Jefferson Night at the Orchestra: Yannick and Hélène Open the Season
Date and time
Location
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
300 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102Description
Mix and mingle with fellow Jefferson students during an evening at The Philadelphia Orchestra!
Umoja, a world premiere commission by American composer Valerie Coleman, launches our 2019-20 season. Ms. Coleman's spirited music draws from Afro-Cuban, jazz, and classical genres. Umoja—meaning unity in Swahili—is alive with all these influences. Bartók's gorgeous Third Concerto, performed by Yannick's good friend Hélène Grimaud, is as vibrant today as the day The Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy gave the world premiere at the Academy of Music in 1946. This program, inspired by music of American roots, concludes with Dvorák's wondrous “New World” Symphony. (Source: The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Jefferson student tickets include the performance as well as a pre-concert event.
Faculty/staff concert tickets must be purchased separately. Use discount code for up to 30% off at philorch.org. (Sections Orchestra 1 and Tier 1 are excluded from the promo code.) Contact Rebecca.E.Harris@Jefferson.edu for discount code.
6:30 PM - Pre-concert event
8 PM - Concert at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for Performing Arts
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Conductor
Hélène Grimaud - Piano
PROGRAM
Coleman - Umoja, for orchestra
Bartók - Piano Concerto No. 3
INTERMISSION - Intermission
Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World")
**Important note** In the event that you can no longer attend the performance, please inform the Office of Student Life & Engagement so your space may be made available to another student. Any cancellations after 5 p.m. one day prior to the event, or no-shows, will result in a $25 hold attached to your student account.
For more information, please contact the Office of Student Life & Engagement at humanities@jefferson.edu or 215-503-9050.