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| | Sentimental Sarabande
White Concert Hall, Washburn University
Saturday, January 22, 2022
7:30 PM
Gabriella Lena Frank - Coqueteos - from Leyendas
William Grant Still - Summerland
Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony
Anton Dvorak - Serenade for Winds
We’ll start off 2022 with an intimate concert of romantic and soulful dances, including Gabriella Lena Frank’s flirtatious Conqesteos from Leyendas and William Grant Still’s transcendent and enchanting Summerland. The Topeka Symphony’s wind section will get a chance in the spotlight with Dvorak’s Serenade for Winds, and the string section is featured in Benjamin Britten’s playful Simple Symphony, full of dance-motifs and charm. | Buy Tickets |
| | Pas de Deux
White Concert Hall, Washburn University
Saturday, February 12, 2022
7:30 PM
Amy Beach – Bal Masque
David Briggs – Organ Concerto
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis and Chloe
The Pas de Deux is a grand duet - a love story in ballet form - and at this concert we present the epic love story of Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe. Gorgeous and lush, this orchestral masterpiece tells an impressionistic story. We are also excited to present American composer Amy Beach’s courtly and elegant Bal Masque for the first time in Topeka. Our soloist David Briggs is one of the preeminent organists of our time, and we are pleased to feature him playing his own organ concerto on the magnificent organ in White Concert Hall.
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| | Dance around, around
White Concert Hall, Washburn University
Saturday, April 9, 2022
7:30 PM
Johann Strauss, Jr. – Voices of Spring Waltz
Young Artist Competition Winner
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 – The Titan
At our final masterworks concert of the year, we bring Europe’s many dance traditions together. You’ll hear a traditional elegant, swirling Viennese Waltz, by Johann Strauss, Jr., who was, of course, the “Waltz King.” You’ll enjoy the exciting performance of our Young Artist Competition winner. We conclude our concert with Mahler’s epic First Symphony, which includes foot-stomping dances and yodeling that Mahler had already put to good use in one of his first songs, Hans und Grete. "Dance around, around!" the song goes. "Let whoever is happy weave in and out! Let whoever has cares find his way home."
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| | POPS - Flamenco!
White Concert Hall, Washburn University
Saturday, May 14, 2022
7:30 PM
An Evening of Flamenco Dance with Dancers, Guitar, and Orchestra
We will finish our season of dance music with a Spanish flourish! Join us for a thrilling evening of Flamenco music with Kansas City’s own Flamenco group Ensemble Iberica. Hear the rhythms and melodies of Spain as the orchestra is joined by guitar, percussion, and vocals. Watch as the drama of the Flamenco dance is brought to our stage. It will be a great way to cap a season of Dance Mix!
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