UNC Symphony Orchestra - Of Angels and Neurones October 14, 2009

The 100-member UNC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Tonu Kalam, opens its 2009-10 season with the world premiere of Michael Gandolfi’s Of Angels and Neurones, a work written for the UNCSO as part of Carolina Performing Arts’ 10x10 commissioning initiative. Mr. Gandolfi, whose orchestral work The Garden of Cosmic Speculation was recently nominated for a Grammy award, has had his music performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Orpheus, among other major ensembles. The concert will also include Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3, the “Rhenish”.

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