TODAY · 10:00am
Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914
Joslyn Art Museum · Old Market · $10
SUN · 2:00pm
Bartók’s Divertimento
Sunday, October 18 at Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha
About this event
The Symphony Joslyn series begins with a percussion and brass triumph, Tomasi’s incredible Fanfares Liturgiques. Travel back to the 20th century with works for strings at the heart of this program: Bartók’s energetic Divertimento and Villa-Lobos' ode to Johann Sebastian Bach. Soprano Sonya Headlam joins the Omaha Symphony for Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915, a poignant homage to childhood.
Who's playing
The Omaha Symphony performs Bartók’s Divertimento at Joslyn Art Museum’s Witherspoon Concert Hall, with Lee Mills conducting. Soprano Sonya Headlam joins the orchestra for Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a reflective work the Symphony describes as a nostalgic homage to childhood.
What to expect
The program pairs the force of Tomasi’s Fanfares Liturgiques with music that highlights the string orchestra: Bartók’s energetic Divertimento and Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9, an ode to Johann Sebastian Bach. Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 adds a lyrical vocal centerpiece to the Omaha performance.
Why go
This Omaha Symphony concert offers a focused Symphony Joslyn program in the intimate museum setting of Joslyn Art Museum, balancing brass and percussion brilliance, string-orchestra repertoire, and a featured soprano work in one concise classical program.
Where
Joslyn Art Museum · 2200 Dodge St · Old Market, Omaha NEOpen in Maps
