mother's day serenade

Mother's Day Serenade

May 8, 2011
2:30 p.m.
Shaftman Performance Hall - Jefferson Center

Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Scott Williamson, tenor
Todd Palmer, clarinet
Wallace Easter, horn
Melvin Chen, piano
Steven White, conductor

HEAR

Hear the beauty of lyrical poetry and mythology in our season finale. This program celebrates music with Britten's Serenade and Ricky Ian Gordon's 21st-century take on the ancient tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. Hear two unique duos: tenor & horn, and soprano & clarinet, both accompanied by the rich sounds of RSO strings.

SEE

See these stories unfold through rhapsodic music, brought to life by the finest artists you will see and hear anywhere.

BELIEVE

The power of music that has inspired opera for centuries is alive and well right her in Roanoke.