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Flint Symphony OrchestraAhead of Their Time: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue & Mahler 5
Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
FIM Whiting Auditorium
https://tickets.thefim.org/1fso
Enrique Diemecke, music director & conductor
Kristhyan Benitez, piano
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5
Pianist Kristhyan Benitez will bring his unique brand of virtuosity, charisma and poetry to this 100th-anniversary celebration of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. From the unmistakable opening clarinet wail to the final dramatic crescendo, “Rhapsody” captures a distinct moment in our history—the Jazz Age of the 1920s—that made it controversial at its conception and now quintessential to the American canon. In striking similarity, Mahler’s 5th Symphony was not met with great acclaim when it premiered at the turn of the 20th century but has now reemerged in a pop-culture moment that celebrates it as a haunting and triumphant masterpiece.
Inside the Music • 6:30pm
Title: The Magnificence of Mahler
Guest Speaker: Gregg Powell, principal bassist (Flint Symphony Orchestra and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra), Flint Symphony Orchestra Personnel Administrator
Kristhyan Benitez, Piano
Age recommendation: No one under 5 admitted (including babes in arms)
Runtime: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
Including intermission
Sensory warning: Full band and loud volume.
Genesee County residents receive 30% off – discount applied at checkout.
Title Sponsors
Dr. Cathy Blight & Edward Davison
Principal Sponsors
Jay & Marilyn Nelson
Preferred Steinway Performance Sponsors
Dr. Brenda Fortunate in Memory of C. Edward White
ASL Sponsor
Elga Credit Union
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
FIM Whiting Auditorium, 1241 E Kearsley St,Flint,MI,United States
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