New Worlds

About this event

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The Program

Caroline Shaw - Entr’acte

Nokuthula Ngwenyama - Primal Message for String Orchestra

Missy Mazzoli - These Worlds in Us

• Whitman Orchestra

• Paul Luongo, director

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)

• In collaboration with the Whitman Orchestra

What Makes This Concert Interesting

• Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte was inspired by a Haydn string quartet. Shaw uses that older musical form as a starting point, then lets the music move in colorful and unexpected directions.

• In 1974, scientists sent a message into space from the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Primal Message turns that signal into music, using numbers and patterns to explore connection.

• Dvořák began the New World Symphony while living in New York, but he worked on much of it during a summer in Spillville, Iowa, a small town with a large Czech community.

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Good to Know

• Doors open at 6 PM

• New to the Symphony? View our Concert Guide for tips on what to wear, where to park, and when to clap.

• This concert has reserved seating. You’ll choose your seats when you purchase tickets.

• Wine, sweet treats, and non-alcoholic drinks will be available before the concert and during intermission. All proceeds support the Walla Walla Symphony.

Listen Ahead

Want to get familiar with the music before the concert? Start with this YouTube playlist.

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