Music carries our stories. It holds memory, culture, and emotion, linking us to those who came before and those yet to come. Tian’s A Thousand Years of Good Prayers opens the evening with a piece that reflects on history and tradition, full of quiet strength and deep feeling. Then, violinist Ray Chen takes us into the rich, romantic world of Bruch’s Violin Concerto—a piece that feels both deeply personal and universally moving. Finally, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra shines a light on every part of the ensemble, proving that music, like history, is built on many voices working together.
Conductor
Timothy Muffitt
Featured Artists
Ray Chen, Violin
Program
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Zhou Tian
Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor
Max Bruch
Concerto for Orchestra
Bartok
