Friday, February 7, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO
The Orchestra of the International Center for Music will present its annual Valentine’s concert at the gorgeous Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel at Park University. The program will be under the direction of guest conductor Jason Seber, known for his inviting and engaging approach on and off the podium.
Program
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adoration by Florence Price, arr. Fine
Air and Simple Gifts by John Williams
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra by Cesar Franck
Ilya Schmukler, Piano
Serenade for Strings, op.20 by Sir Edward Elgar
Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Ricketts
Biography
Jason Seber
Jason Seber is known for his inviting and engaging approach on and off the podium. A strong believer in the eclectic experiences which today’s symphony orchestras offer their communities, he strives to make music of many genres and styles accessible, relevant, and meaningful to diverse audiences across the country.
Seber has conducted many leading American orchestras, including the Colorado, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, National, San Diego, and St. Louis Symphony, the Louisville and Minnesota Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Buffalo Philharmonic, among others. Upcoming performances include debuts with the North Carolina Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and Phoenix Symphony. Seber has conducted over 20 full feature films and has had the pleasure of performing with a wide range of artists including Patti Austin, Mason Bates, Andrew Bird, Boyz II Men, Jinjoo Cho, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Cody Fry, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Indigo Girls, Paul Jacobs, Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, Katharine McPhee, Natalie Merchant, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, Leslie Odom Jr., Aoife O’Donovan, Pink Martini, Ben Rector, Stephen Schwartz, Doc Severinsen, Conrad Tao, Bobby Watson, and Joyce Yang.
