Eugene Symphony: Majestic Horizons - Handel & Schumann

Majestic Horizons” invites you into an evening of music shaped by imagination, storytelling, and bold artistic vision. The program opens with Alex Prior’s performance version of Handel’s Water Music, reimagined into a cohesive modern narrative that recaptures the scale and theatrical energy of its original royal celebration. Eugene Symphony Principal Trumpet Bryce Schmidt then takes center stage in Oskar Böhme’s virtuosic Trumpet Concerto, showcasing both brilliance and expressive depth. The evening concludes with Schumann’s Symphony No. 3, the “Rhenish,” a sweeping tribute to the beauty and spirit of the Rhine River, bringing the program to a powerful and uplifting close.

Four Extractions of Water Musick (Duration: 25 minutes)

George Frideric Handel

Arr. by Alex Prior

1 – Sarabande in G

2 – Overture in F

3 – Hornpipe in F

4 – Rigaudon in G

4.5 – Remembrance of a Sarabande (in G)

Trumpet Concerto in F minor (Duration: 16 minutes)

Oskar Böhme

Bryce Schmidt, Trumpet

Symphony No. 3 (Duration: 32 minutes)

Robert Schumann

Pre-Concert Talk

6:30pm – 7:00pm in the Soreng Theater. Free, included with the cost of your ticket.

Listen to Music Director Alex Prior and Executive Director Dave Moss as they share insights, stories, and listening tips to deepen your experience of the music you’re about to hear. Doors open at 6:00pm.