On Tuesday, April 20th, the University Orchestra performed their Spring Concert under the careful direction of Steven Shrader to an auditorium packed with students, faculty, and family. The night began with Edvard Grieg’s “Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: Allegro molto moderato,” featuring a piano solo by senior music major, Max Smith. The orchestra played this concerto with gusto: Smith’s frenzied hands moved through the quick phrases easily and with an exquisite grace that perfectly complemented the rich sounds of the strings, woodwinds, and brass.
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