The Season
The Symphony embarks on its fifty-ninth consecutive season. Our Children’s Concert will again be held at Ariel-Foundation Park as our first public (and free!) presentation. We thank the Ariel-Foundation board of directors for inviting us again to close their summer series, and also the Gund Gallery Associates for providing art activities–and this year, a presentation–to accompany the event: the comparison of the collage techniques of African-American artist Romare Beardon with the musical techniques of African-American composer Florence B. Price.
The fall concert venue will be hosted by the Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The centerpiece of this concert will be Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. The winter concert’s repertoire will largely be decided via the winners of the annual Young Musicians Competition that highlights the talents of our local high school and college-aged students. And for our spring concert, the Symphony is pleased to have cellist Luis Biava featured as guest soloist in Elgar’s Violoncello Concerto.
CHILDREN’S CONCERT
Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 3:00 p.m.
Schnormeier Event Center, Ariel-Foundation Park Mount Vernon, Ohio
A potpourri of music designed for listeners of all ages! Parallels will be drawn with visual art that uses collage techniques and music that does the same, with assistance from Dr. Jodi Kovach, Pamela and Christopher Hoehn-Saric Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and Education for the Gund Gallery–and a choir! FREE ADMISSION!
FALL CONCERT
Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.
R. R. Hodges Chapel Auditorium, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Theme from Cast Away
Alan Silvestri (b. 1950)
Waltz No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovish/arr. Paul Lavender (1906-1975)
Concerto Overture No. 2
Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
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WINTER CONCERT:
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
Rosse Hall, Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio
Tragic Overture
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Selections TBA:
Winners of the Young Musicians Competition
Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Aaron Copland (1865-1957)
SPRING CONCERT:
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
Rosse Hall, Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio
Violoncello Conerto
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Luis Biava
violoncello
Swedish Dances
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
The new parking garage is open for easy access to Rosse Hall.
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