Pre-concert lecture at 7:15PM in the lower lobby.
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor, Logan Skelton, piano, Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone
The University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director, Kenneth Kiesler, opens its 2016-17 season with music by two of America’s major composers: George Gershwin and John Adams. These will be the first performances of the new critical editions of Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F, with soloist Logan Skelton, and An American in Paris. The concert also includes John Adams's The Chairman Dances and Saxophone Concerto, with soloist Tim McAllister, who has performed the piece many times, including the world premiere with the composer conducting.

PROGRAM: Adams- The Chairman Dances; Gershwin- Piano Concerto in F; Adams- Concerto for Saxophone; Gershwin- An American in Paris