A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...American Classical Orchestra
Thomas Crawford, conductor
Krista Bennion Feeney, Karl Kawahara, Theresa Salomon, Edson Scheid, violins
David Cerutti, Annie Garlid, violas
Myron Lutzke, Serafim Smigelskiy, cellos
Antonin Dvořák: Miniatures, Op. 75a, B.149
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Mendelssohn wrote his Octet at the age of 16 and dedicated it to his dear friend and teacher, violinist Eduard Rietz, for his 23rd birthday. Scored for four violins, two violas, and two cellos, the work is essentially a double string-quartet that blurs the lines between chamber music and symphonic compositional techniques. It was re-scored for full string orchestra by conductor Arturo Toscanini in 1947. Dvořák composed his Miniatures for two violins and viola in 1887. He shared with his publisher the joy he had while writing the short pieces and promptly reworked them as the beloved four Romantic Pieces for violin and piano..."
