Purchase Symphony Orchestra – Harmony of Histories: Diversity and Legacy in Music

The Purchase Symphony Orchestra celebrates Black History Month with Harmony of Histories: Diversity and Legacy in Music, featuring the Purchase Soul Voices, Knoelle Higginson, Director.

Ballade, Op.33 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Student Composition TBD
Ballade for Flute and Orchestra – Frank Martin
with Jessica Ringston, Flute, Concerto Competition Winner
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo – Aaron Copland
Sounds of Blackness
with the Purchase Soul Voices
Never Would’ve Made It
with the Purchase Soul Voices

Journey through a musical tapestry where history and innovation intertwine. Begin with Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballad for Orchestra. Experience the captivating Ballade for Flute and Orchestra by Frank Martin, showcasing 2023 Concerto Competition winner, Jessica Ringston, flute. Next the lively American rhythms of Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo. As we commemorate Black History Month, the powerful Purchase Soul Voices deliver an unforgettable finale. Join us for an evening of legacy, unity, and melody!

The Purchase Symphony Orchestra is made up of the phenomenally talented students of the Conservatory of Music. Every player is coached individually and jointly towards making each Purchase Symphony Orchestra concert a memorable occasion. The Purchase Symphony Orchestra is proud to represent the great tradition of Western Classical Music to the Purchase community and beyond.