“The South Bend Symphony Orchestra has put life on pause for 13 months,” writes Mary Caltrider in Thursday’s (4/8) ABC57 News (South Bend, IN). “Now, this Saturday, the symphony will once again take the stage at the Morris [Performing Arts Center]…. The audience is limited to 500 people…. The orchestra is also seated distanced from one another and wearing masks. While musicians being distanced from one another adds a challenge to live music, the orchestra is still thrilled to share art with the community…. ‘It is going to be completely overwhelming,’ says Alastair Willis, Music Director of SBSO. Even the oboe soloist made a special mask which allows for her instrument to reach her mouth while still limiting the spread [of airborne particles]…. ‘I am so grateful for the musicians, the actors, the performers … who have given us something we can watch on our computers,’ … says Willis. ‘But sharing a live performance is communal, it is a connection, it is enriching our souls.’ ” Saturday’s concert will feature Clarice Assad’s Suite for Lower Strings, movements 1-5; J.S. Bach’s Concerto in A for Oboe d’Amore, featuring Jennet Ingle on oboe d’amore; and Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin.
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