Tchaikovsky No. 4

Date and Time

Saturday, May 8, 2027 7:30pm

Location

E.J. Thomas Hall - The University of Akron
198 Hill St

Details

A season finale with everything: a video-game phenomenon, the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, a chorus and orchestra at full force, and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. The evening begins with Baba Yetu, Christopher Tin’s Grammy Award-winning song from the video game Civilization IV, later celebrated in a Golden Buzzer performance on America’s Got Talent. The Chorus joins an enormous orchestra for Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, his sweeping choral symphony inspired by Poe’s poem. The season closes with more than a bang…an eruption! Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony pits the recurring forces of Fate against some of the most passionate and exhilarating music of the Romantic era, building to a finale of breathtaking intensity and hard-won triumph. We guarantee you’ll walk away from this one feeling inspired and completely unstoppable.

Tin—Baba Yetu (from Civilization IV) (4 min)
Rachmaninoff—The Bells (35 min)
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 (44 min)

Akron Symphony Chorus

All concerts take place at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, located on the campus of The University of Akron. Per guidelines set by the University of Akron, masks are optional for all patrons attending concerts at EJ Thomas Hall. Parking is FREE FOR ALL CONCERTGOERS. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the E.J. Thomas Parking Deck, Lot 27, and the North Campus Parking Deck.

Please pick your section; best seats available will be chosen for you. If you have a particular area (seat) you want, please mention it in the notes section. We’ll do our best to seat you accordingly. If you need special seating in any way (such as easy access, or handicapped accessible), please indicate that in the notes or call the office. These are available in Section B.

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