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Our season begins with three very different stories. Verdi’s La Forza del Destino Overture plunges us into a world of passion, conflict, and the relentless force of fate. Aida Shirazi’s The Distorted Reminiscences of a Guardian explores memory as something fragmented and shifting, grounded in a Persian folk song and transformed through the distinctive voice of a Persian composer. Her music offers an authentic voice of the region alongside Rimsky-Korsakov’s richly imagined, romantic vision of the East in Scheherazade, which carries us into a world of storytelling, danger, adventure, and wonder.
What connects these works is their fascination with the forces that shape us: destiny, memory, and the stories we carry with us. In a season about finding our ground, Grounded in Story asks where our stories begin—and how they change as we pass them on.
ACCESS ESYO allows you to purchase concert tickets for as little as $1 per seat, and is sustained through an ongoing "pay it forward" campaign that invites those who can, to contribute the "gift of music" to our online ACCESS ESYO ticket bank. ESYO has never turned away a qualified musician due to economic hardship and annually awards $30,000 in scholarships and tuition assistance. Now, we are taking steps to ensure that we never turn away an enthusiastic audience member for the same reason.
Please take advantage of ACCESS ESYO to bring your entire family by purchasing as many tickets as you need at the price point of your choice. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 518-273-0038 or visiting during business hours and providing the ACCESS ESYO code.
- To obtain the ACCESS ESYO code, email Mary Rose Petrozola at [email protected]
- Suggested Ticket Price: $25.00 per seat