Kyle Dickson, conductor
Audrey Wright, violin

MONTGOMERY Starburst
ZWILICH Violin Concerto
KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing Suite
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin

Robert Moody, conductor

Memphis Symphony Chorus, White Station High School Choir, St. George’s Independent School Choir

TIN The Drop That Contained the Sea

Memphis Symphony Orchestra Eddy Award Presentation: Kirk Whalum
Sponsored by the MSO Circle of Friends

Composer Christopher Tin crafts a breathtaking, multi-layered choral work that explores the profound significance of water in human experience. The piece weaves together diverse texts and musical styles, reflecting on water’s universal presence in cultures across the globe. From ancient poetry to contemporary reflections, the work creates an evocative, global narrative. The title of the piece draws inspiration from the idea that a single drop of water contains the essence of the sea, symbolizing both unity and the infinite cycle of life.

Eckart Preu, conductor
Hannah White, violin

GRAINGER Danny Boy
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Violin Concerto
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”

Kyle Dickson, conductor
Shantanique Moore, flute

BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Haydn
BACH Flute Concerto in G Major
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”

Dr. Rebecca Lord, conductor
Memphis Symphony Chorus - Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor
Mary Wilson, soprano
Samuel Cook, tenor
Joseph Parrish, baritone

HAYDN The Creation

Kyle Dickson, conductor
Zhu Wang, piano

STILL Wood Notes
WEILL Suite from the Threepenny Opera
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

Robert Moody, conductor
Caroline Kinsey, horn

MONTGOMERY Banner
LAZARESCOU Impressions from the Black Sea
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

Robert Moody, conductor
D.J. Sparr, composer and electric guitar

HAHN Overture to Mozart
SPARR Violet Bond: Electric Guitar Concerto
VILLA-LOBOS Sinfonietta No. 1
MOZART Symphony No. 31 “Paris”

A concert of musical dedications: Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony headlines this concert, paired with works dedicated to him by two South American composers, Reynaldo Hahn and Heitor Villa-Lobos. Young composer and performer, D.J. Sparr brings his breathtaking electric guitar concerto, also dedicated to his musical inspiration: his grandmother, Violet Bond.

Kalena Bovell, conductor
Marcus King, baritone
STILL Danzas de Panamá
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
COPLAND Old American Songs

Robert Moody, conductor 
Jonathan Okseniuk, violin 

MONTGOMERY  Strum
MOZART  Violin Concerto No. 4
SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 9 “The Great C Major”

The Vibrancy of Youth - Schubert’s “Great C Major” Symphony would not be heard for another ten years after the young 31 year old’s tragic death. The vibrant contemporary composer, Jessie Montgomery, brings her ecstatic work for string orchestra, “Strum”. Jonathan Oksenuik is a prodigious young violinist performing Mozart’s Fourth Violin Concerto.