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White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, September 30, 2023
7:30 PM
Jump off your couch and run, don’t walk, to the symphony for a can’t miss Opening Night! We start with audience-favorite Sorcerer’s Apprentice and an exquisite recent work for clarinet played by our own principal clarinetist, Trevor Stewart. Then we’ll blow the roof off the hall with the thrilling Pictures at an Exhibition, complete with the original artwork that inspired this masterpiece. You have to be there to see and hear it all!
DUKAS
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
OSCAR NAVARRO
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 — Il Concerto
Trevor Stewart, Clarinet
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL
Pictures at an Exhibition
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| | #SpaceExplorer
White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, November 4, 2023
7:30 PM
Explore the heavens with us for a night of ethereal otherworldliness and majestic vistas in music that takes us to the unknown beyond. We begin with the world premiere of the orchestral version of Ingrid Stölzel’s beautiful Musica Ignota, followed by our always-exciting Young Artist Audition Winner. On the second half of our concert, we will accompany our performance of The Planets with astrophotos taken by our own Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett.
INGRID STÖLZEL
Musica Ignota
Young Artist Audition Winner
HOLST
The Planets
With combined Topeka Festival Singers
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Capitol Federal® Holiday Pops Concert
White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, December 2, 2023
7:30 PM
Let us put you in the holiday mood at our traditional holiday concert where you not only get to sit back and listen to all the seasonal favorites, but also join the crowd in our annual carol sing-a-long.There’s not much better than lifting your voice up with others to celebrate this most wonderful time of the year.
Holiday Favorites
With Local High School Choirs | Buy Tickets |
| | #Rivers
White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, January 20, 2024
7:30 PM
Ride the rivers of the world with our concert featuring music celebrating the mighty Mississippi River in Florence Price’s jazzy suite and the Thames in Handel’s regal Water Music. Violin virtuoso Francesca Anderegg will also join us for Astor Piazzolla’s tango-influenced Four Seasons of Buenos Aire.
HANDEL
Water Music Suite in D Major Mvts. 1 and 2
PIAZZOLLA
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Francesca Anderegg, Violin
FLORENCE PRICE
Mississippi River Suite | Buy Tickets |
| | #UnfinishedBusiness
White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, February 17, 2024
7:30 PM
Buckle up and get ready for a concert unlike anything you’veever heard. We are thrilled to welcome to our stage Metropolitan Opera Orchestra trombonist Denson Paul Pollard for not just one, but two spectacular bass trombone solos with the orchestra. We will also play Sibelius’s charming Karleia Suite, and we get down to some unfinished business with Schubert’s famous Unfinished Symphony.
SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 8 – Unfinished
ELIZABETH RAUM
Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra
Denson Paul Pollard, Bass Trombone
DAVID BAKER
Concert Piece for Trombone and String Orchestra–Mvts. 1 & 2
Denson Paul Pollard, Bass Trombone
SIBELIUS
Karelia Suite | Buy Tickets |
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White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, March 30, 2024
7:30 PM
Italy is home to some of the most picturesque landscapes in the world, and you won’t want to miss this trip to the heart of it on our tour of Italy. Since all roads lead to Rome, we head to the Eternal City to bask in the glory of its majestic pines. Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu is one of the most popular pianists performing today, and we are thrilled to bring him back to Topeka to perform Rachmaninoff’s bold and beloved second piano concerto.
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 2
Jon Nakamatsu, Piano
VERDI
La Forza del Destino Overture
RESPIGHI
The Pines of Rome | Buy Tickets |
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White Concert Hall, Washburn University Saturday, April 27, 2024
7:30 PM
Let’s get off our couch and go to the movies! At this exciting concert, we’ll play the classics like Lara’s Theme from Dr. Zhivago and Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and beautiful scores from newer Hollywood releases like the love theme from the Star Wars Prequels and the score from Angela’s Ashes. Don’t miss this finale to our year of FOMO concerts with a night of unforgettable music from the silver screen.
NEWMAN
20th Century Fox Fanfare
JONES/EDELMAN
Last of the Mohicans
JARRE
Dr. Zhivago – Lara’s Theme
WILLIAMS
Across the Stars
(Love Theme from Star Wars: Episode II)
HORNER
The Mask of Zorro
KAMEN
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
MANCINI
Moon River
WILLIAMS
Angela’s Ashes - Theme
ZIMMER
King Arthur
HUPFELD
Casablanca–As Time Goes By
HORNER
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