Sunday July 21, 2024, 7:30 PM
Washington University Brookings Quadrangle
Christopher Kelts, Guest Conductor
Cowboys’ Overture……………………………John Williams
Selected Dances from Rodeo…………………….Aaron Copland
Selections from West Side Story…………………………Leonard Bernstein
Title Theme from The Magnificent Seven……………….Elmer Bernstein
Prelude from La Funciulla del West……..Giacomo Puccini
Meet Me in St. Louis………………………Kerry Mills & Andrew B. Sterling
Selections from Symphony No. 9 From the New World….Antonin Dvořák.
The Gateway Festival Orchestra and Guest Conductor Christopher Kelts invite you to “Gateway West”, a journey through a landscape of iconic Western-inspired melodies and symphonic wonders. From the spirited Cowboys’ Overture by John Williams to the lively dances from Rodeo by Aaron Copland, feel the pulse of the Wild West come alive. Dive into the timeless theme of Elmer Bernstein’s The Magnificent Seven, while reveling in the operatic brilliance of Puccini’s Prelude from La Funciulla del West. The evening ends with the majestic sounds of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 From the New World.
Join us Sunday July 21 at 7:30 PM outdoors at the Washington University Brookings Quadrangle. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic. “Notes to Munch On”, an informal discussion of the evening’s selections, begins in the Quad at 7:10 PM. The concert is free. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard available for purchase.
