Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:30 pm
Cincinnati Music Hall
Robert Moody, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Rod Gilfry, baritone
May Festival Chorus, Matthew Swanson, Director
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru, Music Director Designate
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Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1972–1958)
Serenade to Music
Igor STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)
Symphony of Psalms
Psalm 38:13–14 (King James Ps. 39:12–13)
Psalm 39:2–4 (King James Ps. 40:1–3)
Psalm 150 (King James Ps. 150)
INTERMISSION
Kevin PUTS (b. 1972)
Georgia O'Keeffe, author
Alfred Stieglitz, author
The Brightness of Light
Introduction
First Correspondence
A Soul Like Yours
Ache
Georgia and Alfred (orchestral interlude)
Violin
Faraway
Taos
The Thing You Call Holy
The High Priestess of the Desert (orchestral interlude)
Friends
Sunset
Tonight’s concert will last approximately 125 minutes.
Tonight’s concert is sponsored by Drs. Manisha Patel and Michael Curran.
The appearance of Renée Fleming in this evening’s performance is generously sponsored by Barbara Ann Feldmann.
The 2025 May Festival is presented by Fort Washington Investment Advisors.
The 2025 May Festival is sponsored by Chavez Properties.
Thank you to the 2025 Festival Director Sponsor: A Friend of the May Festival
The appearance of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is generously supported by the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation.
The appearance of Juanjo Mena in tonight’s performance is sponsored by Drs. Manisha Patel and Michael Curran.
The appearance of Rod Gilfry in tonight’s performance is sponsored by Ronald C. Lamping.
This evening’s pre-concert talk is sponsored by Drs. William Hurford and Lesley Gilbertson.
This evening’s lobby entertainment is made possible in part by a generous endowment gift from Mr. and Mrs. S. Charles Straus.
Steinway Pianos, courtesy of Willis Music, is the official piano of the May Festival.
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