Just Another Variation: When a composer takes a musical idea and alters it through various techniques such as rhythm, melody and harmony, it becomes a “variation.” Led by NFSO conductor search finalist Glen Cortese, the orchestra will take you on a journey of musical twists and turns with pieces based on variations featuring Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dance Variations from “Fancy Free,” the ever-popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff featuring New York pianist Philip Edward Fisher, and Brahms’…
