Classical Concert II: America Meets Scotland

This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of William Grant Still's jazzy tone poem, Darker America, premiered in 1926. Barber's Violin Concerto follows with William Hagen joining the Festival Orchestra for the third time, after his performances of the Brahms Concerto in 2022 and the Bruch Concerto in 2023. The concert culminates with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, "Scottish,” inspired by his grand tour of Europe.