Sat, Apr 18
|John F. Walsh Auditorium
Suffragette Symphony featuring Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd
The WSO has commissioned an original work from rising American Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd in celebration of 150 years of women's suffrage in Wyoming and 100 years in the United States.
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2020, 7:30 PM
John F. Walsh Auditorium, 930 S Elm St, Casper, WY 82601, USA
About the event
Made possible by the Doane Family, the Casper College Foundation, the Wyoming Humanities Council and Visit Casper
We open on an upbeat note with John Phillips Sousa’s patriotic standard Stars and Stripes Forever. Then, we transition into Barber's Adagio for Strings.
This concert comes as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the USA and 150th in Wyoming. The WSO has commissioned an original work from rising American composer Stephanie Ann Boyd, known for her ethereal melodies and exploration of feminine themes. We hope this composition will act as an enduring token of this significant anniversary of women’s suffrage as well as a reminder of Wyoming’s rich history of remarkable women.
The orchestra will finish the season with a grand finale of Beethoven’s illustrious 5th Symphony. It begins with the most famous four notes of music ever written and goes on to explore the overall struggle between darkness and light with its distinct, intricate melody that blends light and airy motifs with intense, dark chords to create its unique vigor.
Post Concert Reception hosted by Casper College immediately following the concert.
Gateway Building, Casper College