Western Symphony Orchestra presents Concerto Competition Winners
Come join the Western Symphony Orchestra and the three outstanding student winners of the annual WWU Concerto Competition for an evening of inspiring, powerful music.
Jacob Anderson will open the program with the French composer and percussionist Emmanuel Séjourné’s evocative Concerto for Marimba and Strings. Next, pianist Emilie Buhl will perform “Er Huang,” Qigang Chen’s stunning masterpiece blending Chinese opera melodies with French impressionist colors. And finally, soprano Mia Ward will sing three arias from Daniel Catán’s opera “Florencia en el Amazonas”, a vivid homage to the magical realism of Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. Capping off the evening is a showpiece for the full orchestra: Paul Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber,” a brilliant, virtuosic reimagining of music composed by another German master over a century earlier.
Ticket proceeds go toward funding the WSO’s upcoming concert tour of Germany in June, 2027!
