Classical Concert II:
America Meets Scotland

Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30 PM
Sunriver Resort Great Hall
Festival Orchestra
Brett Mitchell, conductor
William Hagen, violin

STILL Darker America
BARBER Violin Concerto
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, “Scottish”

This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of William Grant Still’s jazzy tone poem, Darker America, premiered in 1926. Barber’s Violin Concerto follows with William Hagen joining the Festival Orchestra for the third time, after his concerto performances of the Brahms in 2022 and the Bruch in 2023. The concert culminates with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, “Scottish,” inspired by his grand tour of Europe.