MORNING HEADLINES | Charleston’s rich cultural heritage will resonate through New York’s Carnegie Hall Wednesday as it features performance by the College of Charleston Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony and the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra.
“A Charleston Celebration” will showcase “the Holy City’s vibrant artistry, highlighting works by Charleston composers, including Edward Hart’s A Charleston Concerto featuring the acclaimed Harlem Quartet. The groups pay tribute to the city’s connections to New York through the works of Gershwin and Dvořák,” according to the venue.
Yuriy Bekker will conduct the Charleston Symphony and the College of Charleston Orchestra. Ryo Hasegawa will conduct the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra. More on how New York will celebrate Charleston.
The program includes:
- Thomas Cabiniss: Charleston Mix (World premiere)
- Jenkins: Charlestonia
- Sibelius: Finlandia
- Yiorgos Vassilandonakis: Corsaro (N.Y. premiere)
- Trevor Weston: Subwaves
- Dvorak: Finale: Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”
- Edward Hart: A Charleston Concerto (NY Premiere)
- George Gershwin: An American in Paris
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