Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Ballet Suite
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Beloved former TFO resident conductor Thomas Wilkins returns for Dvorak’s epic Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” full of power and longing inspired by music Dvorak heard on his journey through America. The program starts with the Hiawatha Ballet Suite by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, whose career was heavily influenced by traditional African music and poetry, especially The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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PROGRAM NOTES: Click here for printable program notes authored by Kurt Loft, or to view them on any device.
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: Catch up with former TFO conductor Thomas Wilkins, who will conduct two works influenced by Black and Native American music: Dvorak's New World Symphony and Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha Ballet Suite -- written just five years apart. All in this virtual Pre-concert Conversation.
ON THE BLOG: As Maestro Thomas Wilkins returns to conduct Dvorak’s New World Symphony, he reflects on the “new world” of orchestras: “People are just so hungry for live music.” Click here to read more on the TFO Blog
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