“The Delaware Symphony Orchestra recently announced details of its upcoming 2021-22 season. The eight-concert offering will feature the music of Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, and more,” reads an unsigned article in Sunday’s (5/16) Cape Gazette (Delaware). “As restrictions ease, the DSO is anticipating the return of in-person attendance at all DSO performances starting in fall 2021…. The DSO will follow all up-to-date guidance regarding the state’s reopening…. The season will begin in September at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington with a recital featuring Associate Concertmaster Luigi Mazzocchi and principal pianist Lura Johnson. Two concerts will follow that spotlight the orchestra musicians, including a performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ with DSO Concertmaster David Southorn…. In January 2022, the symphony will … return to Copeland Hall at the Grand Opera House in downtown Wilmington.… [Repertoire will include] Rachmaninoff’s … ‘Symphonic Dances,’ and Gershwin’s … ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with … guest artist Lara Downes … Beethoven’s 7th Symphony and Holst’s … ‘The Planets,’ featuring the Wilmington Children’s Chorus. ‘We’ve been through an enormously challenging year, but we’re now looking ahead. The future looks bright, and we are ready to bring back the magic of live music,’ said executive director J.C. Barker.”
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