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Upcoming Performances
Join the LSO for a celebration of Leonard Bernstein's life and music. A conductor, composer, concert pianist, Bernstein revolutionized the role of the classical musician and his works are revered and loved by America and the rest of the world. The LSO's Benefit Concert will feature music performed during the 2023 film, Maestro which explores Bernstein's passionate and tumultuous relationship with actress Felicia Montealegre.
Concert Program:
Bernstein: Anniversaries: X. for Felicia Montealegre
Bernstein: "On the Town" Three Dance Episodes
Bernstein: "On the Waterfront": Symphonic Suite
Bernstein, arr. Jack Mason: "West Side Story" (Selections for Orchestra)
Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as world-class and Olympic skaters take the ice alongside the sensational sounds of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra. Prepare to be transported to otherworldly realms as the orchestra brings iconic music from Star Wars and Star Trek to life, while also delighting audiences with hits from U2 and more.
Program includes:
Calvin Custer: Star Trek Through the Years
Gustav Holst: Uranus, The Magician from The Planets
John Williams: The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) from Stars Wars Suite for Orchestra
U2: Where the Streets Have No Name
Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets
John Williams: Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-terrestial
Gustav Holst: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from The Planets
John Williams: Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
Gustav Holst: Mercury, the Winged Messenger from The Planets
Please join us for the closing concert of the 2023-2024 season. The LSO will perform all movements of the The Planets which Ralph Vaughn Williams described as the “perfect equilibrium of two sides of Holst's nature, the melodic and the mystic.” The program also includes Adolphus Hailstork's moving composition honoring the legacy and sacrifice of a monumental leader, Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed, In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Concert includes:
Adolphus Hailstork: Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed, In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Williams: Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
Gustav Holst: The Planets (complete)