Advertisement
The PSO’s winter concert features a color-filled program that will take audiences on a musical walk through galleries of sound and color, where paintings come to life, hues are translated into music, and each piece offers a distinct visual and emotional landscape. Clyne’s melodic and hazy “Color Field” draws inspiration from the Color Field painting movement—particularly Mark Rothko’s 1961 work Orange, Red, Yellow—as well as the concept of synesthesia. Synesthesia also inspired the titles of five orchestral “color” works by Michael Torke in the mid-to-late 1980s, from which the PSO will perform “Green,” a shimmering, propulsive work full of rhythmic drive and radiant, celebratory energy. The concert concludes with Mussorgsky’s iconic “Pictures at an Exhibition,” a vivid suite that turns a walk through an art gallery into a sweeping musical journey.
Throughout the concert, audiences can watch local artist Nick Skally bring the music to life visually through a live, onstage painting experience. Skally is a multi-disciplinary artist whose creative expression seamlessly bridges the visual and auditory worlds. For Skally, painting and composing are two sides of the exact same coin—an ongoing effort to “set the soul vibrating,” much like the color theories of Kandinsky that inspire his work.
Founded in 1997, the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra is comprised of over 65 local professionals, educators and dedicated volunteers.
Tickets are $33-53 for adults, depending on section; Students $10.
For more information about the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra or a full calendar of events, please visit www.portsmouthsymphony.org.
Advertisement
Event venue
The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street,Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.