SUN OCT 18, 2026 4pm

Viva Las Américas | SHARED IDENTITY

Open the season with Viva las Américas, a vibrant celebration of the many cultures, identities, and musical traditions that have shaped the Americas. The plural title reflects the heart of the program: many distinct voices existing side by side, each retaining its own identity while contributing to a shared musical experience.

Program

JOSÉ PABLO MONCAYO, Huapango
Justin Han, Adrian Gnam ICWC Winner

GEORGE GERSHWIN, Piano Concerto in F major, Mvmt. 1
Mengyuan Li, Piano, Ruth Kern Young Artists Series Winner

JOAQUÍN RODRIGO, Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
John Huston, Guitar

ALBERTO GINASTERA, Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a
1. Los Trabajadores Agrícolas
2. Danza del Trigo
3. Los Peones de Hacienda
4. Danza Final, Malambo

ARTURO MÁRQUEZ, Danzón No. 2

SAT DEC 12, 2026 4pm

A Winter in London | PLACE & BELONGING

Explore England’s rich musical heritage through A Winter in London, a program centered on place, community, and belonging. A city is more than a location; it is a living collection of people, memories, traditions, sounds, and shared experiences. Through music rooted in England’s cultural landscape, this program reflects the ways people shape a place, and in turn, how a place becomes part of who they are.

Program

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Folk Song Suite

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK, Romance for Violin and Orchestra
D. Philip Reesman, Violin

JOHN THOMAS DODSON, What Child is This?

JOHN THOMAS DODSON, Carol Sing

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Symphony No. 2 “A London Symphony”

SUN MAR 7, 2027 4pm

Awakenings | DISCOVERY & BECOMING

Celebrate renewal, imagination, and discovery with Awakenings, a program exploring what becomes possible when potential is given the opportunity to emerge. An awakening can happen within an individual, a community, or an orchestra, as something previously unseen begins to take shape and the future becomes visible in the present.

Program

OTTORINO RESPIGHI, Pines of Rome
The Appian Way

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, The Lark Ascending
Ayano Hata, Violin, Ruth Kern Young Artists Series

JEAN SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 5
Mvmt. 3 “Swan Hymn”

2027 Art in Music Presentation —

IGOR STRAVINSKY, The Firebird Suite (1919)
Infernal Dance of King Kashchei
Berceuse
Finale

HANS ZIMMER, Interstellar Suite, arr. Daniel de la Rosa Oliva
Atlanta MET side-by-side with members of Oglethorpe University Symphony Orchestra
Nico Gutierrez, conductor

SUN APR 18, 2027 4pm

Echoes of the East | MEMORY & CONTINUITY

Echoes of the East explores how music carries memory across time, connecting generations through voices that return, change, and take on new meaning. Works by Borodin, Dvořák, and Shostakovich bring the past into conversation with the present, as a young artist gives new voice to a beloved concerto and a familiar chamber work is heard anew through an orchestral setting by John Thomas Dodson.

Program

ALEXANDER BORODIN, Overture to Prince Igor

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK, Cello Concerto in B minor, Mvmt. 1
Philip Jeong, Cello, Ruth Kern Young Artists Series Winner

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Piano Quintet in G Minor for Orchestra
Orchestral setting by John Thomas Dodson

ALEXANDER BORODIN, Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

ABE GERSON, Rhapsody

SUN MAY 23, 2027 4pm

Fate and Freedom | CHOICE & PURPOSE

Conclude the season with Fate and Freedom, a powerful reflection on choice, purpose, and the direction we choose to create together. As the final chapter of All Together Now, the program asks how we respond to the circumstances and histories that shape us, reminding us that while fate may shape the path, freedom determines the direction.

Program

JEAN SIBELIUS, Finlandia, Op. 26

FRANZ LISZT, Les Préludes

JEAN SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43