Opening the evening is ragtime king Scott Joplin’s overture to his only opera, Treemonisha. As with Gershwin, Aaron Copland took inspiration from and incorporated elements of jazz and vaudeville into his Music for the Theatre. Victor Herbert’s A Suite of Serenades, four short movements inspired by the sights and sounds of exotic lands, was premiered at the same concert as Rhapsody in Blue in 1924. Additionally, Fenwick will perform the parody-filled first piano concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich, which also prominently features our principal trumpet player, Justin Kohan.

• Overture to Treemonisha – Scott Joplin
• A Suite of Serenades – Victor Herbert
• Piano Concerto No. 1 – Dmitri Shostakovich
• Music for the Theatre – Aaron Copland
• Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin

Presented by: Larry & Nancy Hoover
Co-Sponsored by: Linda & Leo Casey

Additional support provided by: Visit Canton, ArtsinStark, and the Ohio Arts Council

Season subscriptions will be available for sale and renewal starting on July 1, 2024. For more information, visit the link below. All individual concert information will be released in sequential order throughout the end of May and beginning of June.