March 23-24, 2024
music from (mostly) the americas
An exotic variety of energetic music from across the Americas, combined with a unique French solo work.
Verdi - Nabucco Overture
Samuel Barber - Essay No. 2
Jessie Montgomery - Starburst
Jean Francaix - The Flower Clock, Paul Chinen, Oboe
William Grant Still - Symphony No. 1, Afro-American
José Pablo Moncayo García - Huapango
October 21, 2023 • 7:30 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
October 22, 2023 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
October 22, 2023 • 6:30 PM • Chapel Auditorium, Mt. Pleasant
tales of the symphony
A dazzling opening overture, a lush and beautiful guitar concerto featuring W. Mark Akin, and one of the world’s most beloved orchestral works.
W.A. Mozart - Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Benedetto Marcello - Oboe Concerto in C Minor, Renee Blunier, Oboe
Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez, W. Mark Akin, Guitar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
March 23, 2024 • 7:30 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
March 24, 2024 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
March 24, 2024 • 6:30 PM • First United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant
20th century titans
Venezuelan Violinist Magdiell Antequera presents a SEISO premier of a unique lesser known gem from Bernstein, followed by one of the world’s greatest symphonies written under the weight of the Stalin regime’s criticisms.
Leonard Bernstein - Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”)
2024 Guest Artist in Residence, Magdiell Antequera
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
April 27, 2024 • 7:30 PM • Capitol Theater, Burlington
April 28, 2024 • 2:00 PM • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
April 28, 2024 • 6:30 PM • First United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant