Kedrick Armstrong, Conductor
Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Soprano
Emily Taubl & Aron Zelkowicz, Cello
Springfield Symphony Chorus, Nikki Stoia, Director
UMass Amherst Chorale, Stephen Paparo, Director

We begin with Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, where Baroque’s intensity meets lyrical dialogue. We then experience the spirit of France through centuries of bold musical expression. The Springfield Symphony Chorus will collaborate with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Chorale on Poulenc’s Gloria—a radiant, unpredictable work that shifts effortlessly between sacred devotion and playful irreverence. Ravel’s Bolero follows, unfolding with hypnotic inevitability as a single idea swells into orchestral ecstasy. We close in the bustling streets of Paris with Gershwin’s An American in Paris, a dazzling collision of jazz, romance, and cosmopolitan flair.