Eureka Symphony's The Uncommon Woman Concert
The Eureka Symphony's 2024-2025 concert season opens with a flourish this Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arkley Center for Performing Arts. The program, entitled The Uncommon Woman, celebrates two inspiring women composers, Joan Tower and Emilie Mayer, and features Grammy-nominated piano soloist Kara Huber in Mozart’s beautiful Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K 466.
The concert begins with Tower’s Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, dedicated to “women who take risks and are adventurous.” Tower, a renowned living composer, has been honored with a Grammy, a Guggenheim, and many other awards. In a surprising coincidence, Tower is a long-time supporter of piano soloist Kara Huber, and Huber has recorded all of Tower’s works for solo piano. CDs featuring the works of Joan Tower and Huber will be available at the concert.
Next, Canadian American pianist and conductor Kara Huber will perform Piano Concerto K. 466 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Huber is quickly establishing herself as a celebrated member of the new class of concert pianists, combining the polish and warmth of an old-school soloist with the charisma and flair of the new generation of piano virtuosi. Mozart’s concerto, with its beautiful writing and the poignancy of its minor key, is one of the first works to reveal the inherently romantic nature of a concerto, the contrast of the individual voice with the many.
The final piece of the evening will be Symphony No. 2 in E minor by the 19th century German composer Emilie Mayer. Mayer was a prolific and popular composer in her day, but her work disappeared from the concert repertoire and is only now receiving the appreciation it deserves. From the first bars, the audience can sense a personality freed from restraint, thrilled to be speaking in her own voice.
"Performances like this let us experience the magic of live symphonic music and put us in touch with our innermost thoughts and feelings. They cultivate a unique connection between us," says Carol Jacobson, Eureka Symphony Conductor and Artistic Director.
During the Friday night concert, local artist Rachel Schlueter will paint her concert experience. Her artwork will then be raffled at the end of the evening, with proceeds benefitting both the Symphony and Rachel. $20 raffle tickets will be sold before the concert and during intermission. The winner will be drawn at the end of the concert.
Tickets range from $21-54 with discounts for season packages. Free Family Tickets are available for up to 2 children (ages 5-12) per paid adult ticket. Tickets can be purchased online at eurekasymphony.org. Best Seat Available RUSH tickets are at the Box Office starting at 6:00 p.m. before each concert. $15 adults, $10 w/student ID. Cash only.
Musical Notes are held prior to every concert, starting at 6:30 p.m. and are a free and entertaining opportunity to learn more about the compositions, composers, and the era of the music. Host and Concertmaster Terrie Baune and pianist John Chernoff will be joined by guest piano soloist Kara Huber for a lively discussion.
To learn more about the concert in advance, join host Elizabeth Morrison and soloist Kara Huber on zoom from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on September 30 (the Monday before the concert). For details visit “Live & Local Concert Preview”, a free OLLI Special Interest Group.
The Uncommon Woman is sponsored by KEET-TV.
The Eureka Symphony, under the Artistic Director and Conductor Carol Jacobson, is a community orchestra founded in 1991 which presents five concert sets per season of music performed by extraordinarily talented and hard-working community members, often joined by special guest artists.
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