Grande Finale -

70th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Kevin Rhodes , Conductor

Springfield Symphony Chorus, Nikki Stoia, Director

          
Celebrate our incredible 70 year history with two great American works and a rare masterwork by one of our favorites! The exuberant American Festival Overture by Schuman opens the program, after which the SSO Chorus joins the orchestra for Leonard Bernstein’s moving call for peace, Chichester Psalms. The orchestra commemorates the occasion with the performance of the final symphony of one of our favorite composers, Rachmaninoff’s dramatic and beautiful Symphony No. 3.

W. Schuman American Festival Overture

Bernstein Chichester Psalms

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 in A minor

Classical Conversations
Enhance your concert experience with an informal half-hour discussion before each Classical Concert at 6:30 pm in Symphony Hall.
Join Maestro Rhodes, SSO musicians and guest artists as they discuss the
  evening’s concert and answer audience questions.
Sponsored by the Dr. Anthony P. Lovell Memorial Foundation.

Remember, youths ages 4 to 17 are half price.

Children under 4 are not allowed in the Hall.