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Setting sail in the new year, the Symphony Orchestra continues with a tribute to the music of Italy and Spain. Italian flautist, Andrea Oliva, considered one of the finest flute artists in the world, joins the orchestra to perform Joaquin Rodrigo’s Fantasia para un gentilhombre. Sir James Galway proclaimed him to be “one of the best flutists of his generation – a shining star in the flute world.” The Orchestra will also perform de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance and the exciting and pictorial work, The Pines of Rome, by Ottorino Respighi. This work depicts the Roman pine tree settings of the Villa Borghese Gardens, the catacombs on the Janiculum Hill and along the Appian Way.

The Titan

Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.

Bennett Auditorium

Michael Miles, conductor Taylor Hightower, baritone

The sensational season finale finds Southern Miss voice professor, Dr. Taylor Hightower, singing Songs of the Wayfarer by Gustav Mahler. This series of art songs forms the basis of thematic material for the season’s monumental conclusion- Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 – The Titan. Supplemented by additional brass, woodwinds and percussion, audiences will experience the genius of Mahler and the full gamut of emotions in this epic finale that also marks a fond “bon voyage” to our music director on his retirement.

Don’t miss this momentous evening to celebrate your symphony!