Dear Columbus Symphony Supporter,
Welcome to the 2024-25 Masterworks season! This season is particularly meaningful to me, as it is my 10th anniversary season in Columbus. We have accomplished so much together in the last decade, and I look forward to celebrating with you throughout this year.
We open the season with A John Williams Celebration on September 20 and 22, featuring some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically-acclaimed film scores in modern history.
On October 5, Wagner’s Ring will entrance you with the legendary music of Richard Wagner’s immense operatic Ring cycle, with all four operas re-imagined into one continuous 75-minute performance. Journey through epic tales of mythical gods and heroes in this incredible arrangement, performed without singers.
Next (November 1 and 2), we will perform Modest Mussorgsky’s magnificent Pictures at an Exhibition in two forms: in its original version for solo piano, and in a rarely-heard orchestration by Sergei Gorkachov. Rising star pianist Maxim Lando will perform both the solo Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 2 in his Columbus Symphony debut.
We will close the 2024 portion of the season on November 15, 16, and 17 with Handel’s Messiah. I hope you will join us to experience the grandeur and tradition of Handel’s exultant masterpiece, featuring the Columbus Symphony Chorus.
On behalf of the entire Columbus Symphony family, thank you for your exceptional support of our orchestra, and for joining us for this very special season.
Please enjoy tonight’s performance!
Rossen Milanov,
Columbus Symphony Music Director
VIOLIN I VIOLA | FLUTE HORN |
Opening Night:
A John Williams Celebration
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Columbus Symphony Chorus
Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director
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JOHN WILLIAMS | Olympic Fanfare |
This concert is in memory of Thomas & Georgianna Cochran and
Marvin & Barbara Easter, by Robert and Susan Easter Cochran
Operating Support Generously Provided by
Masterworks Hotel Sponsor
Media Sponsor
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra Chorus was established in 1960 to perform large-scale choral-orchestral works with the symphony each season at the historic Ohio Theatre. The 130-member Chorus, composed entirely of skilled volunteer singers drawn from across the Central Ohio region, performs major works from Bach through the twenty-first century. Critics have consistently lauded the chorus’ performances, including the New York Concert Review: “This was choral singing of impeccable realization and subtle shading.”
The 2023-24 season has been a dynamic experience as the chorus performed 'Neptune, the mystic' from Gustav Holst's orchestral suite The Planets (1917), Gabriela Lena Frank's Conquest Requiem (2017), our annual Holiday Pops Concerts, and W.A. Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor (1783)!
More information may be found at columbusymphony.com.
Soprano I | Tenor I Wade Barnes Justin Burkholder Bill Catus Daniel Davis Brennan Pendrake Dameon Jones Adam Mesker Tom Moore Kevin Mulder Craig Slaughter Eric White Michael Wigglesworth Tenor II Michael Cochran Andrew Doud Hector Garcia Santana Darius McBride Matthew Norby Paul Ricketts Ed VanVickle Dan Willis Thom Wyatt Jason Yoder Aidan Young Bass I Alexander Almeida Matthew Barbour Kevin Baum Will Bonchu Anthony Brown Raymond Cho Gary Everts William Gehring Andrew Grega James Legg Richie Michi Kyle Norton David Scott Steve Stumphauzer David Zach Bass II William Alsnauer Kevin Bilbrey Hugo Blettery Jacob Conrad Luis Danyel Falcon Ian Furniss Thomas Lavender Kent Maynard Mark Nandor Bruce Turf Keith Whited Accompanist Casey Cook |
