7, and proved intensely popular among that audience and other audiences of the day. WellingtonвЂ™s Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria premiered alongside Symphony No.

The symphony was performed on a program presented at the University of Vienna that combined several musical genres and features-notably military marches, experimental automatic instruments, and shorter works-to honor and support those wounded at the Battle of Hanau (near Frankfurt) in a sequel to the Battle of Prague that pushed Napoleon back into France. When Ludwig van BeethovenвЂ™s Seventh Symphony was first performed in December 1813, it was referred to by one critic as a вЂњcompanion pieceвЂќ to WellingtonвЂ™s Victory, the other of BeethovenвЂ™s works that premiered on the program. Through this initiative, both Academy fellows and young scholars from UCSB are given the opportunity to work on program notes and other written materials for the Summer Festival. This program note comes courtesy of the Music AcademyвЂ™s partnership with the UC Santa Barbara Department of Music, a key part of Project Resonance, a unique program combining writing training with public engagement.

Get your tickets now for this concert, which also features Joan TowerвЂ™s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman and Alberto GinasteraвЂ™s Variaciones c oncertantes. 7 will be featured on the Academy Chamber Orchestra concert conducted by Marin Alsop at the Granada Theatre this Saturday, August 7 at both 2 pm and 7:30 pm.

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