Stephanie Childress — a conductor with “irresistible, headlong energy” (Financial Times) — leads one of classical music’s grandest spectacles: Holst’s The Planets. With movements including the ethereal “Neptune, the Mystic” to the thundering “Mars, the Bringer of War,” this iconic suite sweeps you to the heavens. The MSO’s own Margaret Butler takes center stage with an all-too-rarely showcased cousin to the oboe, the English horn; Ned Rorem’s gleaming concerto, in five brief movements, offers evocative titles such as “Love Letter,” “Perpetual Motion,” and “Recurring Dream.” The program opens with a world premiere for strings by Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Kouyoumdjian — “her style is never far from profound rapture,” claims The Los Angeles Times.

Holst’s The Planets

Start Time

conductor

Women of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

chorus director

english horn

Mary Kouyoumdjian

Rorem

Holst

CONCERT DETAILS

ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE

MEET THE MUSIC

Food & Beverage Service featuring Staccato Bites

MEET THE MUSIC

Food & Beverage Service featuring Staccato Bites

MEET THE MUSIC

Food & Beverage Service featuring Staccato Bites

Support

Start Time

conductor

Women of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

chorus director

english horn

Mary Kouyoumdjian

Rorem

Holst