Join us for a night bursting with song! The concert opens with the Negro Folk Symphony, composed by William Dawson in 1934. Dawson creates a work that is reminiscent of Dvořák’s New World Symphony, using traditional spirituals being sung across the instruments in the orchestra. Then, be spellbound by our Symphony Chorus as we perform an array […]
Poulenc & Bruckner Fall in love with the originality of Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C, a piece that challenged conventions at a time when only men’s compositions were recognized. Our program continues with a lively conversation between two pianos and the orchestra in Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos. Concluding the concert is Anton Bruckner’s Symphony […]
Brahms & Beethoven Intimacy and profoundness meet boldness and resilience in this evening’s performance. Brahms wrote his beautiful, yet powerful, Violin Concerto for his friend Josef Joachim. For our performance, guest soloist Geneva Lewis will be playing the famed “Joachim Stradivarius” – the actual instrument on which Joachim premiered the piece in 1879. Beethoven’s Symphony […]
Brahms & Respighi The concert begins with Johannes Brahms’ musical throwback to student life as the boisterous sounds of his Academic Festival Overture fill the hall. Concertmaster Erin Aldridge then leads the of Afro-Cuban composer José White’s virtuosic Violin Concerto. The celebration now takes a jazzy turn with Duke Ellington’s cinematic and toe-tapping The River Suite before ending with […]
Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Tchaikovsky and Beethoven – two of the giants of orchestral music are featured on this breathtaking concert. From the first entrance of our guest pianist, Marika Bournaki, we know where we are headed: This is music that is bold, determined and full of conviction. We continue down this path of uncompromising musical […]
Holiday Spectacular It’s that time of year when twinkling lights and hot cocoa comfort us through winter. Enjoy your favorite holiday tunes performed by the DSSO and the renowned handbell ensemble, Strikepoint! You can even join the orchestra in a sing-a-long (no audition required). Bring your family to ours and experience the wonders of the […]
Mendelssohn & Rodrigo Rossini’s charming L’Italiana in Algeri Overture opens an evening of playful music that soon flows into the turbulent waters of The Hebrides by Mendelssohn. The evening continues with the most famous guitar concerto ever written, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez featuring guest artist, Jiji. We conclude on an enchanting note with Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, an homage to French […]
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