RV Symphony Presents: William Tell Overture

What's Interesting: “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” Rossini’s William Tell Overture is best known for being featured as the theme song for the radio and television series The Lone Ranger. In 2024 Meyer received his sixth and seventh Grammy Awards for a collaborative recording “As We Speak” with Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Rakesh Chaurasia. The recording won Best Contemporary Album and Best Global Music Performance. Seven-time Grammy Award winner Edgar Meyer is the only bassist to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in addition to a MacArthur Award. The Avery Fisher Prize is an award given to American musicians for outstanding achievement in classical music.

Program: ROSSINI: William Tell Overture BOTTESINI: Bass Concerto No. 2 Edgar Meyer, double bass - 20 Min Intermission - MEYER: Bass Concerto No. 1 Edgar Meyer, double bass COPLAND: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Don't miss a pre-concert lecture with Music Director Martin Majkut and our soloist Edgar Meyer an hour before the concert time.

This concert will last about 1hr, 35min. Tickets available online, over the phone, at our offices in Ashland, and at the door the night of the concert. $10 Tickets for Students and Oregon Trail Card holders, regular tickets $28-$78.Box Office Opens at 1:30pm on the 29th