RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Mayuko Kamio, Violin Soloist
Shreveport, Louisiana
PROGRAM
Cloud Scraper . . . . James Eakin
Violin Concerto No. 2. Op. 63 . . . . S. Prokofiev
Scheherazade, Op. 35 . . . . N. Rimsky-Korsakov
The violin rules the night at Saturday's season opening of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. The evening will feature Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist Mayuko Kamio playing Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 and the SSO's newly appointed Concertmaster Matt Albert playing the difficult solo part in Rimsky-Korsakov's epic symphonic poem, Scheherazade.
The show begins with a world premiere of Shreveport native James Eakin's composition "Cloud Scraper. "James Eakin's music is dramatic, colorful and thoroughly engaging. The SSO is privileged to present the world premiere of 'Cloud Scraper' by this accomplished native Shreveporter, and we look forward to welcoming him home for the performance," said SSO Music Director Michael Butterman.
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