Kenneth Kiesler, conductor. Featuring soloist David Halen, the newest member of the SMTD violin faculty, and longtime concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. The program opens with the John Adams\&##39;s exuberant and fantastic Short Ride on a Fast Machine, and concludes with Mahler\&##39;s First Symphony. The USO is winner of both the Grammy Award and the American Prize. PROGRAM: Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto, David Halen, violin; Mahler - Symphony No. 1. Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 in the Lower Lobby