MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Contact:
Caroline Nickel
cnickel@modestosymphony.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / October 6, 2022
(Pictured from left to right: Christopher Dragon, conductor; Gabriela Martinez, piano)
Modesto Symphony Orchestra 92nd Season Opens With Rhapsody In Blue
Opening Weekend program features works by Florence Price, George Gershwin, and Antonin Dvořák
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) welcomes conductor Christopher Dragon as they open their 92nd Season on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2022. The program will open with Florence Price’s Concert Overture No. 2 then will feature pianist Gabriela Martinez on George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. The evening concludes with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”. And as part of the opening weekend festivities, the MSO will have complimentary wine and non-alcoholic beverages for all in attendance.
“We’re excited to introduce our guest conductor Christopher Dragon to Modesto,’” says Caroline Nickel, President and CEO of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. “Christopher has put together a wonderful program that highlights the ‘American Sound’. We’ll go on a journey of American music with Florence Price, who has had much of her music rediscovered in the past decade, to Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 which was inspired by his travels through America and its music. And we are thrilled to bring back pianist Gabriela Martinez to perform the piece that is hailed as a landmark in American music and propelled American composer George Gershwin to fame, Rhapsody in Blue.”
MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Rhapsody in Blue
Friday, October 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Gabriela Martinez, piano
PROGRAM
Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 2
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater
1000 I Street, Modesto
Tickets
Pricing: $19 / 29 / 39 / 49 / 69 / 94
$12 student tickets available at the Gallo Center Ticket Office. Students can purchase two $12 tickets with their student ID.
Tickets are available online through ModestoSymphony.org or through the Gallo Center for the Arts Ticket Office at (209) 338-2100.
Group Prices available: Groups of 10+ receive a 15% discount on tickets. Call (209) 338-5064 for more information.
Gallo Center Ticket Office Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00am-6:00pm / Saturday 12:00pm-6:00pm
Artist Bios
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The Modesto Symphony Orchestra is a Resident Company of The Gallo Center for the Arts. The DoubleTree Hotel is the official hotel of the MSO.
