Chattanooga Symphony & Opera's Opening Concert Features Beethoven's 9th Symphony Tonight

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be opening its 2014/15 Barnett & Company Masterworks Series with a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony tonight, September 11 at 7:30pm at the Tivoli Theatre. The CSO musicians, conducted by Music Director Kayoko Dan, will be joined by the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chorus, under the direction of Darrin Hassevoort, the Lee University Chorale, under the direction of William Green, plus guest soloists Rosella Ewing, Pamela Hinchman, Daniel Weeks, and Peter Volpe. Arguably one of the most famous classical works, Beethoven's 9th, also known as the "Choral" Symphony, is best known for its famous melody to the poem "Ode to Joy."

Also performed on this transcendent program will be Charles Ives' best-known work, The Unanswered Question, and a choral piece by modern composer Ola Gjeilo, titled Across the Vast, Eternal Sky. For complete concert information, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org" www.chattanoogasymphony.org.

Tickets are available by calling the CSO box office at 423.267.8583, visiting the box office Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm at 701 Broad Street, or online at HYPERLINK "http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org" www.chattanoogasymphony.org. Students can attend for $15 with a valid student I.D. and children 17 and under can attend free with a paid adult.

All ticketbuyers are invited to our post-concert casual meet and greet called Postlude with Music Director Kayoko Dan and the guest soloists in the Tivoli Theatre lobby immediately following the concert.

Barnett & Company Masterworks Series

Opening Night: Beethoven's 9th

Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:30pm

Tivoli Theatre

Kayoko Dan, conductor

Pamela Hinchman, soprano

Rosella Ewing, mezzo-soprano

Daniel Weeks, tenor

Peter Volpe, baritone

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director

Lee University Chorale, William Green, director

IVES The Unanswered Question

GJEILO Across the Vast, Eternal Sky

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, "Choral:

About Us

The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education.

The 2014-15 season marks 82 seasons for the CSO, which played its first concert on November 5, 1933. The CSO, conducted by Music Director Kayoko Dan, consists of top players from the Chattanooga area as well as from across the southern region. The CSO performs a full season of Masterworks, Pops, Chamber, and Volkswagen Series concerts from September through May, as well as a variety of community, education and engagement events throughout the year.