Enigma Variations

About this event

Has a tune ever stuck in your head and refused to leave? When this happened to composer Edward Elgar, his beloved wife encouraged him to put the tune to paper. After a good deal of play and exploration, that music became the “Enigma” variations, an inventive 14-piece suite that Elgar is best known for even today. Guest conductor Michael Sanderling returns to conduct this program that features music by UK composers, beginning with James MacMillan’s Larghetto, an orchestral version of his own Miserere. William Walton’s theatrical Belshazzar’s Feast, featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, tells the story of the brazen King of Babylon, the captivity of the Israelites, and a triumphant conclusion with the help of the hand of fate. How you’ll feel: curious, intrigued, caught up in the drama

Venue

Bradley Symphony Center

212 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203

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