Beauty, powerful rhythmic energy and breathless joy - all describe the program that the Pasadena Symphony has planned to open its 89th Season with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and Prokofiev's 2nd Violin Concerto on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Ambassador Auditorium with both matinee and evening performances at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. This not-to-be-missed season opener will also feature the world premiere of Ichabod! The Protest Is Over by James Lee III.
Composer James Lee III's Ichabod!
The Protest Is Over is inspired in part by the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation sparked by Martin Luther. Ichabod was a false prophet in the Old
Testament and the work explores the less-than-honest ecumenical spirit between the different Christian churches. For Lee, the protest is not over - without taking political sides, the work juxtaposes the present day political intersections between church and state, fascism and democracy, suppression and patriotism. To stress the point in the work, Lee calls on the popular patriotic song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee," against Luther's most famous chorale, "A
Mighty Fortress is Our God."
Dylana Jenson, the first American woman to win the Silver Medal in the Tchaikovsky Violin Competition, returns to Pasadena with the lyrically beautiful 2nd Concerto by Prokofiev. One of his most poetic works of music, the concerto echoes themes from his Romeo and Juliet, and dances toward a fireworks filled finale resembling the strumming of a guitar and castanets to add a touch of Spanish flavor.
The Pasadena
Symphony provides a socially vibrant experience specially designed for the music lover, the social butterfly or a date night out, and the inner epicurean in us all. Celebrate opening night in style in the luxurious
Symphony Lounge, yet another addition to the delightful and elegant concert experience the Pasadena
Symphony offers. A posh setting at Ambassador Auditorium's beautiful outdoor plaza, audiences enjoy uniquely prepared menus for both lunch and dinner at each concert from Claud &Co, fine wines by Michero
Family Wines, plus music before the concert and during intermission.
All concerts are held at Ambassador Auditorium,
131 South St. John Ave, Pasadena, CA. Subscription packages start at as low as $99. Single tickets start at $35 and may be purchased online at
www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org or by calling
(626) 793-7172.
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