Mission Chamber Orchestra - Across the Atlantic
Sun, Mar 01
|Hammer Theatre
These four works—by Florence Price, Grace Williams, Alan Hovhaness, and Amy Beach—reflect a shared commitment to cultural expression through orchestral music
Time & Location
Mar 01, 2026, 2:30 PM
Hammer Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113, USA
About The Event
Florence Price: Andante moderato
Grace Williams: Fantasia on a Welsh Nursery Tunes for orchestra
Alan Hovhaness: Fantasy on a Japanese Woodprints (Marimba)
Galen Lemmon, Marimba
Amy Beach: ** Symphony No. 2 (Gaelic)
These four works—by Florence Price, Grace Williams, Alan Hovhaness, and Amy Beach—reflect a shared commitment to cultural expression through orchestral music. Each composer draws inspiration from distinct national or ethnic traditions: Price weaves elements of African American spirituals into a lush Romantic idiom; Williams reimagines Welsh nursery tunes with both charm and sophistication; Hovhaness evokes the aesthetics of Japanese woodblock prints through meditative textures and exotic modes; and Beach crafts a grand symphony rooted in Irish folk melodies. Together, these pieces celebrate the diversity of global musical heritage within the classical tradition.