
'March of the Gypsy Fiddler' (Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano, and Orchestra) Movement III (2009) Composed by Mark O'Connor Performed by The Ahn Trio Angela Ahn, violin; Maria Ahn, cello and Lucia Ahn, piano. ProMusica Orchestra; Timothy Russell, Director May 8, 2009, Southern Theatre in Columbus, Ohio Film directed by Fiona Zwieb Executive Producer: Janet Chen Producer: Timothy Russell Recording Engineer/Digital Editing: Clarke Rigsby Mastering: David Shirk ℗© Summit Records -- Tempe, Arizona USA DCD 576 Mark O'Connor Sheet Music is available at www.markoconnor.com ProMusica wishes to acknowledge the generosity of Martin and Marilyn Campbell, the Herbers Family, and Tom and Lee Szykowny for making this recording possible. Program Notes Three themes (one for each movement) are featured in my triple concerto, "March of the Gypsy Fiddler." The themes predate the symphonic composition, and have been in my own repertoire for several years. I chose this combination of themes for several reasons. A series of unlikely circumstances presented themselves as I thought about the concerto and developed this material. The finale movement is also an often requested theme of mine with my audiences, often performing it in my Hot Swing group. I call it "Gypsy Fantastic." For the last several years, I have been authoring a violin method for beginning students. I wanted to include Gypsy Fantastic in it, or at least a simple version of it for students to learn, it is such a fun tune <b>...</b>
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March of the Gypsy Fiddler
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