PRICE: Adults: $25 Students/Seniors: $15
PHONE: 844-276-4634
TIME: 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
The Cambridge
Symphony Orchestra (CSO) presenst its Masterworks concert,
Tales of Kings and Queens, on Sunday,
March 8, 2020 at 4 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Kresge
Auditorium. Music Director Cynthia Woods conducts the orchestra.
Join the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra for a night of noble
leaders and far-off adventures, from tales of ancient biblical kings to the
most prominent American civil rights leader of the 20th century.
Duke Ellington‘s symphonic work Three Black Kings (1974) brings together kings of old and recent
history, telling the stories of Balthazar (black king of the Magi), King
Solomon and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Composing this
magnificent work at the end of his life, Ellington eulogizes Dr. King by
placing him in a historical line of black royalty, in a rich symphonic tapestry
that weaves jazz, gospel and classical influences together, the past and the
present uniting.
Nearly a century before, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed a
sweeping romantic tone poem for the story of Scheherazade (1888), who saved her own life from the hands of a
sultan by enthralling him with stories for 1,001 nights and winning his heart.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s flashy orchestrations and lush melodies evoke princes,
princesses and ships wrecked at sea, with a tender solo violin woven
throughout that gives voice to Scheherazade herself.
The concert also features Johannes Brahms‘ exuberant Academic Festival Overture (1880).
The Spotlight Partner for this event is the YWCA Cambridge, which
is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace,
justice, freedom and dignity for all. Since its founding in 1891, the YWCA
Cambridge has been an advocate for human rights and has provided safe,
affordable housing and support services for women and girls. For more
information, visit https://ywcacam.org/.
The CSO 2019–20 season is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council.
Tickets for the Kresge performance are $25
(general) and $15 (students and seniors) and can be purchased at http://www.cambridgesymphony.org.
As part of the EBT Card to Culture Program, the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra also offers
discounted admission to this concert for Massachusetts EBT cardholders: $5
general admission for adults, and free admission for kids 16 and under with the
purchase of at least one $5 adult ticket. This discount program is offered in
collaboration with the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Executive Office
of Health and Human Services’ Department of Transitional Assistance.
Established in 1975, the Cambridge Symphony
Orchestra, Inc. (CSO) is a 501(c)(3) community music organization presenting
classical music to diverse audiences who value great music in an accessible
environment. Our volunteer musicians hail from Cambridge, Somerville and other
parts of Greater Boston. As the only community orchestra in Cambridge and
Somerville, the CSO creates outstanding programing through the combined energy
of dozens of dedicated and talented individuals who believe in the importance
of classical music and expanding our community’s access to it.
For more information about the concert and about
the CSO, go to www.cambridgesymphony.org