Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 in the Lower Lobby. Kenneth Kiesler, conductor. The USO’s opening concert offers a kaleidoscope of styles, soloists and atmospheres. The program begins with Beethoven\&##39;s Egmont Overture, and reaches its exciting conclusion with the color and brilliance of the Firebird Suite by Stravinsky. Two winners of the 2013 SMTD Concerto Competition return to the Hill Auditorium stage to perform their winning pieces, this time with the USO. Katherine Calcamuggio sings John Corigliano\&##39;s wonderfully evocative songs on words of Bob Dylan, "Mr. Tambourine Man," and Zachary Stern plays the lyrical Saxophone Concerto by Paul Creston. PROGRAM: Beethoven – Egmont Overture; Corigliano – Mr. Tambourine Man; Creston – Concerto for Saxophone; Stravinsky – Firebird Suite