The Salina Symphony season finale will feature Mozart’s majestic final work, the Requiem, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, at the Stiefel Theatre.
A masterpiece of both solace and intensity reflective of the timeless themes of life, death and redemption, the Requiem will feature the Kansas Wesleyan University (KWU) Philharmonic Choir and the South High New Dawn Singers.
On the first half, the program opens with “Adoration,” a spiritual work by Florence Price featuring principal clarinetist Chris Johnson. For the Salina performance, young virtuoso Lun Li will then bring Joseph Bologne’s remarkable and “Mozartean” Ninth Violin Concerto to life. A true renaissance man of the 18th century, Bologne was an extraordinary black composer neglected for centuries who is finally getting rightful recognition as one of the most accomplished musicians of his time.
Tickets for the May 4 concert may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre Box Office, by calling 785-827-1998 or online atwww.salinasymphony.org.
A pre-concert talk with Maestro Segal and David Corman will be held at 3 p.m. Doors will open at 2:45 p.m.
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Out of the Box
The Salina Symphony’s Out of the Box series returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at Theatre Salina’s Sunflower Financial (Black Box) Theatre.
The program will feature exhilarating music championed by Alarm Will Sound, an innovative chamber ensemble described by the New York Times as “one of the most vital and original ensembles on the American music scene” and “as close to being a rock band as a chamber orchestra can be.”
From dance beats to Ten Thousand Birds, a work about the birds of the Great Plains by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams, get ready to hear new music that is as fun and exciting to listen to as it is to play!
Tickets are $39 and may be purchased at the Symphony Office, by calling 785-823-8309 or online at www.salinasymphony.org.
The Salina Symphony is dedicated to enriching lives through artistic music performance and education. For more information, contact Adrienne Allen at (785) 823-8309 or visit salinasymphony.org.
