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Doctor Atomic

7 April 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Doctor Atomic Symphony “. . . seethes with a turbulent energy, pent-up brass threatening to boil over and strings straining against impossible pressures. . . “ – Michael Quinn, BBC Music

This concert also pays tribute to the great Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his assassination. Commissioned by legendary cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, Morawetz’s “Memorial to Martin Luther King Jr.” premiered in 1975.

Tickets are $15 – $20 and are available here.

Details

Date:
7 April 2018
Time:
starts at 8:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Membership Benefits

Organizer

Min Plays Schumann

Concert Programme

  • Hugh Davidson Fund
    New Commission
  • Morawetz
    Memorial to Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Morlock
    Earthfall
  • Adams
    Doctor Atomic Symphony

Supporters

We thank the lək̓ʷəŋən people, known today as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ people – past, present, and future – for their stewardship, care, and leadership of the lands on which we work and perform. We are grateful to share music in this beautiful place.