Fireworks indoors?! Indeed!  The quintessential love theme, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy is full of sweeping melodies that perfectly evoke the breathless passion of the two young lovers.  When Prokofiev premiered his Fifth Symphony in 1945—conducting it himself in the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory—Prokofiev considered it the culminating accomplishment of his career, conceived “as glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit … praising the free and happy man—his strength, his generosity, and the purity of his soul.” Others had even higher praise: after the U.S. premiere by Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony, Prokofiev was pictured on the cover of Time magazine, and Koussevitzky called the work “the greatest musical event in many, many years. The greatest since Brahms and Tchaikovsky! It is magnificent! It is yesterday, it is today, it is tomorrow.”  The concert is rounded out with the Southern United States premiere of Daniel Perttu’s Valor, a powerful and lyrical work about heroism, including the battles heroes face.

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Orchestral Fireworks

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy - Upper School

The Community Church of Vero Beach

Winners of the Symphony’s biennial Concerto Competition will be featured soloists for this concert that also includes “To Spring” by composer Dan Pertu and Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5 in C minor.

To The Victors

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Join us for an enchanting afternoon with the Clinton Symphony Orchestra as we present "Mystics and Fantasy" on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. This magical concert will take place at the Morrison High School Auditorium in Morrison, Illinois, and promises to be a delightful experience for the whole family.

Dive into a world where magic and music intertwine, featuring a mix of new and old mystics and fantasy-themed pieces. The highlight of the concert is "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" by Paul Dukas, famously used in Disney's animated film Fantasia. This captivating piece will be accompanied by two contemporary compositions: "The Three Virtues of Zarathustra" and "Nimue and Her Fairies," which draw inspiration from the legends of King Arthur. The concert will conclude with the overture to Beethoven’s ballet "The Creatures of Prometheus," bringing the event to a thrilling close.

This concert is an excellent opportunity for students, who are always welcome to attend for free. Adult tickets are available for $20, and a special half-price ticket offer is available for adults accompanying a student. Please inquire about this offer at the ticket table.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the magic of "Mystics and Fantasy" with the Clinton Symphony Orchestra. It's a perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon, enjoying the power of music to transport us to fantastical realms.

Mystics and Fantasy

Morrison High School

If you’d like to learn more about the music in our concert programs, Concert Talks are just what you need! Before every Masterworks Concert, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra will present pre-concert talks which help prepare you and deepen your understanding of the music to be performed in the program. Sometimes our guest soloists even join Maestro Hege for a discussion of their concerto collaboration! Free to all ticket holders, Concert Talks take place in the Concert Hall one hour prior to each Masterworks performance.

Daniel Perttu

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 16, 2025

Dvořák Cello Concerto · Wichita Symphony Orchestra

Past events

20 - 21 Jul, 2024

Orchestral Fireworks · Space Coast Symphony Orchestra

Mar 23, 2024

To The Victors · Rapides Symphony Orchestra

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