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The Bard, Brogue and Birthdays

What a season! Every concert a unique event made just for you.

We start with a celebration of “The Bard,” William Shakespeare. Music for operas and ballets by Prokofiev and William Walton based on two of his greatest plays – “Romeo and Juliet” And “Henry V”. With a Shakespearean actor reciting famous lines, we will feel as if we are at the Globe Theater. November has us promenading through a gallery listening to music inspired by the most engaging paintings. We celebrate American music icon Gunther Schuller’s 100th birthday with his “Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee”. Then onward into the Russian gallery with Modest Mussorgsky and his magnificent “Pictures at an Exhibition”.

We’ll say Happy Holidays with an Irish brogue as we welcome one of America’s great Irish fiddlers Liz Knowles as she joins the GFS and two of the region’s high school choirs, for a Celtic Christmas – Silver Bells and Begorrah! Looking for something new? - our March program will for the first time celebrate the wind, brass and percussion sections of the orchestra as they play alone and with a small army of local high school students as these young musicians thrill to sitting side-by-side with the pros.

“Happy Birthday America!” We will shout together as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with an inspiring afternoon of American music: Joplin to Copland, Ives to Ellington. We will revive our nationally renowned GFS premiere in Joan Tower’s ”Made in America” as well as premiere a GFS commission by Chris Brubeck, the country’s foremost composer of music combing jazz and classical streams. The best musical birthday party you can imagine!

Breathless as you read this? Just wait until you join our growing audience of enthusiastic music lovers and experience the magic of a Glens Falls Symphony season and feel the excitement.
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