St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra: Season Opener by Verdi, Coleman, V., Tchaikovsky, P. I., Od (2023/2023), Dirigent Jason Seber, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, United States

The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra kicks off its 54th season at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL with a powerful program led by special guest conductor Jason Seber. The performance begins with Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic overture from his opera La forza del destino followed by Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout, an anthem of gratitude to frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s timeless Symphony No. 5 in E minor provides the emotional climax to the program.