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A Gershwin Celebration SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Elizabeth Jerstad, violin (Young Musician Concerto Competition Winner) An evening of George Gershwin highlighting music from Porgy and Bess with bass-baritone, Kevin Deas, and Gershwin’s most celebrated orchestral works, Cuban Overture and An American KEVIN DEAS in Paris. SDSO Young Musician Concerto Competition Winner, Elizabeth Jerstad, performs Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole.
Ravishing Rachmaninoff SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Corigliano Symphony No. 1 Widely regarded as his greatest orchestral music, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances opens the SDSO’s classical series. A deeply emotional work, John Corigliano’s Grammy Award®-winning Symphony No. 1 is a memorial to the friends he lost during the JOHN CORIGLIANO AIDS epidemic and inspired by the 1987 AIDS Memorial Quilt which remains the world’s largest community art project.
COMMUNITY John Corigliano spends time in Sioux Falls, CONNECTIONS first meeting with Roosevelt High School’s choir, orchestra, and band students as they discuss Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1. Corigliano will also meet with composers from throughout the region, and the public is invited to hear Corigliano speak at Augustana University on October 4th, 2019 at 1:00 PM in Hamre Hall.
OCTOBER 4, 2019 | 1:00 PM Augustana University: Hamre Hall
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Pictures at an Exhibition SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Visuals by Adrian Wyard Hindemith Mathis der Maler Adam Schoenberg Finding Rothko Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Visual art meets the orchestra in this concert, which showcases how a composer brings NO. 61 paintings to life through music. Adam (RUST AND BLUE), Schoenberg’s Finding Rothko pays tribute BY MARK ROTHKO to the abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. Modest Mussorgsky’s famous Pictures at an Exhibition is a colorful musical depiction of art by Viktor Hartmann.
SDSO Family Concert: Pictures at an Exhibition SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019 | 2:30 PM Washington Pavilion Thomas Fortner, conductor Visuals by Adrian Wyard
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition brings paintings of Viktor Hartmann to life through Ravel’s brilliant orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky’s original piano composition accompanied by artwork from Sioux Falls students displayed THE PARIS CATACOMBS, on the big screen above the orchestra. BY VIKTOR HARTMANN
COMMUNITY Students of local schools create works in their art CONNECTIONS classes influenced by Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Their artwork is displayed outside of the concert hall during the performances and on the big screen during the Family Concert and during the Young People’s Concerts on November 25.
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Handel MESSIAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019 | 7:00 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 | 7:00 PM First Lutheran Church Delta David Gier, conductor Dr. James Johnson, chorusmaster Natalia Salemmo, soprano Denise Gamez, mezzo-soprano Thomas Hueber, tenor Benjamin Sieverding, bass South Dakota Symphony Chorus
Handel Messiah, HWV 56
Experience Handel’s transcendent Messiah with the SDSO. The most famous of Handel’s oratorios, Messiah is a meditation on the life of Jesus Christ, and a beautiful way to usher in the holiday season.
Christmas with the Symphony: ‘Tis the Season SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019 | 2:30 PM Washington Pavilion Andy Einhorn, conductor Dr. James Johnson, chorusmaster Andrea Ross, vocalist Ryan Vona, vocalist South Dakota Symphony Chorus
Bring family and friends to the Washington Pavilion and celebrate the sounds of the Christmas season! ANDY EINHORN Award-winning Broadway conductor and pianist Andy Einhorn mixes traditional Christmas favorites with music from Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers. With orchestral selections from the Nutcracker to White Christmas and a holiday sing-a- long, this year’s ‘Tis the Season has something for everyone.
