Ken-David Masur makes his Minnesota Orchestra conducting debut in a concert that honors musical heroes and hometown heroes. Jon Kimura Parker shares the stage with the Orchestra performing music by legends such as George Gershwin, John Williams, William Grant Still, Amy Beach and Samuel Barber. After a year of great adversity in the world, we offer this program in the spirit of celebration and deep gratitude.

Program
WILLIAMS
Summon the Heroes

BEACH
Allegro con fuoco, from Gaelic Symphony

PERKINSON
Alla sarabande and Alla burletta, from Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations

BARBER
Essay No. 1

HIRTZ
Wizard of Oz Fantasy for Solo Piano, based on the themes of Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart

STILL
Moderately slow, from Symphony No. 2

GERSHWIN
Allegro, from Piano Concerto in F