The Salina Symphony will begin its in-performance vetting of music director and conductor candidates as it opens its season Oct. 3.
After an absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the symphony will return to the Stiefel Theatre stage at 4 p.m. Oct. 3.
Tickets may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre Box Office, by calling 785-827-1998 or online at www.salinasymphony.org. Single admission is $29 or $39 and $20 for students.Season tickets may be ordered by phone at 785-823-8309 or in person at the Symphony Office, located on the second floor of the Stiefel Theatre. Visit the Salina Symphony website for information about the Stiefel Theatre’s COVID-19 policy.
Devin Patrick Hughes, one of five persons vying to be the symphony's new music director and conductor, is scheduled to conduct the opening concert.
The concert will feature music inspired by American landscapes and culture with Dvořák’s New World Symphony, featuring one of the most beautiful melodies in all of classical music, according to information from the symphony. Additionally, the symphony will perform Victor Herbert’s rousing American Fantasia and Bruch’s soul-stirring Scottish Fantasy. Featured guest artist Siwoo Kim, violinist, is scheduled to perform Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
About the guest artist
A New York City-based musician, Kim last performed with the Salina Symphony in 2012 as the winner of the King Award for Young Artists Competition, according to information from the symphony. He is considered an “incisive” and “compelling” (Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times) violinist who plays with “stylistic sensitivity and generous tonal nuance” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). Kim regularly performs as a soloist and chamber musician.
About the guest conductor
Highly regarded for his exhilarating score interpretations, advocacy for music accessibility, innate passion and entrepreneurial vigor, Hughes is an American orchestral and operatic conductor of Irish and Guatemalan descent, the symphony noted. He currently serves as music director and conductor of the Boulder Symphony and Arapahoe Philharmonic, both located in the Denver Metro area. Previously, Hughes has held positions with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association, Denver Young Artists Orchestra, and Denver Philharmonic Orchestra.