Sound and Fury

Free pre-concert talks at 1 pm and 1:25 pm (open to all), ticketed concert at 2 pm 

We look forward to welcoming you back to Witherspoon Hall for a favorite partnership program with Omaha Symphony. Join us on six selected Sunday afternoons, October through May, for repertoire ranging from exciting new works to established gems. Plan to arrive early to stroll the galleries, enjoy lunch in The Cafe, or make a stop in The Shop. 

Tickets available at ticketomaha.com, by calling Ticket Omaha at (402) 345-0606, or at the door the day of the concert. 

1 pm talk –presented by Karin Campbell, Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art, focusing on John Chamberlain’s Lady Charlene and the Marsh Harriers (1989)

1:25 pm talk - presented by Symphony staff 

2 pm concert – Sound and Fury 

Delving into the velvet sound world of low brass, Principal Trombone Patrick Pfister and Sandström’s Wahlberg Variations centers a program featuring the best of multiple centuries of music. Haydn’s delightful “Il Distratto” not only opens the program, but it also inspired British composer phenom Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, along with another theatrical extreme: Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes is a true showcase for the entire orchestra, each variation a highlight of a different musician or section. 

JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No. 60, “Il Distratto” 

JAN SANDSTRÖM:  Wahlberg Variations   

ANNA CLYNE: Sound and Fury 

ALBERTO GINASTERA: Variaciones Concertantes