WELCOME
Welcome! The summer season is a highlight of the Charlotte Symphony’s year — a time when we’re able to tour Charlotte’s beautiful parks and its diverse and vibrant neighborhoods, sharing with our community the beauty and power of live orchestral music. June is a particularly busy month for the Symphony! Summer Pops returns to Symphony Park with three programs featuring Big-Band music, Hollywood favorites, and a special collaboration with Opera Carolina. Patriotic works take center stage — or should I say center field — at our annual “Celebrate America” concert at Truist Field, and we’ll experience the magic of John Williams’s brilliant score for Jurassic Park when the CSO performs the music live to the film.
The Symphony will also present five free community concerts throughout the Charlotte region this month, including the CSO’s debut at Little Rock AME Zion Church, and two On Tap performances at Cabarrus and Triple C Breweries. We’re so proud that the CSO’s Summer Pops concerts have become a yearly tradition for so many of you and your families since they began nearly 40 years ago. As we look back on that long history, we’re ever more aware of the privilege it is to be welcomed into your beautiful communities and we look forward to seeing you at a performance in your neighborhood soon. Thank you and enjoy the concert!
David Fisk President & CEO
CONTENTS Swing into Summer.......................4 Hooray for Hollywood!.................5 From Bohème to Broadway..........6 Conductor Bios...............................8 Musicians..........................................10 Frequently Asked Questions.......12 3
