The Hudson Library & Historical Society will cap off its February “Taste of Italy” programming series by welcoming members of the Akron Symphony Orchestra for a virtual concert of Italian music through the centuries.
Masterworks of the Baroque and Romantic eras, along with compelling recent work. The young, charismatic Xavier Foley composed his double concerto as a personal plea for equal justice in America.
***The Winter Concert for the Akron Youth Symphony and Akron Youth Philharmonic has been RESCHEDULED to January 29 at 3 pm at Guzzetta Hall.***
This concert will be presented free of charge. If you previously purchased tickets to this event, you can use them for admission to the March Side-by-Side concert.
Join us for a special collaboration between the Akron Youth Philharmonic and Akron Youth Symphony on March 19 at 3 pm.
Join the Akron Youth Orchestra for a Spring Concert on Sunday, May 7 at 3 pm at Tallmadge High School.
Spend a summer evening with the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the City of Akron at a free Summer Parks Series Concert at Forest Lodge Park on July 30 at 7:30 pm.
CANCELED due to inclement weather.
Conductor Arnie Roth leads the Akron Symphony Orchestra and vocalist Susan Calloway in the final program of the 2023 Blossom Music Festival season. Distant Worlds showcases the diverse and constantly expanding repertoire of classic FINAL FANTASY music in an innovative multimedia concert experience that has delighted audiences all over the globe. The series’ iconic soundtrack boasts pieces by many prominent video game composers, including the legendary Nobuo Uematsu, who specially curated the Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY concert tour. The program adds visuals to the music with high-definition video presentations from Square Enix, the FINAL FANTASY game developers, projected onto Blossom’s giant screens.
Christopher Wilkins conducts Beethoven’s towering Ninth Symphony with its famous finale, the “Ode to Joy.” Cleveland Institute of Music-trained composer and pianist Jerod-Tate leads his own work, Clans, drawing on the culture of his Chickasaw heritage. University of Akron’s Dr. LaDonna Blue Eye, citizen of the Choctaw Nation, narrates the story.
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony stars the king of instruments, and it packs a powerful punch. The work is part spiritual journey, part sonic theater. Perkinson’s Worship, an orchestral fantasy on the familiar hymn tune, Old 100th, moves between jazz, gospel, and classical styles. Brilliant, sumptuous, and transcendent, Respighi’s Church Windows takes its title from celebrated Italian stained-glass artwork.
William Grant Still’s spirited and sophisticated "Festive Overture" exhibits traditional architecture, but exudes Hollywood style. It lies halfway between jazz and classical music. Dvořák’s warm-hearted, ecstatic, and deeply lyrical "Cello Concerto" is a showcase for both soloist and orchestra. The brooding intensity of Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony—his final work—wields an inexorable power over audiences.