Tokai Student Orchestra Federation 44th Joint Concert

The Tokai Student Orchestra League currently consists of 15 student orchestras in the Tokai region, and since the first joint concert in 1982, students from 15 universities have held a concert every summer as members for one summer only.

The theme of this year's concert, the 44th, is "Lights and Shadows of Fin-de-Siècle Vienna.
The first half of the concert features "Prelude to a Drama" by Franz Schreker (1878-1934), a leading opera composer of the time. This piece was premiered one year before the completion of his masterpiece, "Branded People," and is a trailer for the film, with the actual prelude and other memorable themes from the film interspersed throughout the piece. The orchestration is extremely complex and colorful, and pursues a super-romantic fin-de-siècle Viennese world.
And the main piece is Gustav Mahler's (1860-1911) Symphony No. 6 in A minor, "Tragic. It is unique among Mahler's works in that the minor key dominates the entire piece, beginning and closing in A minor. The dramatic development of the anguish at the fate to which one has no choice but to give in and the brief moments of peace are just like life itself. Expect a big orchestral performance, complete with cowbells and hammers.
We look forward to seeing you there!

*Preschool children are restricted from admission.