Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Masterworks 1
The Power of Music
BARBER - Adagio for Strings
BARBER - Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER - Symphony No. 1 in D Major,“Titan”
MAHLER - Symphony No. 1 in D Major,“Titan”
Our season opens with two of the most iconic works by one of America’s most celebrated composers, Samuel Barber, whose 100th birthday we honor in 2010. His Adagio for Strings is one of the most famous works in all of classical music, conveying an unsurpassed depth of emotion. Then the brilliant soprano Mary Wilson gives a radiant account of Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. It’s a work dripping with nostalgia and poignant reminiscence. After intermission comes Mahler’s titanic Symphony No. 1—perhaps the greatest “first symphony” ever written. Mahler’s immense orchestra delivers both uncommon intimacy and overwhelming power in what will be a showcase for our world-class Shreveport Symphony Orchestra.Join SSO cellist Paul Christopher for a free pre-concert talk in the hall at 6:30 PM.