New Texas Symphony Orchestra concert exploring the theme of nature, with works by Beethoven, Lisa Neher and Takeshi Yoshimatsu.
The New Texas Symphony Orchestra opens its new season at Moody Performance Hall on Sunday, October 18, with a concert titled Nature. It's the first stop in a season they've called ROOTS, which they're building around the elements that root us to who we are, where we come from, and what matters. Nature takes that as a starting point and runs with it, looking at the forces that nourish, protect, sustain, and sometimes overwhelm us—moving from the beauty to the terror of the natural world.
The program follows that arc. It starts with Beethoven's babbling brook and works its way toward the violent tornado of Twister, an orchestral piece by Portland composer Lisa Neher. The concert closes with And Birds Are Still... op. 72 by Takeshi Yoshimatsu, Japan's most prolific contemporary composer. Between the two, you've got a line that stretches from a German classic to a modern American take on a storm, and then over to a Japanese contemporary.
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Dr. Michelle Perrin Blair, the orchestra's Artistic Director and Conductor, leads the ensemble. The whole thing is a free performance, so it's a low-stakes way to catch a full orchestral program on a Sunday afternoon. The concert is at 3 PM at Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201. Admission is free.
