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Festive Fireworks: The Philadelphia Orchestra

  • Saratoga Performing Arts Center 108 Avenue of the Pines Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866 United States (map)

Eastern Daylight Time | 19:30

Opening Night of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s August residency will continue the tradition of featuring a “Festive Fireworks” program to kick-off the 2022 Orchestra season.

Highlighting the program will be the SPAC debut of BalletX, Philadelphia’s contemporary ballet company known for innovation and inclusion, premiering a new work choreographed by NYCB’s Tiler Peck. The piece will be performed with the Orchestra to Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, Anthem for Unity,* which draws from Afro-Cuban, jazz, and classical genres.

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture
VALERIE COLEMAN: Umoja, Anthem for Unity *
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

*World premiere

Conductor: Erina Yashima

Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra

Source:: https://spac.org/event/the-philadelphia-orchestra-22/
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