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Mahler Symphony No. 9

Program: Charlotte Symphony In Performance
Aired: Saturday, September 3, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
Hosted by Mike McKay

Mahler's Ninth Symphony is a powerful meditation on the human condition, the work explores ideas about life and death. Plus, Christopher James Lees leads a performance featuring Principal Cellist Alan Black soloing on the orchestral premiere of Mark Leonard Lewis’ “I Will Wade Out,” a work that reflects on the universal human experience as we work toward collective healing.

Heard on this Episode:

MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 in D Major
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

LEONARD MARK LEWIS: I Will Wade Out Alan Black
Christopher James Lees, conductor
Alan Black, cello

Mahler's Symphony No. 9 was recorded in the Belk Theater on January 14 & 15, 2022.
Leonard Mark Lewis's I Will Wade Out was recorded at Queens University on April 3, 2022.

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