Ride of the Valkyries

Friday, April 16, 2027 at 7:30 PM in The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences

Come early at 6:00 PM for a pre-concert performance in the lobby by a local Lubbock artist, to be announced soon!

PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:

Get ready for a night of epic, cinematic grandeur! Wagner originally wrote Ride of the Valkyries as a part of his vocal “music drama,” with a large buildup to the mythical Valkyrie warriors gathering to honor their dead with battle cries. Rossini’s overture to The Barber of Seville sets the stage for one of the most beloved comic operas of all time. Half-time by Martinau was written in honor of an exciting game between the Czech and French soccer teams. Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Ausburg Confession, a pivotal moment in the history of the Protestant Reformation and the Holy Roman Empire. Korngold’s The Sea Hawk Suite is a piece from the “golden-age” of Hollywood, a lush and swashbuckling soundtrack for iconic actor Errol Flynn.

Top students of the Lubbock Youth Orchestras will perform alongside the LSO in a “Side-by-side” performance during the second half of the concert.

Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries

Rossini – Barber of Seville Overture

Martinů – Half-Time, H. 142

Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5 in D Major, op. 107 (“Reformation”)

Korngold – The Sea Hawk Suite

LSO "Side-by-side" performance with students of the Lubbock Youth Orchestras

David Cho, conductor

This performance is also made possible in part by The CH Foundation; Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.; the Lubbock Symphony Guild; the Texas Commission on the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts, and a grant by the City of Lubbock as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.

This performance takes place in the Lubbock Cultural District.

Artist Bios

Lubbock Youth Orchestras is a program of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. Over 140 students from across the South Plains participate in one of three orchestras: Prelude, Philharmonic, or Symphony. Students of various ages are placed in orchestras based on skill level, with some students participating in unique additional ensembles such as the Wind Ensemble (all wind, brass, and percussion students) and the Tango Strings Ensemble (Symphony string players). Each year, top students from the LYO Symphony orchestra are selected to play alongside members of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, giving them an early opportunity to play in a professional orchestra and learn from seasoned players.