Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
George Gershwin — An American in Paris
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Ludwig van Beethoven — "Turkish March" from The Ruins of Athens Op. 113
John Adams — The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra

Sophie Lippert, piano

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

For the first concert in 2020 the Olympia Symphony returns to the “Roaring 20s” with jazz-inspired, Broadway-blockbuster works by George Gershwin: An American in Paris (complete with honking taxi horns!) and the beloved Rhapsody in Blue – with the energetic Portland pianist Sophie Lippert as soloist. The Chairman Dances is a foxtrot for orchestra, taken from John Adams’ sensational opera Nixon in China. And in honor of Black History Month, the OSO will present the rarely-performed Ballade by English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, who found his biggest fame in the USA.

Tickets: $6-$60 ($6-$54 military/student)

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