Song and Symphony

Gustav Mahler famously opined that “his time would come.” During his lifetime, his works were not overwhelming critical successes and often faced harsh criticism; decades later, his music has become more popular and successful than he could have ever imagined. Orchestras around the world routinely fill concert halls when Mahler’s name is on the program!

We’re excited to welcome back tenor Brian Wallin to sing with the MSO! A gifted and versatile artist, he will be singing selected songs from Mahler’s different song cycles written for voice and orchestra. Mahler is usually known as the ultimate symphonist, but he was also an expert at setting poetry to his unique orchestral palette.

The program will conclude with the first movement from his First Symphony. Mahler once told fellow composer, Jean Sibelius, that “A symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything.” Mahler’s First certainly embodies that ethos! It opens softly with 7 octaves of the note A, which Mahler called the “tuning of the universe.” From there, we get treated to orchestral colors, melodies, and excitement that only Mahler can give us. This is not to be missed!

More program details TBA.

Individual tickets available soon!