Don Juan

White Concert Hall, Washburn University

Saturday, September 27, 2025
7:30 PM

OUR MUST-SEE SEASON PREMIERE starts with an episode full of seduction, passion, and romance. Composer Richard Strauss’s tone poem brings to life Don Juan, possibly the most famous and unscrupulous lover of Western lore. We’re thrilled
to present one of the 2025 Van Cliburn Winners (yet to be announced) in their debut season as a winner of this coveted international award, and we’ll round out the evening with Topeka’s premiere of Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, the Swahili word for
“unity,” a joyful and inspiring piece about hope.

Strauss – Don Juan

Valerie Coleman – Umoja

Van Cliburn Competition Winner