Presented by Park University - International Center for Music at Park University Michael Davidman, piano; Tim Hankewich, conductor 

Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel,

8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO,

February 9, 2024, 7:30 p.m.

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PROGRAM

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Air on the G String, BWV 1068 by J.S. Bach

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, “Minuet” by Luigi Boccherini

Claire de Lune by Debussy/Naughten

“Ständchen” (Serenade) by Franz Schubert, Arr. Cliff Colnot

The Four Seasons, “Spring” by Antonio Vivaldi

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The Orchestra of the International Center for Music will present its annual Valentine’s concert on Friday, February 9th, 7:30 PM, at the gorgeous Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel at Park University. The program will be under the direction of Kansas City favorite, guest conductor Timothy Hankewich, music director of Orchestra Iowa, who returns for his third appearance with the ICM Orchestra. Maestro Hankewich has selected music by Bach, Boccherini, Debussy, Schubert, and Vivaldi, and the featured work will be Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467, featuring pianist Michael Davidman.

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The concert begins with the second movement of Bach’s Third Orchestral Suite, a piece that has become known as Bach’s Air on the G String. A slow and dreamy melody hovering over a gentle walking bass line creates a mood of quiet contemplation and serves as introduction to all the music that follows on the program. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 is one of the composer’s most popular works for both audiences and players alike. Many listeners may be most familiar with the Andante second movement, as this gained popular fame for its use in the 1967 film “Elvira Madigan,” and a photo from the film even graced the cover of the LP used for the recording. This performance will feature soloist Michael Davidman from the prestigious ICM Piano Studio under the tutelage of ICM Artistic Director, Founder and Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch.