Name: Folk Traditions
Start: 2025-10-26T15:30:00-04:00
Location: The Commons

Music from many nations and peoples, from the concert hall to the town square to the dance hall are featured on the opening concert of the 103rd season of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
A blend of the familiar and not so familiar will whet an international appetite: folk songs from England and Russia, dances from Bohemia and Sweden, a Spanish fantasy written by a French master and a rousing Sousa march to cap off an exciting afternoon of delightful music.
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 46, No.1, No. 8
Vaughan Williams: English Folk Suite
Bruch: Swedish Dances (selections)
Chabrier: España Rhapsody for Orchestra
Liadov: 8 Russian Folk Songs, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
Sousa: Hands Across the Sea
Adult tickets are $15 and Senior (65+)/Student tickets are $10. Students of all ages can take advantage of this discounted ticket rate with a valid ID. Children 12 and under have free admission.
This event is made possible in part by the Columbus Area Arts Council, and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts.