25-26 Season | Lubbock Symphony Chamber Orchestra

ladder to the moon: a celestial journey

Presented by Prosperity Bank and the SS Foundation

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM | The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences - Crickets Theater

Experience an evening of beautiful music that transcends time. Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings opens with sweeping noble elegance, setting the stage for Michael Daugherty’s Ladder to the Moon Violin Concerto—a jazz-infused, dreamlike tribute to Georgia O’Keeffe’s visionary art. The night concludes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, a masterpiece of dramatic intensity and emotional depth. This captivating program blends classical grandeur with bold imagination for an unforgettable musical journey.

Tchaikovsky Selections from Serenade for Strings

Daugherty Ladder to the Moon Violin Concerto

Mozart Symphony No. 40

Annie Chalex Boyle, violin

Eric Allen, conductor

About Annie Chalex Boyle

Internationally acclaimed violinist Annie Chalex Boyle has enjoyed a diverse career as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player, and teacher. Critics have praised her performances as “brilliant” and “eloquent.” Born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Ms. Chalex Boyle began playing the violin as a child and is an alumna of the University of Southern California and the Juilliard School. She currently serves as an Associate Professor of Violin at Texas Tech University and holds the position of Concertmaster for the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

This performance is also made possible in part through the CH Foundation; Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.; and, a grant from the City of Lubbock, as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.