Music in the Round’s Singer-in-Residence Roderick Williams returns with a programme of heartrendingly beautiful English song, including Vaughan Williams’ glorious cycle Songs of Travel.

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Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel

Sheffield Theatres

The series opens with a colourful selection of chamber works from two continents. Ina Boyle’s String Quartet introduces a distinctive voice of quiet intensity, while Amy Beach, one of America’s most gifted late Romantic composers, brings sweeping emotion and generosity in her Piano Quintet.

Antonín Dvořák’s much-loved American Quartet closes the concert, blending echoes of American folk music and spirituals with his distinctive Bohemian musical voice.

Piatti Quartet & Simon Callaghan

Leeds Conservatoire

This year’s Featured Artist, baritone Roderick Williams OBE, will perform a unique recital in the round with pianist Christopher Glynn at Westminster Hall. For his program, entitled An English Song Winterreise, Williams has chosen English songs which reflect each of the 24 individual songs that make up Franz Schubert’s Winterreise to craft a unique musical journey. This curated song cycle will include works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, and Gerald Finzi, as well as more modern works by Judith Weir and Errollyn Wallen.

Roderick Williams OBE, baritone and Christopher Glynn, piano: Recital in the Round

Westminster Presbyterian Church

### MasterWorks VII: A Voyage on the High Seas

**Date and Time:**  
Saturday, April 26th, 2025, at 7:30 PM

**Location:**  
Umstattd Hall, Zimmermann Symphony Center  
2331 17th St. NW, Canton, OH 44708

**Event Description:**  
Join the Canton Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable evening as we embark on "A Voyage on the High Seas," the grand finale of our MasterWorks series. Conducted by CSO Music Director Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, this concert features Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 1, "A Sea Symphony," with text from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." This monumental piece captures the essence of the ocean with its whistling winds and racing waves, while also exploring the sea as a metaphor for the soul's journey through time and space.

The Canton Symphony Chorus, founded in 1983 and composed of volunteer singers from Northeast Ohio, will be joined by Grammy award-winning bass-baritone Dashon Burton and soprano Bonnie Frauenthal. This performance marks the first time "A Sea Symphony" will be performed in Canton.

The evening will open with "A Sea Poem" by Irish composer Ina Boyle, a student of Vaughan Williams. Music Director Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz is thrilled to close the season with his favorite piece of music ever composed and invites you to join this epic voyage.

**Program:**
- **A Sea Poem** by Ina Boyle
- **Intermission**
- **Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony"** by Ralph Vaughan Williams

**Pre-Concert Lecture:**  
A pre-concert lecture will be held at 6:30 PM in Foundation Hall.

**Ticket Information:**  
- General Admission: $12 / $27 / $37 / $52 (excluding children and students, subject to a $3 processing fee)
- Student Tickets (18 with ID): FREE
- Children (17 and under): FREE
- Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Workers, & Educators: 20% off
- SNAP & Medicaid Recipients: 20% off

Children’s and student tickets are available over the phone or at the box office on the day of the show with ID.  
**Box Office:** 330-452-2094  
**Email:** boxoffice@cantonsymphony.org

**Tickets on Sale:** August 15

**Learn More:**  
- [Dashon Burton](#)
- [Bonnie Frauenthal](#)
- [Ina Boyle](#)
- [Ralph Vaughan Williams](#)

**Presenting Sponsor:**  
David Jones

Come aboard for a night of extraordinary music and embark on a journey that promises to be both thrilling and deeply moving.

Ina Boyle

Events

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Concert for the Senses · Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Oct 17, 2026

Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel · Sheffield Theatres

Oct 6, 2026

Piatti Quartet & Simon Callaghan · Leeds Conservatoire

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