Sonic America With Melanie Young, harp

For this all-American program, the MSO features its principal harpist, Melanie Young, in a performance of Ennanga by William Grant Still. This rarely heard work for harp, strings, and piano is a vivid reflection of the ennanga, an African harp-like instrument. Played on a modern harp, the piece has a calming, restorative quality that gently soothes the soul. The program continues with Edward MacDowell’s Suite No. 2, which draws on motifs from the...