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TŌN welcomes guest conductor Kellen Gray, Associate Artist of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Glasgow, UK) and Artistic Director of the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra (Indiana, US) and violinist Melissa White, a first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition and a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, for a concert highlighting the music of four celebrated American composers. Aaron Copland’s rhythmically intricate 1933 “Short Symphony” will be performed alongside two works by Black composers of the same generation. The soulful Violin Concerto No. 1 by Florence Price dates to 1939, but was never performed in the composer’s lifetime, having only been found in 2009 and premiered in 2018. William Grant Still’s optimistic Fourth Symphony, “Autochthonous”, imagines America as a place of ingenuity and inclusivity. Also on the program is the meditative recent work Hymn for Everyone by Jessie Montgomery, Performance Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year.

Copland Symphony No. 2, “Short Symphony”
Price Violin Concerto No. 1
Montgomery Hymn for Everyone
Still Symphony No. 4, “Autochthonous”

Melissa White, violin
Kellen Gray, conductor
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Some moments in music stay with you forever.

🎼 Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2, performed by @julianrachlin, Juraj Valčuha, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra 🎶

🎥 @detroitsymphony - check out the full video on YouTube! ✨

#JulianRachlin #Violin #KnightClassical #ClassicalMusic #Prokofiev

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Asked & Answered: On William Grant Still and orchestrating the timbre of the Spiritual 🗣️ 🪉

In October 2025, I sat down for a chat on BBC Radio 3's Saturday Morning with Tom Service. Tom and I had a lovely time covering many topics: beekeeping, relationships with orchestras, legacy, the future of classical programming, and more. 🎵

Here's an excerpt from one of Tom's questions. Hear the complete interview on @bbcradio3 site, link in bio.
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#music #classicalmusic #orchestra #symphony #kellengray

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Coming up next week are three concerts with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. This week’s study list is explicitly focused on this programme featuring Copland, Price, and Still.

#kellengray #kellenconducts #symphony #orchestra #classicalmusic

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Asked & Answered: "What impression do you hope to leave, after working with an ensemble?" 🎶from @katherineambrester
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This week’s study list is focused primarily on pieces for the Lafayette Symphony’s MainStage 1 concert this weekend. Featuring Bernstein, Williams, Still, and one secret composer to be shared this Saturday 🎶

#kellengray #kellenconducts #symphony #orchestra #classicalmusic

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From the open landscapes of Copland’s Appalachian Spring to the spiritual-inspired lyricism of Florence Price’s Piano Concerto, from the symphonic warmth of William Grant Still to the electrifying rhythms of Bernstein’s West Side Story, this concert is a vibrant journey through American music at its most exciting. Rising star Jeneba Kanneh-Mason joins conductor Kellen Gray for a concert packed with orchestral colour and irresistible rhythm.

Recommended by Classic FM

Program
Copland - Appalachian Spring Suite
Price - Piano Concerto in One Movement, Scottish Premiere
Still - Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Kellen Gray, conductor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
Big Noise Douglas - Dundee only

Caird Hall, Dundee
Thu 8 October 2026, 7.30pm

Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Fri 9 October 2026, 7.30pm

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Sat 10 October 2026, 7.30pm
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Asked & Answered: "How does beekeeping inform your music-making?" 🐝🎼

In October 2025, I sat down for a chat on BBC Radio 3's Saturday Morning with Tom Service. Tom and I had a lovely time covering many topics: beekeeping, relationships with orchestras, legacy, the future of classical programming, and more. 🎵

Here's an excerpt from one of Tom's questions. Hear the complete interview on @bbcradio3 site, link in bio.
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#music #classicalmusic #orchestra #beekeeping #kellengray

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Is this song a core childhood memory for anyone else? 🎼

Check out @charlescornellstudios 's fantastic YouTube vid that takes us on a deep-dive into this deep cut. 🪉

Happy listening! 🎵
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#music #sesamestreet #orchestra #classicalmusic #kellengray

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Asked & Answered: "Are you hopeful for America's classical music culture?" 🪉

In October 2025, I sat down for a chat on BBC Radio 3's Saturday Morning with Tom Service. Tom and I had a lovely time covering many topics: beekeeping, relationships with orchestras, legacy, the future of classical programming, and more. 🎵

Here's an excerpt from one of Tom's questions. Hear the complete interview on @bbcradio3 site, link in bio.
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#music #classicalmusic #orchestra #symphony #kellengray

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AutochthonoUS: Stories of WE the People

26 Sept 2026
Lafayette Symphony Orchestra
Long Center for the Performing Arts
Lafayette, IN

Autochthonous refers to peoples originating in the place where they are found presently - despite ancestral background or genetic origination. This program celebrates the many vibrant and multifaceted identities of the collective American spirit, but it was inspired by this single word that is a constant compass toward unity.

Leonard Bernstein: Overture to 'Candide'
William Grant Stil: Symphony No. 4 “Authocthonous”
Kimo Williams: Fanfare for Life
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story
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@csmusician asked "How long do you study a score ahead of a performance cycle? Example: you're conducting Dvořák's New World Symphony for the first time..." 🎼
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