Colors and shades. Darkness and Light. Prisms and rainbows. Our 2021-22 season is a spectrum of sounds that calls us to see and hear our world in new ways.

The sonnets, serenades and symphonies of Coleridge-Taylor, Elgar and Dvořák display the shared influence and storytelling prowess of three turn of the century contemporaries. Beethoven’s “Pastoral” symphony explores an inner world of feelings inspired by life in the Austrian countryside, and Still’s fifth symphony is a musical epic wherein “the lands of the Western Hemisphere are raised from the bosom of the Atlantic.” Michael Abel’s Global Warming sets a vast, futuristic desert against a lush interplay of global musical traditions. Mary Kouyoumdjian and soloist Jeff Anderle join us for the world premier of a new concerto for bass clarinet. Finally, Florence Price’s fourth symphony weaves spirituals, dances, hymns and symphonic drama together in a lush, complex and captivating symphony that only she could have penned.

We are so excited to return to the concert hall, to see you there, and to share this transformative music with you.

Waves
Saturday, November 13, 2021
7:30pm @ Sundin Music Hall
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Petite Suite de Concert
Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

Luminous and lyrical melodies flow one upon another in the works of three turn of the century contemporaries. Circling around these melodies are the lush colors of Elgar’s serenade, the unfettered playfulness of Coleridge-Taylor’s suite, and the drama of Dvořák’s monumental symphony “From the New World.”

Rainbows – Children’s Concert
Sunday, November 14, 2021 – Time, location and repertoire TBD

Saturday, March 19, 2022
7:30pm @ O’Shaughnessy Auditorium
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale”
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 5 “The Western Hemisphere”

Across an ocean and a century, the symphonies of Beethoven and Still connect our inner worlds with the natural wonders of the world around us. Where bucolic brooks and stormy skies reflect feelings of tranquility and fear in Beethoven’s “Pastoral” symphony, Still’s is a kind of musical creation story, wherein “the lands of the Western Hemisphere are raised from the bosom of the Atlantic.”

Prisms
Saturday, June 4, 2022
7:30pm @ O’Shaughnessy Auditorium
Michael Abels: Global Warming
Mary Kouyoumdjian: Clarinet Concerto [WORLD PREMIER]
         featuring Jeff Anderle
Florence Price: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor

A stunning panoply of musical traditions and compositional voices closes the 2021-22 season. Abels’ Global Warming paints a vast futuristic desert next to a joyful dance of interwoven musical traditions. Price’s fourth symphony sings echoes of spirituals, antebellum dances and organ hymns together with lush harmonies and orchestral colors that only she can achieve. And our world premier of a new clarinet concerto by Mary Kouyoumdjian, featuring soloist Jeff Anderle, brings one of the 21st century’s most distinctive compositional voices to Minnesota.

Lake Harriet and QMC Concerts
Dates TBD – June 2022
Repertoire TBD