Elina Rubio Returns!
Beloved former concertmaster, Elina Rubio, is returning to Terre Haute on March 17, 2024, as a special Guest Artist to perform Ravel’s fiery and virtuosic Tzigane (“Gypsy Dance”) with the strings of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (THSO). This concert at Hatfield Hall on the Rose-Hulman campus is the third in the 2023-24 “THSO Presents!” concert series which features widely varying repertoire in venues around Terre Haute.
Artistic Director David Bowden will conduct the program entitled String Spring Fling which features the THSO Strings joined by the THSO’s Principal Harp, Melanie Mashner, for an afternoon of exceptional chamber orchestra music. Relax and bask in the beauty of the lush sound of your THSO string section married to the warmth and beauty of harp vibrations. Hatfield Hall’s superb acoustics enhance the experience!
Lasting 75 to 80 minutes and performed without intermission, String Spring Fling also features Ms. Mashner on the harp and current THSO concertmaster, Erina Buchholz, as soloists on the program. After Ms. Rubio’s solo performance, she will join the ensemble as a section violinist before returning to front the strings with Ms. Buchholz in a heart-warming duet. They will play together the solo parts of the beautiful second movement of Bach’s ethereal Double Violin Concerto, accompanied by the THSO strings.
Along the way there will be waltzes, a Strauss polka with all strings playing pizzicato, and a mesmerizing new work by Caroline Shaw, Entr’acte for Strings. Arvo Pärt’s stunning Fratres is the centerpiece of the program. “I almost ran off the road when I first heard Fratres while driving,” says David Bowden. A jig by Grainger, a Hoe-Down by Copland, and a gorgeous harp concert aria featuring Principal Harpist Melanie Mashner will round out this afternoon program.
A special reception for VIP ticket holders hosted by Viribus Wealth Management follows the concert with all musicians mingling with guests who purchase VIP tickets. String Spring Fling is proudly sponsored by Viribus Wealth Management and the Terre Haute Symphony League.
Concert Tickets – String Spring Fling
Patrons can purchase concert tickets by visiting www.thso.org or calling the THSO office at (812) 242-8476 Tuesday through Friday, 10am-5pm. Tickets start at just $15 for String Spring Fling. Students start at $5. Prices do not include facility and venue fees.