Meadows at the Meyerson

$25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $17 for students/faculty & staff

($10 discount available for subscribers)

The 29th annual benefit concert for SMU Meadows will feature the critically acclaimed Meadows Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Paul Phillips, in the presentation of two symphonic masterpieces by Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms. The first half of the concert features the Suite from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose Cavalier), a comic opera that was a runaway hit when it debuted in 1911 and remained the most popular opera during the composer’s lifetime. The beautiful, waltz-filled music evokes the romance, intrigue, comedy and melancholy of the story about an older woman who ultimately helps her youthful lover find happiness with the young woman he loves, while thwarting the odious older man also pursuing the maiden. Following intermission, the orchestra will present Brahms’ powerful Symphony No. 4, the composer’s last symphony and the one many consider his greatest, with a tragic character underlying its warmth and beauty. Proceeds from the event support the Meadows Impact Scholarship Fund, which provides vital financial assistance to promising Meadows undergraduate and graduate students. For information on event sponsorship, call 214.768.4189, email [email protected], or visit smu.edu/meyerson.

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