Artistic partner Elizabeth Prior is featured as a soloist this weekend. Plus, Beethoven’s uplifting Symphony No. 9 marks the symphony’s first choral concert since 2019.
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Daniel Cho, HostLibby Larsen, ComposerFrancesco Lecce-Chong, Artistic Director & ConductorLibby Larsen Deep Summer Music, excerptsFlorence Price Piano Concerto in D Minor in One Movement, excerptsRachmaninov Symphonic Dances, excerptsIn Episode 1, we’ll dive deeper into last season’s Opening Night concert, interviewing composer Libby Larsen and our Music Director & Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong while we listen to excerpts from the September 23, 2021, concert.Experience the lush sounds of Libby Larsen’s Deep Summer Music, reminiscent of ripening crops that blaze with color. Then, you’ll hear Florence Price’s lyrical Piano Concerto, played by the dynamic Michelle Cann. Finally, Sergei Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances remind us of what we’ve all been missing – the incomparable power and joy of orchestral music at its best.