MasterWorks III: the 100th anniversary
of rhapsody in blue


Saturday, november 23rd, 2024 | 7:30pm

Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center
2331 17th St. NW
Canton, OH 44708

TICKETS

$12 / $27 / $37 / $52
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Student Tickets (18+ with ID): FREE
Children 17 and under: FREE
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DESCRIPTION

This concert will be conducted by CSO Music Director, Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz.

Happy Birthday to Rhapsody in Blue! And what a centennial it will be for one of America’s most beloved musical masterworks. Pianist Baron Fenwick joins the Canton Symphony for a smorgasbord of orchestral favorites inspired by the world of jazz. Opening the evening is ragtime king Scott Joplin’s overture to his only opera, Treemonisha. As with Gershwin, Aaron Copland took inspiration from and incorporated elements of jazz and vaudeville into his Music for the Theatre. Victor Herbert’s A Suite of Serenades, four short movements inspired by the sights and sounds of exotic lands, was premiered at the same concert as Rhapsody in Blue in 1924. Additionally, Fenwick will perform the parody-filled first piano concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich, which also prominently features our principal trumpet player, Justin Kohan.

PROGRAM

OVERTURE TO TREEMONISHA…………………Scott Joplin
A SUITE OF SERENADES………………………..Victor Herbert
                                                                               I. Spanish
                                                                               II. Chinese
                                                                               III. Cuban
                                                                               IV. Oriental
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1……………….Dmitri Shostakovich
                                                                   I. Allegro moderato
                                                                   II. Lento   
                                                                   III. Moderato     
                                                                   IV. Allegro con brio      
Intermission
MUSIC FOR THE THEATRE……………………Aaron Copland
                                                                       I. Prologue
                                                                      II. Dance
                                                                      III. Interlude
                                                                      IV. Burlesque
                                                                      V. Epilogue
RHAPSODY IN BLUE……………………………George Gershwin

Hotel Accomodations

The Canton Symphony Orchestra is a proud partner of Embassy Suites by Hilton at the Akron-Canton Airport, who have offered CSO patrons an exclusive rate to book rooms attending our concerts from out of town. To take advantage of this special offer, please click the link below or the image above. The rate is $135/night!
7883 Freedom Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720 | (330) 305-0500

Pre-Concert Lecture

There will be a pre-concert lecture prior to this concert at 6:30pm in Foundation Hall.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Baron fenwick

Awarded silver medal in the 2019 Sendai International Music Competition, Baron Fenwick has emerged as a leading pianist of his generation.

At 25 years old, he regularly performs with orchestras around the world, this season including the Flint Symphony, the South Shore Symphony, the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, and the Sendai Philharmonic, among others. He performed with the Mannes Orchestra after winning the 2018 Mannes Concerto Competition. After recently making his debut in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, his 2018-2019 recital season brought him to cities from New York to Beijing, and many others.

Baron Fenwick received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Mannes College of Music as a student of Vladimir Feltsman and Pavlina Dokovska. Originally from Boone, North Carolina, he now lives in New York City.

composer Spotlights

joplin

Scott Joplin

Herbert

Victor Herbert

shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

Copland

Aaron Copland

gershwin

George Gershwin

This concert is supported by:

Presenting sponser

Larry & Nancy Hoover

co-sponser

Linda & Leo Casey