The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra kicks off the 25-26 Season - Reflection - and Ilya Ram’s first season as music director, with four pieces that blur genres, cross continents and set the tone for our musical journey, on Thursday, Sept. 11 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with a Spotlight Talk at 6:45 p.m. and concert at 7:30 p.m.
Officials said, "From ocean waves to city rhythms, William Grant Still’s Festive Overture sets things in motion with energy and joy.
We continue traveling the U.S.A. with George Gershwin’s Concerto in F, full of swagger, lyricism and that unmistakable snap of jazz—performed by the international rising star Ying Li. We sail across the ocean on waves of color with Lili Boulanger’s D'un matin de printemps, bright and fleeting as its title suggests. The evening culminates with a tsunami of sound - Debussy’s masterpiece La Mer: a breathtaking depiction of the sea’s power and mystery, bringing the concert to an evocative and majestic close."
What to expect:
Lush, cinematic orchestral sound;
American brilliance meets French elegance;
An international piano star on the rise, with jazzy attitude;
Music that dances, glows and crashes like waves; and
An epic beginning to our next three seasons you wouldn’t want to miss.
Artists:
Ilya Ram | conductor; and
Ying Li | piano.
Program:
William Grant Still | Festive Overture
George Gershwin | Piano Concerto in F Major
Lili Boulanger | D’un matin de printemps
Claude Debussy | La Mer
This performance is made possible by Captain Larry and Toni Taylor.
This performance will be re-broadcast on Classical 90.5 WSMC at 4 p.m. on Oct. 12.
Get tickets
here, or call 423-267-8583 Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.