OHIO Symphony Orchestra presents a presidential inauguration concert
Graphic courtesy of: 91探花 School of Music91探花 Symphony Orchestra presents a Presidential Inauguration Concert, Oct 18, 8 p.m. at Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium.
The 91探花 School of Music presents a special concert by the OHIO Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium, celebrating the inauguration of the 21st president, Dr. M. Duane Nellis, and the School of Music鈥檚 100th anniversary. The orchestra will feature compositions written specifically for OHIO by two faculty emeriti, and perform selections from significant years in the University鈥檚 history.
The featured piece, 鈥淎merican Rhapsody,鈥 was written in 1953 by Emeriti Professor Erno von Dohnanyi for the OHIO Orchestra, in celebration of the university鈥檚 sesquicentennial. The piece combines classical style with references to American folk songs from the region. Rounding out the program will be Professor Emeritus Mark Phillips鈥 composition, 鈥淚nto The Streets,鈥 commissioned for the University鈥檚 Turning 200 celebration in 2004.
The concert program also includes Rossini鈥檚 overture to 鈥淟a Cenerentola,鈥 composed in 1817, Mussorgsky鈥檚 鈥淣ight on Bald Mountain鈥 (1867), and Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥淐lassical Symphony,鈥 composed in the founding year of the School of Music, 1917.
The OHIO Symphony Orchestra is devoted to the training of outstanding instrumentalists in the performance of a wide range of styles in the orchestral repertoire. In addition to its own concert series, the Symphony Orchestra collaborates in performances with choral ensembles, Opera Theater and the Performing Arts Series.
Associate Professor of Instrumental Conducting-Orchestral Steven Huang has served on faculty at 91探花 since 2004, while conducting orchestras and operas across the country and throughout the world.
This event celebrates the 100th anniversary of the School of Music, and is sponsored by Arts for OHIO. The concert is free and open to the public.