12 p.m. - Lunch and State of the School Address, Hamilton Garden
2 p.m. - Curtis Symphony Orchestra Concert, Verizon Hall
4 p.m. - Post-Concert Reception, Tier Two Lounge (East side of the building overlooking Broad Street)
Starting noon on Sunday, October 20 join us for a Curtis-filled afternoon kicked off by the All Alumni Lunch and State of the School Address by President Díaz in the Hamilton Garden.
Following the performance, the Board of Trustees invites all alumni to a post-performance reception in the Tier Two Lounge.
Please Note: All events will take place at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, but are in different locations within the building.
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Curtis Symphony Orchestra Performance Information:
Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m.
Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia
Yannick Nézet-Ségun, conductor
Robert Kahn, conducting fellow
Yuwon Kim, conducting fellow
The Percussion Collective
Curtis Percussion Group
Members of the Curtis Opera Theatre
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
THEOFANIDIS Drum Circles
MOZART Selections from Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro
Yannick Nézet-Ségun weaves an unforgettable experience at the opera, as the Curtis Opera Theatre joins forces with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra for selections from Le nozze di Figaro and Così fan tutte, two of Mozart’s best-loved operas. The program opens with one of four overtures Beethoven wrote for his only opera, Fidelio. And the dynamic Percussion Collective also shares the stage for the Philadelphia premiere of Drum Circles, by celebrated composer Christopher Theofanidis.