The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra has announced the concert lineup for its 2024-25 season. Led by music director Mark Latham, here’s what the orchestra-in-residence at MassBay Community College has planned. Tickets here.
Opening concert—The Forces of Destiny
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2pm
- Giuseppe Verdi: Forza del Destino Overture
- Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers
- Cindy McTee: The Unquestioned Answer
- Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12
From the Americas
Sunday, November 3, 2pm
- Carlos Simon: Breathe
- Samuel Barber: Cello Concerto, Brent Selby, cello
- Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story
Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 14, 2pm
- music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Straus II
- traditional songs
- annual Sing-A-Long
Celebrate the Symphony
Sunday, February 9, 2pm
- Overture TBA
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Family Concert: Hymns to Nature
Sunday, March 23, 2pm
- music by Bedřich Smetana, Antonio Vivaldi. and Aaron Copland
- featured will be Michael H. Welles, the WSO Young Soloist Competition winner
The Hero’s Journey
Sunday, May 11, 2pm
- Overture – TBA
- Nielsen Flute concerto, Jennifer Wright, flute
- Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
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