Concert hall chart-toppers. The MSO's Classical Spectacular is the symphonic equivalent of the Billboard 100.
These are not merely famous works, but pieces that have become part of our collective cultural imagination. It’s music that transcends the concert hall.
Leonard Weiss conducts while Concertmaster Natalie Chee takes the lead in Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending , soaring above the orchestra in a piece that invites the listener into a world of quiet wonder and reflection.
In contrast, The Flight of the Bumblebee is frantic and agile, with rapid passages creating the illusion of a bee buzzing through Hamer Hall.
The mood shifts again with the mythic and thundering Ride of the Valkyries, before dancing the night away with Copland’s Hoe-Down and selections from Bizet’s Carmen .
Spanning opera, ballet, film and symphonic repertoire, these works have earned an enduring place in the hearts of audiences for generations.
Throw in the wonderous Flying Theme from ET and the bubbling overture to Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and you have a program with something for everyone and a guaranteed good time for all!
