PEI Symphony Orchestra
Second concert of the season: Influencers—Nov 24
The PEI Symphony Orchestra (PEISO) continues its 2024-25 season on November 24 at Confederation Centre of the Arts with Influencers at 2:30 pm. Attendees are invited to the free, pre-concert talk at 1:30 pm.
This concert highlights how the course of history can often be changed by one good influencer, which is reflected with music by Leonard Bernstein and Florence Price.
Under the baton of Music Director Jaelem Bhate, the PEISO welcomes guest oboist Ari Cohen Mann, who will perform the rarely heard Oboe Concerto by Clémence de Grandval.
“From the moment I heard Ari Cohen Mann play oboe, I knew they were going to be a superstar, and that I wanted to work with them professionally,” says Bhate. “I can’t wait to introduce Ari and the Grandval Oboe Concerto to Island audiences.”
Also on the program is a work by one of classical music’s biggest influencers; the overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein. His music is described as “jazz meets orchestra meets Broadway and is cool enough for Bradley Cooper to make a movie about him.”
The main feature of the program is Symphony No. 1 in E minor by Florence Price, the first African American woman to have an orchestral work played by a major American orchestra. She was a pioneer and a musical genius.
“This concert is for you if you want to hear music that tells stories of resilience and perseverance, with the power to bring about reflection and change,” continues Bhate.
Tickets and subscriptions can be purchased at confederationcentre.com or 902-566-1267.