Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Season

Concerts & Tickets

2011.2012 Season

Gershwin & Beyond

  • Sat. May 5, 2012 at 7:30 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Sun. May 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
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Edwin Outwater, conductor
Edwin Outwater,
conductor

American music in all its glorious diversity is here for you to enjoy, from the jazz-flavoured riffs of Gershwin's immortal Rhapsody in Blue, to the high-stepping cowboy songs of Copland's Rodeo, and the eloquent, heart-piercing beauty of Barber's Adagio for Strings.

Due to a shoulder injury, Conductor Joana Carneiro will unfortunately not be able to join us as planned for our Gershwin & Beyond concerts on May 5th and 6th. Graciously, Edwin Outwater has stepped in to conduct these concerts. The programme for these concerts will remain the same.

Light Classics Concerts feature musical favourites that you’re sure to recognize, and include engaging introductions from the stage. 

  • Edwin Outwater, conductor
  • Todd Yaniw, piano
Bernstein: Overture to Candide View Notes   Listen
John Adams: The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue View Notes   Listen
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Barber: Adagio for Strings Listen
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo

These performances are part of the following series

Desjardins Light Classics Concerts Series

Light Classics Media Partner