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Daphnis and Chloé SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Dakota String Quartet Doosook Kim, violin Magdalena Modzelewska, violin Yi-Chun Lin, viola Robert Erhard, cello Sioux Falls Lion Dance Team
Zhou Long Poems from Tang Dakota String Quartet
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé DAPHNIS ET CHLOE, OIL ON CANVAS BY Celebrate Chinese New Year with a special LOUISE MARIE-JEANNE appearance by the Sioux Falls Lion Dance HERSENT-MAUDUIT Team. Dive into the sparkling soundscape world of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Zhou Long’s concerto for string quartet, Poems from Tang, featuring the SDSO’s own Dakota String Quartet. The music from Ravel’s most famous ballet, Daphnis et Chloé, takes us on a journey of love, loss and reunification.
COMMUNITY Composer Zhou Long visits the Chinese CONNECTIONS Association in Brookings and Sioux Falls the week leading up to the performance. The Sioux Falls Lion Dance Team performs at the top of the Saturday, January 11 concert.
Brass Transit: The Best of Chicago SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Thomas Fortner, conductor
The world’s foremost Chicago tribute band joins the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra for a brass blast! “Saturday in the Park,”“25 or 6 to 4,” “Wishing You Were Here,” and more.
The Wizard of Oz SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 | 2:30 PM Washington Pavilion Thomas Fortner, conductor
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Washington Pavilion and experience “The Wizard of Oz” as never before! Watch the exquisitely re-mastered film projected on the big screen as the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra performs the unforgettable score live.
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Dramatic Tchaikovsky SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Anthony Ross, cello Darrel Fickbohm, actor
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante Anthony Ross, cello Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Darrel Fickbohm, actor
Minnesota Orchestra’s principal cellist Anthony Ross joins the SDSO as soloist for ANTHONY ROSS Prokofiev’s masterful Sinfonia Concertante. Tchaikovsky’s Manfred is the musical depiction of Lord Byron’s dramatic poem, which comes to life through readings by Sioux Falls very own Darrel Fickbohm.
COMMUNITY In partnership with the Siouxland Library’s CONNECTIONS Downtown location, Maestro Delta David Gier and actor Darrel Fickbohm hosts A Night of Music and Literature on February 13 at 7:00 PM. Come listen to the history and artistry around Tchaikovsky’s “Manfred” Symphony in preparation for the concert.
FEBRUARY 13TH, 2020 | 7:00 PM Siouxland Libraries Downtown Library
The Ring Without Words SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 | 7:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor
Wagner/Maazel The Ring Without Words
Take a symphonic journey through Richard Wagner’s epic four-opera Ring Cycle in just 70 minutes! The Ring Without Words is Lorin Maazel’s arrangement of the Ring’s orchestral music beginning with the first note of Rheingold and finishing with the last chord of Götterdämmerung.
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The Music of John Williams SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020 | 2:30 PM Washington Pavilion Thomas Fortner, conductor
Join the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra for an out-of-this-world program featuring music from multiple Academy Award®-winning film composer John Williams. Blockbuster scores from Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET, Harry Potter and more! JOHN WILLIAMS
Mozart Requiem SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020 | 2:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Dr. James Johnson, chorusmaster Hannah Celeste Lu, soprano Nicole Warner, mezzo-soprano Timothy Bentch, tenor Stephen Bryant, bass-baritone South Dakota Symphony Chorus Pärt Stabat Mater Mozart/Süssmayr Requiem WOLFGANG AMADEUS Mozart’s choral masterpiece is paired MOZART with the gripping Stabat Mater from Arvo Pärt—the perfect way to honor Palm Sunday.
COMMUNITY Music Director Delta David Gier leads theological CONNECTIONS conversations about the Stabat Mater and Requiem at area churches, partnering with Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant congregations during the Lenten season. People of all faiths are welcome to join in the discussion.
