ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Presents Akiho & Beethoven
21 E Main St
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Jeffrey Zeigler, cello Andy Akiho, steel pan & composer David Danzmayr, conductor Akiho - Fantasy for Steel Pans and Orchestra Akiho - Cello Concerto [Commission and Midwest Premiere]* Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler joins ProMusica to premiere the orchestra's 70th commissioned work - a new concerto by Grammy- and Pulitzer-nominated composer Andy Akiho. Returning as part of our Composer/Performer Project, Akiho also performs his "Fantasy for Steel Pans and Orchestra." Beethoven's bold yet cheerful Symphony No. 4 closes the program, blending the classical with the contemporary. *Commissioned by the Sun Valley Music Festival, the Oregon Symphony, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, the Bozeman Symphony, and the South Carolina Philharmonic.