NHSO audience favorite Joel Thompson (A Snowy Day, To Awaken the Sleeper) offers his poignant elegie in memory of Breonna Taylor for solo cello and orchestra. This concert will also include Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1 and Mark Adamo’s Last Year with guest cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.
From former NHSO Composer-in-Residence Daniel Bernard Roumain, whose piece “Why Did They Kill Sandra Bland” will open this program: Black women deserved more, continue to suffer, and continue to be victimized. I pledge to listen more, defend more, and call attention to their trauma, brilliance, and truth. What will you do?
The Music
Joel Thompson
breathe/burn (Premiere & Commission)
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1
Mark Adamo
Last Year: Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Why Did They Kill Sandra Bland?
The Performers
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Alasdair Neale, Conductor & Music Director
Jeffrey Zeigler, Guest Cello Soloist
Sun Queen, Poet, Artist & Activist
Jeffrey Zeigler is one of the most innovative and versatile cellists of our time. Following his eight year tenure as the cellist of the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, his work continues to push boundaries with a wide array of solo and collaborative projects. His most recent solo album, Houses of Zodiac, features music by Paola Prestini. Strings Magazine has described the album as “one of the greatest and most ambitious solo cello albums of all time”.Upcoming highlights include being featured in a new opera, The Old Man and the Sea, directed by Karmina Silec with music by Prestini and libretto by Royce Vavrek. Zeigler will also give the world premier of Andy Akiho’s Cello Concerto in 2024. Jeffrey Zeigler is Assistant Professor of Chamber Music and Innovation at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
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Ticket Information
Tickets
Tickets to this concert range in price from $15-69 for adults.
Kids under 18 go free with the purchase of an adult ticket.
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Explore the Music
Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1
Mark Adamo’s Last Year: Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
Cellist Jeffrey Ziegler performs Paola Prestini’s From the Bones to the Fossils
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Accessibility
Ramp & Door Access
The Lyman Center is equipped with push-button access, outside as well as inside the main vestibule. There is a wheelchair ramp to the right of the stairs leading up to the doors nearest to the theater.
Seating Options
There are accessible seating options along the back row of the front sections. These seats have swing arms and space considerations for wheelchairs or service animals. There is also companion seating available. Please refer to the seating chart to find these seats or inquire about these options when contacting the box office or email access@newhavensymphony.org.
Parking
Parking at the Lyman Center is complimentary for NHSO concerts. The parking lot is accessed from Crescent Street. There are ADA-reserved spaces near the entrance to the Lyman Center. Patrons are also encouraged to drop off and pick-up directly in front of the venue entrance.
For additional convenience, valet parking is also available to purchase in advance. More information coming soon.
Public Transportation
There are stops on the 243 at Wintergreen Ave and Farnham Ave, at Fitch Street and Wintergreen Ave, and at Fitch Street and Crescent Street. Each stop is equidistant to the Lyman Center (about 0.3 miles). Guests may access the Lyman Center from Crescent Street or by using pedestrian walking paths opposite of Wintergreen Ave on Fitch Street. Both paths are wheelchair accessible.
There is a pedestrian overpass that goes over Fitch Street near the Wintergreen Ave intersection. Please note that the Fitch Street entrance to the overpass has steps, but wheelchair users may access it on Wintergreen Ave. There is also a street-level crosswalk with curb cuts for those who get dropped off on Fitch Street.
Click here for a comprehensive map of the 243 bus route.
Restrooms
There are ground-level, gendered, multi-stall bathrooms on either side of the auditorium at the Lyman Center. The restrooms are labeled according to gender. We invite patrons to use whichever restroom best corresponds with their gender identity.
Sensory Related Accommodations
Sensory kits and earplugs are available at all of our concerts. Patrons can also request to borrow ear defenders for the duration of the concert. To obtain a pair, see a staff member.
Large Print Programs
Large print programs are available at all of our concerts and can be acquired from a staff member or usher.
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Valet Parking
Parking at the Lyman Center is free for NHSO concerts. For additional convenience, valet parking is also available to purchase in advance. More information coming soon!
