Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, September 22
- 7:00p on Saturday, September 23
- 2:30p on Sunday, September 24
conductor
Ken-David Masur
bass-baritone
Dashon Burton
Daniel Kidane
Be Still
Eleanor Alberga
The Soul’s Expression
Schubert
Selected Songs
Beethoven
Symphony No. 5
CONCERT DETAILS
Music Director Ken-David Masur opens the season with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, “the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man” (E.M. Forster). This unforgettable program, co-curated by the MSO’s 2023.24 Artistic Partner, bass-baritone Dashon Burton, includes Daniel Kidane’s mid-pandemic reflection on the quiet of passing time, Be Still; Eleanor Alberga’s song cycle The Soul’s Expression, which sets poems by George Eliot, Emily Brontë, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning to music for strings and baritone; as well as a selection of beloved vocal gems by Schubert.
Please note: The special opening gala performance on Saturday, September 23 includes a modified program and will be performed without intermission.
Friday, September 22
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service
Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.
Saturday, September 23
Opening Night Gala
This performance is part of our Season Opening Gala! Please note special start time and special program. Details about the gala, and gala tickets based on availability, are available here.
MEET THE MUSIC
There will be no Meet the Music pre-concert talk on Saturday, September 23.
Sunday, September 24
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service
Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.
Support


Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, September 22
- 7:00p on Saturday, September 23
- 2:30p on Sunday, September 24
conductor
Ken-David Masur
bass-baritone
Dashon Burton
Daniel Kidane
Be Still
Eleanor Alberga
The Soul’s Expression
Schubert
Selected Songs
Beethoven
Symphony No. 5