Nomad and Native | Cultural intersections, displacement, and identity

We explore the music of migration, memory, and belonging. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Elegía Andina honors her Andean roots with vibrant colors and lyricism. Prokofiev’s lyrical second violin concerto, written during his years abroad, reflects on Russia—old and new—through the lens of Western Europe. And Falla’s El Amor Brujo fuses flamenco, folklore, and ritual into a dramatic portrait of haunted love and release.

Program:

Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegía Andina

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 featuring violinist Sunmi Chang

Falla: El Amor Brujo featuring mezzo-soprano Agnes Vojtko and flamenco dancer Martita Santiago

This December offering glows with warmth and joy. Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances evokes 16 century grace through a Romantic lens, while Corelli’s beloved Christmas Concerto offers a timeless expression of the season’s spirit. Scarlatti’s luminous Christmas Cantata and Rowley’s charming Christmas Suite round out a program that invites reflection, serenity, and a sense of wonder.

Program:

Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III

Corelli:Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8

Scarlatti: Christmas Cantata

Rowley: Christmas Suite

This December offering glows with warmth and joy. Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances evokes 16 century grace through a Romantic lens, while Corelli’s beloved Christmas Concerto offers a timeless expression of the season’s spirit. Scarlatti’s luminous Christmas Cantata and Rowley’s charming Christmas Suite round out a program that invites reflection, serenity, and a sense of wonder.

Program:

Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III

Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8

Scarlatti: Christmas Cantata

Rowley: Christmas Suite

After and Before | Time, transition, and historical perspective

This program reflects on cycles of change — personal, political, and musical. From Caroline Shaw’s crystalline minimalism to the biting irony of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella. We’ll end with Mozart’s restless, stormy Symphony No. 40 — a masterpiece suspended between Classical poise and Romantic urgency.

Program:

Caroline Shaw: Entr’act

Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite

Mozart: Symphony No. 40

Young Soloist Competition Live Finals

The final round of the Young Soloist Competition will take place in Beall Concert Hall on Sunday, March 1st, 2026. This event will be free and open to the public.

Information regarding the final round will be posted in early 2026.

Rising Tides | Revolution, power struggles, and upheaval

This program traces the surging forces of political and personal transformation — from nature’s rhythms to the arc of revolution. Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture evokes a vast, churning seascape. Student concerto winners bring youthful brilliance to the stage, followed by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

Program:

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture

Young Soloist Competition Winners

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7