EarthQuaker Symphony

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Mar 5, 2022  8 p.m.

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A special collaboration with Akron’s own EarthQuaker Devices presents the Orchestra’s talents in a way they have never been heard, as Jon Sonnenberg and Jake Gunnar Walsh use EarthQuaker’s effects pedals to fuse electronica and acoustic instruments, emulating innovators like Haydn and Beethoven.

Haydn masterfully uses strings, trumpets and timpani to create intense drama in his Earthquake. Beethoven brings to life Prometheus fleeing from heaven after stealing fire from the gods in his Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus.

William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony was introduced by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1934. Its bluesy melodies and explosive rhythms brought the Carnegie Hall audience to its feet, who demanded the orchestra take a bow in the middle of the performance. 

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Christopher Wilkins, conductor
with EarthQuakerDevices
Jon Sonnenberg, guest artist
Jacob Walsh, guest artist

Haydn “Earthquake” from The Seven Last Words of Christ
Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture
Beethoven The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March
Sonnenberg/Walsh Commissioned Work
Dawson Negro Folk Symphony

All concerts take place at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, located on the campus of The University of Akron. At this time, masks are required in all University of Akron buildings including E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.