A Gloriously Varied Program

The works of Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, Sarah Kirkland Snider and the late great Michael Tilson Thomas in this varied and brilliant program from the National Symphony Orchestra. Led by Grammy Award-winning conductor Teddy Abrams, the orchestra also welcomes special guest performer Will Liverman, the acclaimed bass-baritone who has been lighting up opera houses around the world.

Liverman will perform Urge by Snider, a specially co-commissioned piece in which the poems of Tracy K. Smith are set to music. Next, Symphonies of Wind Instruments by Stravinsky, dedicated to Claude Debussy, delights as an example of his neo-classical work, before Street Song by Michael Tilson Thomas brings the sound of brass to the fore. Finally, Tchaikovsky's beloved Serenade for Strings perfectly closes out the evening.