The 熊猫在线视频 Orchestra will present 鈥淭he Symphonic Story of Home,鈥� a hymn-sing program with the members of the audience encouraged to participate as vocalists, on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The concert explores the meaning of home in two different contexts: the first half is about home in Holland and the United States; the second half is about home from the biblical perspective.
The first half of the concert will feature American music through the sound worlds of Michael Kamen and Morten Lauridsen 鈥� two world-renowned American composers. Following thee two contrasting pieces of American music, the orchestra will turn its attention to Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 well-known Symphony No. 9, a work inspired by the American landscape and American folk music during the composer鈥檚 time in the U.S.
After intermission, the audience will be invited to join in hymn singing, including many well-known hymns such as 鈥淗ow Great Thou Art,鈥� 鈥淲hen Peace Like a River鈥� and 鈥淎mazing Grace.鈥�
The orchestra is under the direction of Samuel Pang, assistant professor of music instruction. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Pang holds a Master of Music degree, a Bachelor of Music degree, and a Performer鈥檚 Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Theological Studies as an off-campus student at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Pang has taught and performed in multiple cities in Asia, Europe and North America. He has conducted symphony orchestras in prominent concert halls worldwide, including the Musikverein in Vienna, Vigad贸 Concert Hall in Budapest, Smetana Hall in Prague and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets.