Concerts

Luminous and lyrical melodies flow one upon another in the works of three turn of the century contemporaries. Circling around these melodies are the lush colors of Elgar’s serenade, the unfettered playfulness of Coleridge-Taylor’s suite, and the drama of Dvo?ák’s monumental symphony “From the New World.”

Across an ocean and a century, the symphonies of Beethoven and Still connect our inner worlds with the natural wonders of the world around us. Where bucolic brooks and stormy skies reflect feelings of tranquility and fear in Beethoven’s “Pastoral” symphony, Still’s is a kind of musical creation story, wherein “the lands of the Western…

A stunning panoply of musical traditions and compositional voices closes the 2021-22 season. Abels’ Global Warming paints a vast futuristic desert next to a joyful dance of interwoven musical traditions. Price’s fourth symphony sings echoes of spirituals, antebellum dances and organ hymns together with lush harmonies and orchestral colors that only she can achieve. And…