This program bridges the deeply spiritual with the wildly theatrical. Barber’s achingly beautiful Adagio for Strings commands total stillness while Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances erupts into motion, honoring the rich, rhythmic dance forms of Black American communities. The concert closes in spectacular madness with Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, a gripping, psychedelic masterpiece of programmatic music.
Tickets required, reserved seating
Repertoire
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Pre-Concert Talk
Join Dr. Francesca Brittan, Associate Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University, for a special pre-concert talk at 6:00pm in Duncan Recital Hall before the orchestra performance. Free, general admission. Learn more here.
