Masterworks 1: A Place Called Home
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Lowe, conductor Derrick Parker, bass-baritone Sulustu (Barry Moses), singer What does "home" mean for us? The music performed this weekend explores what it means to feel a sense of belonging — or not — from the homesickness of the immigrant Dvorák to a Salish Language hymn via Copland's boisterous Americana. Bedřich Smetana Má ...
Masterworks 2: Symphonic Graffiti
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Lowe, conductor Mateusz Wolski, violin A vibrant array of works handpicked by the Spokane Symphony musicians, including a contemporary piece based on artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat, the champion of street art and neo-expressionism. We expand our symphonic color with the sound of the organ for Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Organ Symphony.” Johannes Brahms Academic Festival ...
Masterworks 3: Morihiko
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesMorihiko Nakahara, conductor Zhu Wang, piano Beloved by Spokane, conductor Morihiko Nakahara returns with a program of romantic passions. Amy Beach is the composer of the first published symphony by an American woman, weaving old-world folk songs into symphonic form. Mozart's beautiful 1785 piano concerto is often used in films—you've heard it in Superman ...
Masterworks 4: Behold, The Sea
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Lowe, conductor Dr. Meg Stohlmann, chorale director Spokane Symphony Chorale Joined by the Spokane Symphony Chorale, we steer for deep waters with Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony. Hovhaness weaves whale song recordings with the orchestra to capture the epic majesty of our planet's largest creatures, performed with beautiful video footage in the background to make ...
Masterworks 5: Holly Rachs!
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesHolly Hyun Choe, conductor Charlie Albright, piano We welcome rising star Holly Hyun Choe to the podium as she leads the orchestra through works of drama and warmth with her unstoppable energy and charisma. Britta Byrström A Drama in the Air *US Premiere* Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18 Johannes ...
Masterworks 6: A Message to the Stars
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Lowe, conductor Jack Liebeck, violin Fifty years ago, humanity broadcasted a powerful message from our solar system into the unknown containing information about humanity and earth. We celebrate this "Arecibo Message" with music that has been performed in or sent into space alongside the spectacular Voyager Concerto by Academy Award-winning composer, Dario Marianelli. ...
Masterworks 7: Along the Silk Road
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Ross, conductor Sandeep Das, tabla Sandeep Das, a virtuoso on the Indian tabla drums, leads a prolific international musical career characterized by tradition, innovation, and a passion for spreading love and joy. He joins leading conductor James Ross for an evening of propulsive rhythm. Valerie Coleman Umoja — Anthem of Unity Dinuk Wijeratne ...
Masterworks 8: Power to the People!
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Lowe, conductor Glenn Dicterow, violin This program explores political leadership and debate, starting with music by Ethel Smyth, a prominent women's rights campaigner. Glenn Dicterow, long-time concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and mentor of our concertmaster Mateusz Wolski, performed Serenade many times with Bernstein himself conducting. Ethel Smyth Overture to The Boatswain's Mate ...
Masterworks 9: Expo ’74
The Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesJames Lowe, conductor Dawn Wolski, soprano Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Spokane Expo '74 with music played that season by the Spokane Symphony. Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op.96 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 Riccardo Drigo Pas de Deuz from Le Corsaire Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op.36 Masterworks ...
