KSO collage concert set for Rozsa Center
The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra will present "Echoes of the North" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Rozsa Center in Houghton.
The collage-style concert is a collaboration between the KSO, conductor Milton Olsson, bassist-composer Evan Premo, soprano Mary Bonhag, Nordic fiddler Laurel Premo and White Water, and will feature music of Finland and the Upper Peninsula, including classical, traditional, folk and contemporary styles. Also featured will be the nature photography of Charles Eshbach.
Evan Premo will perform "Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra" by Jukka Linkola, which was commissioned by Finn Grand Fest 2005.
"Fall Storm on Lake Superior" will be performed by the orchestra. This Evan Premo composition takes its inspiration from U.P. author Lon Emerick and features original Ojibwe poetry and narration by Earl Otchingwanigan.
Soprano Bonhag will perform several pieces, including the Finnish tango "Siks oon ma suruinen" by Toivo Karki, arranged by Evan Premo.
Laurel Premo will perform traditional Finnish music, and White Water will perform a few of its favorites, some with orchestrations for the KSO.
Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $7 for ages 18 and younger and free for MTU students. Order tickets online at www.rozsa.mtu.edu.