MIT Symphony Orchestra
Adam K. Boyles, Director
Venkatesh Sivaraman, piano
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 8:00pm
Kresge Auditorium
PROGRAM
Leonard Bernstein, Overture to "Candide" (1956)
Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G (1929-31)
Venkatesh Sivaraman '20, piano
INTERMISSION
Ottorino Respighi...
A Witness Relocation Production
The House of Cards
Text by: Chuck Mee
Performer / Co-Choreographer: Marcus McGregor
Director / Choreographer: Dan Safer
Original Music / Sound: Christian Frederickson
Voice Over: Kevin Mambo and Angela Winkler
Projections: Tom Kalin
Artist Talk moderated...
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Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
Kenneth Amis, Assistant Conductor
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