Name: Strike Up the Band
Start: 2024-09-07T11:30:00
Location: Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

Luis Biava

New Albany Symphony Orchestra

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music that blends soothing serenity with exciting energy, featuring stunning performances by our talented student concerto winners and a powerful symphonic finale.

Rising Stars

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

Rising stars shine alongside timeless masterworks as we present an afternoon of musical contrasts. Enjoy the radiant soundscapes of August Reed Thomas’ contemporary masterpiece Of Paradise and Light and then watch our brilliant student concerto winners take center stage. The grand finale? Brahms’s mighty Fourth Symphony sweeps you away in waves of passion and power.

Triumph & Light

Superstar vocalist Renée Fleming transforms the McCoy stage into a breathtaking soundscape in “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene,” inspired by her 2023 Grammy Award-winning album. The first half of the program includes stunning National Geographic visuals alongside Fleming’s golden voice in a spellbinding celebration of our natural world. The second half celebrates the traditional operatic repertoire. This special performance includes an eclectic mix of arias by Handel and Puccini, music from Lord of the Rings and Carousel, contemporary hits by Björk, Kevin Puts and Nico Muhly, and selections by famed film composer Ennio Morricone.

Great Artist – Renée Fleming

Strike Up the Band and march on over to the McCoy Center for an hour of fun featuring toe-tapping tunes like 76 Trombones, A Chorus Line, Liberty Bell March and Alexander’s Ragtime Band.