Concerts · Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM
America 250!
Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest · Concordia University · River Forest, Illinois
Program
- George Walker Folk Songs for Orchestra
- Margaret Bonds Montgomery Variations: Prayer Meeting
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
- William Schuman New England Triptych
Artists
- Maurice Boyer Conductor
- Kuang-Hao Huang Soloist, Piano
Running time: about 42 min (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: A movement from Margaret Bonds's orchestral set of variations on the spiritual "I Want Jesus to Walk With Me," written in response to the civil rights struggle in Alabama. More about Margaret Bonds's Montgomery Variations: Prayer Meeting →
About this concert
This concert opens the season with an American-themed program including George Walker's Folk Songs for Orchestra, Margaret Bonds's Montgomery Variations, and William Schuman's New England Triptych, plus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 with soloist Kuang-Hao Huang.
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