Season Finale: Jennifer Higdon, Kevin Day, and Mahler 5
Symphonic
May 31 – June 02, 2024
Dates
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Fri, May 31, 2024, 7:30 PM
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Sat, Jun 1, 2024, 7:30 PM
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Sun, Jun 2, 2024, 2:00 PM
Location
Bass Performance Hall
Overview
In partnership with the International Trombone Festival and Texas Christian University, The FWSO’s season finale goes out with a blast, spotlighting the brass instruments of the orchestra. Music Director Robert Spano will lead the ensemble in a brand-new double concerto for trombone and piano by Texas Christian University alumnus Kevin Day as well as Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s uniquely imaginative Low Brass Concerto. For the big finish: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.
Works
DAY: Double Concerto for Trombone and Piano
HIGDON: Low Brass Concerto
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Featured Artists
Robert Spano, conductor
Peter Steiner, trombone
Constanze Hochwartner, piano
Jennifer Higdon, composer
Kevin Day, composer
In partnership with the International Trombone Festival and Texas Christian University
