Something Special @ Joslyn
Looking for something fun to do? A new and different way to experience Joslyn? Please join us for art talks, tours, music, movies, and more - programs presented with a twist! Check back often for links to special events you won't want to miss.
Joslyn Military Day & Artpost Exhibition
Saturday, November 5, 10 am-2 pm
Join us as Joslyn commemorates the contribution of our community's
veteran and military families and debuts an exhibition of artworks
created by local veterans working in tandem with professional artists.
Click here for event details and more about the Artpost project.
Symphony Joslyn Series 2016-17
Spend Sunday afternoons immersed in music and art!
The Omaha
Symphony Chamber Orchestra presents its 2016-17 season, Symphony Joslyn,
in Joslyn’s Witherspoon Concert Hall, on select Sundays, September
through May, at 2 pm.
Joslyn curators present pre-concert gallery talks at 1 pm and 1:25 pm showcasing works of art inspired by concert themes.
Season
tickets are currently on sale. New subscribers can buy a season ticket
package to Symphony Joslyn at $112 (for all six concerts), which is a
50% savings over purchasing them at regular price! To purchase season
ticket package contact Ticket Omaha at (402) 345-0606 or visit
Omaha Symphony.
Single tickets will go on sale near Monday,
August 22. Regular single tickets for Symphony Joslyn are $33 each.
Joslyn members may purchase single concert tickets for $27 each (a 20%
savings; to receive the discount). Joslyn Members must call Ticket Omaha
to reserve advance single tickets or show your Joslyn membership card
if purchasing tickets at the door the day of the concert. This offer is
not available to the general public. Join Joslyn to qualify for this
offer.
2016-2017 Season
September 18, 2016 – Beethoven’s 4th
Mary Bircher, harp; Kathleen Wychulis, harp
Beethoven at his sunniest, his Fourth Symphony is witty and full of earthy humor and high spirits. Scored for two harps, the lush and exotic Mozetich concerto offers a spectacle for both eyes and ears. Poulenc’s charming suite is a contemporary take on Renaissance dance music.
October 16, 2016 – Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale
Ernest Richardson, conductor; Susanna Perry Gilmore, violin and leader; Alexandra Rock, oboe
The overture for Mozart’s doomed hero, Don Giovanni, contrasts with the heavenly writing of Bach’s concerto for violin and oboe. A Faustian tale of a fiddler who tangles with the devil, Stravinsky’s music is filled with jazz and rhythmic influences.
November 20, 2016 – Ravel’s Mother Goose
Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Thomas Kluge, viola
Ravel’s rarely performed full score to his ballet is a ravishingly beautiful work of fairytale themes and exotic characterizations. Principal Violist Thomas Kluge performs Zelter’s tour de force for viola, a jaunty, tuneful concerto by the composer.
January 8, 2017 – Schubert’s 6th
Paul Watkins, conductor
Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra and cellist of the Emerson String Quartet, Paul Watkins bring an affinity for English string music to Britten’s virtuosic and dramatic variations. The winsome melodies and jocular mood of Schubert’s Sixth Symphony complete the program.
March 12, 2017 – Dreamsongs and Haydn
Thomas Wilkins, conductor; Joshua Roman, cello
Joshua Roman returns with his limitless technique to perform Dreamsongs, an evocative piece inspired by world dance music, culminating in a cadenza that suggests rock ‘n roll guitar. Haydn’s splendid102nd Symphony embodies the best attributes of its composer delivering vast, unleashed power and high spirits.
May 21, 2017 – American Vignettes
Thomas Wilkins, conductor; Scott Quackenbush, trumpet
Copland’s jazzy and lyrical work is the centerpiece of this collection of evocative scores depicting scenes of American life: Daughterty’s Harlem of the 1920s, Lucas’s reimagining of a Chaplin silent movie, and Neustadter’s visions of a road-trip landscape. Principal Turmpet Scott Quackenbush solos on Tamberg’s fun and feisty concerto.
What's pictured: (above) Ernest Richardson, Omaha Symphony Resident Conductor, and Thomas Wilkins, Omaha Symphony Music Director. Photo courtesy of Bill Sitzmann.