai meno Presto
Allegro con brio
--- intermission ---
arr. A. Lipke
Roll Over Beethoven (L. van Beethoven/C. Berry)
Andrew Lipke
Eyes Unhypnotized
Murmur of the River
arr. A. Lipke
House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)
Time (Pink Floyd)
Take on Me (a-ha)
Come Together (The Beatles)

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS CONCERT

  • The second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is one of the most beautifully haunting melodic examples of orchestral music. It has been featured in a long line of movies including The King’s Speech (2010), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) and Parade of the Planets (1984).
  • The British rock group Pink Floyd was a notable innovator of traditional rock and roll style. The group experimented with new timbres, used classical instruments and recorded long extended vocal – instrumental compositions modeled on larger classical forms.
  • In his original treatment of “Roll Over Beethoven” Andrew Lipke combines the original Chuck Berry’s materials with motives borrowed from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, creating an artistic bridge between the parts of the program.