ArtsSaturday, November 14
Violinist Mari Lee joins the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra for two concerts this weekend
The Daily Las Cruces team
If you like classical music, your weekend has a plan. Violinist Mari Lee joins the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jorge Martinez-Rios for two "Defiance and Romance" concerts of Beethoven, Bruch and Mendelssohn.
The weekend's concerts by the numbers
- 2
- concerts this weekend, Saturday and Sunday
- 3
- composers: Beethoven, Bruch and Mendelssohn
- $29+
- for tickets, per the symphony's listing
Sources: KRWG Public Media, the event's listing
Lee plays Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, which she only learned this year. "It's a whole different process learning a concerto in your thirties," she said. A rosin allergy that began more than a decade ago was potentially career-ending, so she now uses a synthetic material on her bow and wears a mask when she plays with an orchestra. The Las Cruces Bulletin profiled her this week.
- Saturday: 7 p.m., Atkinson Recital Hall
- Sunday: 3 p.m., Atkinson Recital Hall
- Conductor: Jorge Martinez-Rios
The program pairs three composers with a Bruch showpiece
| Piece | Composer |
|---|---|
| Egmont Overture | Beethoven |
| Violin Concerto No. 1 | Bruch, with Mari Lee |
| Symphony No. 3 | Mendelssohn |
Source: KRWG Public Media