Kent State University Orchestra

Welcome to the Kent State University Orchestra!

The season is filled with exciting music that encourages our audience and the musicians to expand their knowledge!

First Subscription Concert
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.

Cartwright Auditorium

Kent Premiere:

Internet Symphony: Eroica – Tan Dun
(commissioned by Google and YouTube)

Tuba Concerto – Vaughan Williams
Featuring new Tuba professor and KSU Alumnus, John DiCesare

Gayahne Ballet – Aram Khachaturian

 

Second Subscription Concert
Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.

Cartwright Auditorium

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy
Eunseok Seo, graduate assistant conductor

Symphony No. 5 – Dmitri Shostakovich
Liza Grossman, music director

 

Third Subscription Concert
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.

Cartwright Auditorium

Undergraduate concerto competition winner

Yang Zeng, violin
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53 – Antonín Dvořák

Graduate concerto competition winner

Jose Herrera, cello
Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33 – Camille Saint-Saëns

The Planets Suite – Gustav Holst

Fourth Subscription Concert
Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

Cartwright Auditorium

Overture to "Der Freischütz" - Carl Maria von Weber

Dramatic oratorio King David - Arthur Honegger

Scott MacPherson, conductor

You can now purchase School of Music event tickets through the Performing Arts Box Office. Tickets are available Monday through Friday Noon to 5:00 p.m. in the Roe Green Center’s front lobby in the Music and Speech Building, online at http://kentmusic.tix.com, by calling 330.672.ARTS (2787), or an hour before the performance at the performance’s location. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Cash, and Check. Please make all checks payable to the School of Music. If you would like further information or have questions please contact the Box Office at 330.672.ARTS (2787). Please be advised all sales are final, no refunds, and no exchanges.