A Slash of Blue - America, in Blue
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The WSO continues with its season theme of "Celebrating Neighborly Voices" on May 14, 2027, celebrating the color blue with inspiration from Emily Dickenson's "A Slash of Blue."
Our 2026-27 season closes in color: fanfares, wide rivers, a flash of Sousa, and Frank Ticheli's "Blue Shades." Van Cliburn prizewinner Evren Ozel joins the WSO for Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" to celebrate the season closure.
Keehun Nam, Music Director
PROGRAM:
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Frank Ticheli: Blue Shades
Steve Heitzeg: Mahkato Wakpa (Blue Earth River)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (1942)
Evren Ozel, Piano
LOCATION:
Hopkins High School
2400 Royals Drive
Hopkins, MN 55305
FREE, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted via cash, check, card or Venmo. Reception to meet the musicians follows the concert.
Photo Credit: Mike Grittani
Our 2026-27 season closes in color: fanfares, wide rivers, a flash of Sousa, and Frank Ticheli's "Blue Shades." Van Cliburn prizewinner Evren Ozel joins the WSO for Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" to celebrate the season closure.
Keehun Nam, Music Director
PROGRAM:
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Frank Ticheli: Blue Shades
Steve Heitzeg: Mahkato Wakpa (Blue Earth River)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (1942)
Evren Ozel, Piano
LOCATION:
Hopkins High School
2400 Royals Drive
Hopkins, MN 55305
FREE, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted via cash, check, card or Venmo. Reception to meet the musicians follows the concert.
Photo Credit: Mike Grittani
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Hopkins High School, 2400 Lindbergh Dr, Hopkins, MN 55305-3124, United States
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