South Kansas Symphony Returns to the Stage on Sunday
Winfield, Kan., Oct. 19, 2021 — The South Kansas Symphony (SKS) will
return for its 2021-2022 season on Sunday, Oct. 24, for its annual Halloween
Pops concert “La Celebración,” thanks to the generous support of Phil and Mary
Jarvis. The performance will be at 3 p.m., in Richardson Performing Arts Center
at Southwestern College.
Some musical selections will celebrate the upcoming holiday, Dia De Los
Muertos, including “Night in Mexico,” “Huapango del Oso,” and Music from
“Coco.”
This concert will also feature the 2021 South Kansas Symphony Concerto
Competition Junior Division finalist, Sophie Deng. The15 year-old is a
Stillwater, Okla., native and has already received many recognitions, including
membership in the 2021 National Youth Orchestra and first place prizes for the
OKC Orchestra League Keith Competition, the American Protegé Concerto
Competition, the American Protegé Piano and Strings Competition, and the ENKOR
International Strings Competition. She will perform the third movement of
Dvorak's “Cello Concerto” in b minor.
“The concert will conclude with a traditional favorite for our younger
audience members: ‘The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra’ by Benjamin
Britten,” says Amber Peterson, SKS director. “This piece is an excellent
introduction to all the sections of a symphony orchestra, and includes special
features of all the instruments. Dr. Joshua Robinson (assistant professor of
musical theatre at Southwestern College) will narrate this piece.”
Tickets for the performance are $10 for adults and free for all children,
and can be purchased at the door. Costumes are encouraged for all and door
prizes will be awarded.
Season tickets will also be available for patrons who wish to purchase
tickets at a discount and have reserved seating for most of the symphony and
pre-college string ensemble concerts ($35 for adults and $10 for children).
Tickets for the symphony's Chamber Gala, the annual fundraising event, will
also be available for purchase as well for $40 per person.
