Sterling Elliott Returns

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027 Free Prelude Discussion: 1:30 p.m. Concert: 2:30 p.m. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Ticket Information” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Tickets: $22-$125 Prices include Sales Tax, Overture Center’s per-ticket facility fee and Web/Phone Fee for online or over the phone orders.

To avoid the Web/Phone fee purchase in person at Overture Center’s Box Office. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=”https://www.overture.org/tickets-events/2026-27-season/mso-sterling-elliott-returns/” button_text=”Buy Single Tickets!” button_alignment=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”https://madisonsymphony.org/concerts-events/madison-symphony-orchestra-concerts/26-27/subscription-form/” button_text=”Subscribe Now!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”3_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Concert text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] “Perfect intonation, style, and total involvement,” raved New York Concert Review upon experiencing the artistry of Sphinx Competition winner Sterling Elliott , who returns to the Madison Symphony for Richard Strauss’ sumptuous set of variations, Don Quixote. Guest conductor Carl St. Clair also leads Haydn’s joyous Symphony No.

88, and Pacific Coast composer Frank Ticheli’s serene setting of poet Sara Teasdale’s There Will Be Rest . Featuring Carl St. Clair , Guest Conductor Sterling Elliott , Cello [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Program” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] music Concert Run Time: TBA Frank Ticheli, There Will Be Rest Joseph Haydn, Symphony No.

88 Richard Strauss, Don Quixote [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Enhance” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Enhance Your Concert Experience Prelude Discussion Enjoy a 30-minute talk with special guest Randal Swiggum starting one hour before each concert in Overture Hall. Free to ticket-holders. Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall Please take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts.

You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby , or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Spotify Playlist” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “Elliott turned Bach’s Prelude into a beguiling conversation with itself.

A phrase stated overtly returned in a pianissimo echo, as if a second cello were responding somewhere in the distance. There was a sense of both spaciousness and intimacy. It was anything but grand and pompous.” — Classical Voice [/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “Carl St.Clair led the orchestra with a steady hand…throughout the two and a half hours, he never lost sight of momentum.” — Symphony.org [/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Meet the Artists” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Meet the Artists [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/Carl-St.-Clair.png” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”Carl St.

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[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Popup – #stclair” module_id=”stclair” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”stclair” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bio” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Carl St.Clair is internationally recognized for his distinguished career as a professional conductor and master teacher.

He has had a continuing relationship with the USC Thornton School of Music for over 25 years as conductor of the USC Thornton orchestras and a faculty lecturer in conducting. In 2012, he took on an expanded role as artistic leader and principal conductor of the USC Thornton orchestras. The 2022-2023 season marks his thirty-third year as music director of the Pacific Symphony.

He is one of the longest-tenured conductors of the major American orchestras. St.Clair’s lengthy history solidifies the strong relationship he has forged with the musicians and the community. His continuing role also lends stability to the organization and continuity to his vision for the symphony’s future.

Few orchestras can claim such rapid artistic development as the Pacific Symphony—the largest-budgeted orchestra formed in the United States in the last 50 years—due in large part to St.Clair’s leadership. During his tenure, St.Clair has become widely recognized for his musically distinguished performances, his commitment to building outstanding educational programs and his innovative approaches to programming. In April 2018, St.Clair led the Pacific Symphony in its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut as the finale to the Carnegie’s yearlong celebration of pre-eminent composer Philip Glass’s eightieth birthday, ending in a standing ovation and with The New York Times calling the symphony “a major ensemble!”

He led the Pacific Symphony on its first tour to China in May 2018, the orchestra’s first international tour since touring Europe in 2006. The orchestra made its national PBS debut in June 2018 on Great Performances with Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” conducted by St.Clair. Among St.Clair’s many creative endeavors are the highly acclaimed American Composers Festival, which began in 2000; and the opera initiative, “Symphonic Voices,” which continues for the ninth season in 2019-20 with Verdi’s Othello, following the concert-opera productions of Madame Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Aida, Turandot, Carmen, La Traviata, Tosca and La Bohème in previous seasons.

St.Clair’s commitment to the development and performance of new works by composers is evident in the wealth of commissions and recordings by the Pacific Symphony. The 2016-17 season featured commissions by pianist/composer Conrad Tao and composer-in-residence Narong Prangcharoen, a follow-up to the recent slate of recordings of works commissioned and performed by the symphony in recent years. These include William Bolcom’s Songs of Lorca and Prometheus (2015-16), Elliot Goldenthal’s Symphony in G-sharp Minor (2014-15), Richard Danielpour’s Toward a Season of Peace (2013-14), Philip Glass’ The Passion of Ramakrishna (2012-13) and Michael Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore and The Gospel According to Sister Aimee (2012-13).

St.Clair has led the orchestra in other critically acclaimed albums including two piano concertos of Lukas Foss, Danielpour’s An American Requiem and Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Other commissioned composers include James Newton Howard, Zhou Long, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli, Chen Yi, Curt Cacioppo, Stephen Scott, Jim Self…