The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (RSO) continues its 60th anniversary season on Saturday, April 5th with a concert titled HEROES & HOPE featuring the outstanding professional musicians of the RSO, under the leadership of Music Director Eric Mahl.
The concert opens with the lively Danse Nègre by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, followed by Margaret Bonds’ beautiful Montgomery Variations, including a very special prelude by acclaimed tenor Tshombe Selby. The performance concludes with the powerful Symphony No. 4 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Symphony No. 4 features all the hallmarks of great Tchaikovsky – brilliant orchestration, gorgeous melodies, romantic intensity and influences of Russian folk song. The symphony was a breakthrough work, a huge creative leap beyond the composer’s first three symphonies and other Russian composers of that time. “This is a piece that must be heard live to be fully experienced” says RSO Executive Director Laurie Kenagy. “We are so fortunate to have a world-class orchestra locally to perform music of this scale. We are also excited to introduce Ridgefield to Tshombe Selby, who joins the orchestra for a beautiful prelude to the Montgomery Variations.”
Tickets can be purchased by calling the RSO box office at 203-438-3889 or online at https://ridgefieldsymphony.org/buy-tickets-2024-2025
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra is a professional nonprofit symphony orchestra with the mission to enrich the cultural lives of the citizens of Ridgefield and surrounding communities by presenting musical performances of the highest artistic quality. The RSO also strives to increase the appreciation for music through active community involvement and innovative educational programs.