Enjoy some classics of the repertoire, alongside a brand-new work, written for our very own oboist, Darci Gamerl. Composer James Lee III has been a rising star over the past few years, with performances by major symphony orchestras around the globe. The DSSO co-commissioned him to write Courageous Lights, a concerto for orchestra and English Horn, celebrating three outstanding female social activists. This performance marks the Midwest premiere of Courageous Lights. We frame this melodious and inspiring new work with two symphonies: the short, yet sparkling Paris Symphony by Mozart, and Felix Mendelssohn’s dramatic Symphony No.1, written when he was just 15 years of age.