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Beethoven’s Ninth SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2020 | 2:30 PM Washington Pavilion Delta David Gier, conductor Dr. James Johnson, chorusmaster Saili Oak, Indian classical vocalist Priti Ghandi, soprano Cassandra Zoe Velasco, mezzo-soprano Roderick Dixon, tenor SeungHyeon Baek, bass-baritone South Dakota Symphony Chorus Roosevelt High School Chorus Washington High School Chorus
Esmail Meri Sakhi Ki Avaaz LUDWIG VAN (My Sister’s Voice) BEETHOVEN Jandali TBD (World Premiere) Music Composition Academy Selections Moncayo Huapango Beethoven Symphony No. 9, D minor (Choral)
In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, the SDSO season finale is his glorious Symphony No. 9—best known for its culminating “Ode to Joy.” This entire concert is a globe-trotting program including music from Indian, Arab, and Mexican composers, and featuring a multicultural quartet of singers for the Ninth!
COMMUNITY Composers Reena Esmail and Malek Jandali are in CONNECTIONS Sioux Falls for the second annual SDSO Bridging Cultures concert at Avera Health on Wednesday, April 15. Choruses from Roosevelt and Washington High Schools join forces with the SDSO Chorus for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
The SDSO 2019 Gala SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 | 6:00 PM Washington Pavilion The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Gala is Sioux Falls’ premier fundraising event. Held on the stage of the beautiful Mary W. Sommervold Hall of the Washington Pavilion, this event welcomes over 300 guests from the Sioux Falls region. The evening begins with cocktails and a silent auction followed by dinner, a performance by SDSO musicians, a live auction, and dancing.
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$125 per ticket or $1,250 per table.
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SDSYO Concerts The SDSYO enhances young musicians’ talents in an inspiring and educational group setting. Through participation, students build leadership skills, develop musical talents, and create lasting friendships. The SDSYO encourages these students to enjoy a life of active engagement in the arts. Camerata SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019 | 6:00 PM SDSYO’s new chamber Washington Pavilion music program that Thomas Fortner, conductor fosters technical skills Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia conductor with a challenging Youth Orchestra repertoire of music while Philharmonia working in small groups Sinfonia with focused instruction. Students learn to listen SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020 | 6:00 PM Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center to each other and become responsible for Thomas Fortner, conductor their own parts, learning Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia conductor to meet the challenges Youth Orchestra of performing at a Philharmonia high level. Sinfonia Prelude Strings WINTER RECITAL: TUE SDAY, FEBRUARY 4 & SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2020 | 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM
Thomas Fortner, conductor SPRING RECITAL: Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia conductor TUESDAY, MAY 5 & Youth Orchestra WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Philharmonia 7:30 PM Sinfonia Performances to be held at the Belbas Theater, Washington Pavilion
Stained Glass Series Experience the vitality and brilliance of your SDSO musicians in an intimate setting. Both the Dakota String Quartet and Dakota Wind Quintet have created extraordinary programs comprised of beautiful masterpieces of chamber repertoire that will illuminate the mind and heart on these Sunday afternoons. Tickets are $10. Refreshments will be served DAKOTA STRING QUARTET at intermission.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019 | 2:30 PM First Congregational Church Dakota String Quartet
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 | 2:30 PM Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Dakota Wind Quintet
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2020 | 2:30 PM DAKOTA WIND QUINTET St. Katharine Drexel Parish Dakota String Quartet Dakota Wind Quintet
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CONCERT 6:30 PM BEFORE SATURDAY CLASSICAL PERFORMANCES INSIGHTS 1:30 PM BEFORE SUNDAY CLASSICAL PERFORMANCES Join Music Director Delta David Gier as he contextualizes the music and enriches the performance with background on guest artists and the repertoire.
7 @ 7 7:00 PM BEFORE SATURDAY CLASSICAL PERFORMANCES Assistant Conductor Thomas Fortner leads a fast-paced and energetic pre-concert talk highlighting seven things to listen for in the evening’s concert.
CRESCENDO ADULTS AGES 19–35 can purchase tickets to any Bring a Friend! Classical Series concert for just $10.
CHILDREN AGES 5–18 can attend Classical Series concerts for free with the purchase of an adult ticket. Members of the community who have never experienced the orchestra can receive a complimentary ticket to their first Classical Series concert.
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