Celebration Overture

October 12, 2024

With Courtney Hershey Bress, harp

Mussorgsky, Gopak
Daugherty, Harp of the Ages (Concerto)
Saint-Saens, Symphony No. 3 “Organ"

Celebration Overture is exactly that, a celebration! Enjoy a big and splashy program to open the 75th season with guest musician, Courtney Hershey Bress on the harp. The evening will open with Mussorgsky’s Gopak, a rhythmic and energetic Ukrainian folk dance. Guests will enjoy Daugherty’s Harp of the Ages, a concerto divided into seven movements, with each movement inspired by a memorable figure associated with the harp. Following the concerto will be Camille Saint-Saens captivating Organ Symphony, a powerful and uplifting finale.