Symphony begins tour in Lincoln
By Emily Wray _
Staff Reporter
The musical magic of the San Fran
cisco Symphony will sparkle when the
ensemble opens its 1996 tour at the
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Michael
Tilson Thomas will be at the helm for
the 8 p.m. performance.
Bruce Marquis, executive director
for the Lied Center, said the San Fran
cisco Symphony presented a unique
opportunity.
“This is not only their first tour with
new music director Michael Tilson
Thomas, but the Lied is the opening
night,” Marquis said.
This world-renowned orchestra has
made many recordings and been fea
tured in various movie scores like
“Amadeus” and “The Godfather III.”
Tonight’s program explores a wide
range of the symphony genre. Pro
gram numbers range from a 20th-cen
tury piece, “Synchrony,” by Henry
Dixon Cowell, to early 19th-century
‘“Symphonic fantastique,’ Op. 14" by
Hector Berlioz,
“Scenes from the Ballet ‘Romeo
and Juliet,’ Op. 64" by Sergei
Sergeicvich Prokofiev is the other piece
that will be explored at the concert.
“It’s a very interesting program,”
Marquis said. “The program is provid
ing quite a delightful range of orches
tral music in one evening by one of
American’s premier symphony orches
tras.”
Music Director Michael Tilson
Thomas has an impressive resume be
hind him, Marquis said.
“He was regarded as a prodigy of
American conductors for many years,”
Marquis said.
Ti Ison Thomas was named the Con
ductors the Tdarirr-tW^rthc
Musical America Directory and has
garnered several Grammys, Marquis
Photo courtesy of San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, musical director of the San Francisco
Symphony, will lead the world-famous group in its performance
tonight at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
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said.
“He conceived the New World Sym
phony,atrainingorchestra for some of
America’s brightest young musicians
based in Miami,” Marquis said.
Tilson Thomas also would relate
well to the audienee, Marquis said.
“Although he is 50 years old, he’s
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