Tragic parody – Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra

Presented as part of the Michigan Tech Music Series, the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra offers a program featuring Dmitri Shostakovich’s 1812 Overture celebrating Russia’s victory over Napoleon, followed by a humorous parody in the style of Tchaikovsky. The concert also includes the "Noon Witch," a tragic piece depicting a child’s murder by an evil witch, presented with on-screen subtitles. The program concludes with Till Eulenspiegel’s whimsical pranks. The performance incorporates loud wooden block sounds and balloon popping to simulate cannon fire. The orchestra comprises Michigan Tech students, faculty, staff, and community musicians and is the oldest orchestra in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.