Heroic Journeys: Torke, Mahler & Strauss

THE MARYLAND THEATRE

Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Elizabeth Schulze Conductor
Joseph Parrish Vocalist, Bass-Baritone

Michael Torke | Bright Blue Music
Gustav Mahler | Rückert-Lieder
Richard Strauss | Ein Heldenleben

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra opens its 2025/2026 season with a celebration of the great orchestrators. Torke’s Bright Blue Music opens with vibrant, expansive sound, capturing the energy of life itself. Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, sung by bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, brings poetry and music together in a deeply emotional exploration of love and melancholy. The concert culminates with Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, a dramatic and heroic orchestral journey that will captivate audiences with its sweeping narrative and bold sound. This program showcases the power of music, from vibrant and energetic to deeply reflective, through the works of three of the world’s most renowned composers.

Concert Sponsors:
Jim & Mindy Marsden

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