Keehun Nam, Guest Conductor DVOŘÁK: Carnival Overture, op. 92 IVES/arr. SCHUMAN: Variations on America STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) RAVEL: "The Fairy Garden" from The Mother Goose Suite After conducting across Europe and the United States, Keehun Nam has returned to Minnesota to grow and invest in musical communities in his home state. […]
Hannah Schendel, Guest Conductor MONTGOMERY: Starburst COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Overture to The Song of Hiawatha, Op. 30 DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, “From the New World” Hannah Schendel is establishing herself as a brilliant and collaborative young conductor. She was awarded second place in the The American Prize Competition 2021 in the community […]
Nkeiru Okoye, Composer The WSO Presents: CELEBRATION Nkeiru Okoye: Voices Shouting Out Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso, op. 66 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Join us as we CELEBRATE our first concert of the season, and new beginnings with Music Director Hannah Schendel. Nkeiru Okoye is a female, African American composer who wrote this piece in response to […]