Tchaikovsky, “Lark Ascending” Headline NSPO’s April Concert

This article was submitted by the NSPO

Tchaikovsky’s exuberant Fourth Symphony and Ralph Vaughan Williams hauntingly beautiful “The Lark Ascending” highlight the concert program when Music Director Robert Lehmann leads the in its final concert of the 2010-2011 season on Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m. at Swampscott High School.

Tickets at the door are $20, $15 for seniors and students, and can be purchased in advance at www.nspo.org.  Children 12 and under are admitted free.

The concert marks the conclusion of the NSPO’s 63rd season and their second full season at. 

Music Director Robert Lehmann remarked that the venue has helped the Orchestra develop a devoted following.  “We feel most welcome in Swampscott, and the facilities at Swampscott High are wonderful for orchestra performance.” 

This will be especially true for the April 10 concert. 

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, with its four movements ranging from bold to contemplative to whimsical before culminating in its explosive conclusion, is among the most popular examples of symphonic creation.

Ralph Vaughan Williams “The Lark Ascending,” by contrast, is an evocative violin solo that mimics the graceful flight of a skylark.

The composer was inspired by a poem by English poet George Meredith.  Its hushed whispers and arcing pronouncements reveal the full and delicate range of the violin. 

Zoia Bologovsky, the NSPO’s concertmaster since 1999, is the featured soloist. Ms. Bologovsky is well-known throughout New England, having performed with the Portland Symphony and the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the MetroWest Symphony and she serves as principal second violin of the Nashua Symphony. 

A graduate of the Julliard School, she also teaches violin.