COLBURN SCHOOL: SMETANA’S MÁ VLAST

Kevin John Edusei, CONDUCTOR
Sieun Park, CELLO

Under the baton of celebrated conductor Kevin John Edusei, the Colburn Orchestra returns to The Wallis. The evening begins with Schelomo, Ernest Bloch’s dramatic Rhapsodie Hébraïque for cello and orchestra. Soloist Sieun Park portrays a modern-day King Solomon, who navigates a richly textured soundscape representing the allure of beauty and temptation.

In the second half, Smetana’s Má vlast (“My Country”) pays tribute to his Czech homeland. This beloved set of symphonic poems evokes in vivid color the Romantic spirit of land and legend. Remarkably, it was composed just after Smetana lost his hearing, and contains his most famous melody, “The Moldau.”

Anchored in excellence and powered by a new generation of talent, the Colburn Orchestra continues to captivate audiences with the precision and passion of their every note.

The Colburn Orchestra is generously underwritten by Eva and Marc Stern.

PROGRAM
Ernest Bloch, Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque
Smetana, Má vlast