First we’ll awaken your senses with an exuberant frolic in Russell Peck’s playful work for stings—Signs of Life II. Next, no one composes for woodwinds better than Mozart. His most cherished serenade in C minor, performed by the superb wind section of the WSO, will warm your heart. Gluck provides a brief interlude from Orfeo and Euridice, and we concluded with a work that was originally written to help solve a labor dispute (thanks to some unique creativity, and visual effects)—Haydn’s famous Farewell Symphony. Repertoire Signs of Life II – Peck Serenade No. 11, K. 375, E-flat major – Mozart Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Furies – Gluck Symphony No45, F-sharp minor – Haydn