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http://www.omniture.com --> Sections Home Page Local News AP News Blogs Archives Business Classifieds Event Calendar Forums Life Opinion Obituaries Photo Gallery Readers Photo Gallery Sports Tempo Weather Road Cams Special Coverage 2006 Britt Festivals --> Shop Our Valley AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Search Our Valley Special Sections Distinctly Northwest Readers' Choice Homelife Magazine Joy Magazine Oregon Golf Info Oregon Wine Info Other Publications Local Links Ashland News eSouthernOregon Newspapers In Education Personals Moving Here Movie Listings TV Listings Volunteer Customer Service Advertise With Us Media Kit Place Classified Ad Contact Us FAQ's Home Delivery Site Map --> Email Story to a Friend February 9, 2007 Remembering Mozart The Siskiyou Singers pay tribute to the great composer The Siskiyou Singers plan a musical tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, in the Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon University campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The annual show — this is the 11th edition — is always one of the best-loved concerts of the year by this group. Admission includes a glass of champagne and Viennese pastry at intermission. In his notes for the show, Ed Wight notes that both Mozart and his father, Leopold, chafed under the musical limitations imposed on conductors and performers by the Archbishop Colloredo of Salzburg. The young Mozart was strongly influenced by Enlightenment views of church music, seeking a focus on the text, not on musical display. Advertisement "Mozart's songs for solo voice and keyboard, such as 'Das Veilchen,' remain one of his most underrated genres," Wight says. Musicologist Alfred Einstein, for example, once wrote that, "Mozart placed not the slightest value upon his songs. They were by-products, crumbs from the table ..." But Wight says that view would have surprised both Mozart and his public. He wrote songs throughout his life, and they numbered among his most popular works. A greater percentage of them were published during his lifetime than almost any other Mozart genre, a further testimony to their popularity. "Das Veilchen" proved to be his most popular song, and it was Mozart's only setting of a Goethe text. The great composer also wrote independent arias for solo voice and orchestra. Though settings for soprano dominate his output, he wrote such pieces for every voice range. Composed in March 1791, "Per questa" reflects the intricate counterpoint of Mozart's later style. Other songs on the program will be drawn from Mozart's operas. A lecture about Mozart's music will be offered at 2 p.m. Tickets for "Mozart's Birthday Bash" cost $20 and are available at Paddington Station and the Music Coop in Ashland, the Grocery Outlet in Medford and at the door. Call 552-0900. Would you like to respond to this story? If so Click Here to visit our forums. Advertisement Copyright © 1997-2007 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems Online Casino Reviews Fundraisers UK Homeowner Loans Casinos Canada Cord Blood Banking Entertainment Guide Texas Electric Choice Compare Electric rates in Texas Windermere Van Vleet Trunks, Footlocker Men's Clothing Debt Help