2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. To honor this occasion the UMD Symphony Orchestra will perform a world premiere of Maria Newman's Our Rights, and Nothing Less written in honor of Susan B. Anthony's 200th birthday and featuring Voice Professor Carmen Balthrop in the role of speaker. The program will also feature works by close friends and composers Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Schumann's Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra will feature Miko Kominami as piano soloist and the concert will conclude with Brahms' Symphony No. 4—his last symphony.

Come an hour early and attend the pre-concert discussion.

Please note that this performance will no longer feature Phenomenal Women by Valerie Coleman.

About the Orchestra:

Under the baton of new Music Director David Neely, the UMD Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) showcases the orchestral program with uncompromising attention to musical excellence. Pushing the boundaries of the orchestral experience, UMSO presents innovative and electrifying performances of orchestral repertoire both modern and classic.

Program:

Maria Newman: Our Rights, and Nothing Less for Symphony Orchestra and Speaker

Clara Schumann: Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98