Rhapsody in Blue Turns 100
Featuring Katie Mahan
We begin our 31st season’s “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” by celebrating the 100 year anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Internationally renowned pianist Katie Mahan joins us in bringing an American classic to life!
When
POSTPONED- Friday, November 8, 2024 – 7:30 PM
NEW DATE/TIME- Sunday, November 10, 2024
2:30 PM
Program
(OLD) Capriccio Espagnole – N. Rimsky Korsakov
(NEW) Supermaximum – Kenji Bunch
(BORROWED) Pulcinella Suite – I. Stravinsky
(BLUE) Rhapsody in Blue – G. Gershwin, featuring soloist Katie Mahan
About Katie Mahan
Praised as “one of the most outstanding talents coming up today,” American pianist Katie Mahan is capturing the attention of audiences throughout the world for her innovative musical personality, poetic interpretations, and graceful, charming stage presence. She possesses an unquestioned technical mastery combined with a kaleidoscopic palate of tone colors, and has been recognized as “a daring and innovative performer.” A multi-faceted artist for whom music is an endless passion, Katie is at home in a broad repertoire, and is particularly distinguished as an interpreter of the music of George Gershwin – performing her own daring, exciting solo piano arrangements to standing ovations across the globe.
A Classic Parker Holiday
Featuring Parker Symphony Orchestra & Parker Chorale
When
Saturday, December 7, 2024 – 2:30 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – 2:30 PM
Program
TBA
Everything Old is New Again
Join us as we hear old classics transformed into new favorites. The Symphonic Metamorphosis by Paul Hindemith may at times sound familiar and it should, as this work has taken Carl von Weber’s themes and made them new again.
When
Friday, February 28, 2025 – 7:30 PM
Program
(OLD) Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite #2 – O. Respighi
(NEW) Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Austin Wintory, arr. Brian LaGuardia
(BLUE) Blue Tango – L. Anderson
(OLD) 8 Pieces, Op.60: IV All Zingara – C.M. von Weber
(OLD) Turandot, Overture – C.M. von Weber
(OLD) 6 Pieces, Op.10a, Andantino con moto – C.M. von Weber
(BORROWED) Symphonic Metamorphosis – P. Hindemith
New World
We end our season with something that was new for composer Antonin Dvorak and all who heard it. Composed while at the National Conservatory of Music of America, the Parker Symphony Orchestra will play one of the most famous and recognizable symphonies, Symphony No. 9, better known as the New World Symphony.
When
Friday, May 16, 2025 – 7:30 PM
Program
(OLD) Poet and Peasant Overture – F. Von Suppe
(BORROWED) Tahiti Trot – D. Shostakovich
(BLUE) St. Louis Blues – W.C. Handy
(NEW) New World Symphony – A. Dvorak