MasterWorks I: Ode To Freedom
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 7:30PM
Graphic depicting a man waving a flag that says "Ode to Freedom," framed by fireworks.

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DESCRIPTION

Conducted by Maestro Gerhardt Zimmermann.

The Canton Symphony’s 2023-24 season opens with Ode to Freedom. Based on America the Beautiful, Joan Tower’s Made in America evokes a familiar melody in a modern setting. Following, we will feature 14-year-old Cooper Violin Competition winner, Seohyun Kim, who will perform the world premiere of Jeff Scott’s (previously of the Imani Winds), Song of the Uirapuru, and Ravel’s Tzigane. Finally, we will conclude with the epic Fifth Symphony of Shostakovich, which was inspired in response to the oppressive Soviet propaganda machine.

PROGRAM

Made in America…………………………………………………Joan Tower
Song of the Uirapuru “Musician Wren”…………..Jeff Scott
Tzigane…………………………………………………………………Maurice Ravel
Intermission
Symphony No. 5………………………………………………….Dmitri Shostakovich

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

SEOHYUN KIM

Born in 2008 in Seoul, South Korea, Seohyun Kim was the winner of the 2022 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Violin Competition, the youngest ever to win the competition. She began to play the violin at age 5 and had performed as a soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles by the age of eight. Seohyun was a semi-finalist and the youngest participant in the 2021 Menuhin Competition, which was her first appearance on the international music stage. She has taken first prize at several international competitions, including the Ysaÿe International Music Competition, the Leonid Kogan International Competition for Young Violinists, and the Berlin Rising Star Grand Prix in 2021. Seohyun was invited by Maestro Gilbert Varga in 2021 to perform for the Tibor Varga Memorial Concerts with the Pannon Philharmonic in Budapest (Liszt Academy Grand Hall), Pécs (Kodály Center), and Györ in Hungary. Seohyun, who made her solo recital debut as a Kumho Prodigy Artist at the age of 12, has performed at the Lotte Concert Hall as a rising star of Gonjiam Music Festival and had two other solo recitals in 2021 as the Young Artist of the Year at Elim Art Center.

JEFF SCOTT

Jeff Scott is a French hornist, composer, and educator.  As a composer, he creates works that he calls “Urban Classical Music.” It is rooted in European traditions and informed by his African American culture.  It is also unapologetically influenced by the cultural experiences of his diverse, urban environment upbringing. Scott’s mission is to broaden the scope of American music theory and composition, with the intention of introducing performers, teachers, students and audiences to the richness and value of our very own, American music. 

Presenting Sponsor

LARRY & NANCY HOOVER

Co-Sponsor