The Garland Symphony Orchestra will continue its 45th season, “London is Calling,” May 10 and will feature pianist Stephen Beus. The program will include Elgar’s — Cockaigne Overture and Beethoven’s – Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major (“Emperor”)
Purchase tickets:
- Visit https://garlandsymphony.org/tickets/ and click on “Select Seats” or “Buy Now” next to the desired performance.
- Via phone by calling the Granville Arts Center Box Office at 972-205-2790 (open Thursday-Sunday, 12-4 p.m. and beginning two hours before curtain on performance days).
- In person at the Granville Arts Center Box Office – 300 N. Fifth Street, Downtown Garland (open Thursday-Sunday, 12-4 p.m. and beginning two hours before curtain on performance days.
- For group rates, call the Granville Arts Center Box Office at 972-205-2790.
For information on supporting the symphony or volunteering, call 972-926-0611. All donations are tax-deductible.
About GSO: Since 1978, the Garland Symphony Orchestra has been providing performances of great orchestral music to Garland and surrounding communities. The GSO has presented over 180 concerts featuring the music of more than 200 composers.
GSO’s first season was led by violinist James Gambino; for the following two seasons, the late Howard Dunn, former conductor of the much-regarded Dallas Wind Symphony, conducted. Mischa Semanitzky took up Garland Symphony Orchestra’s baton for the 1981-82 season and was succeeded by Daniel Hornstein.
In 1986, the current Music Director, Robert Carter Austin took the reins. Under his leadership, the orchestra made the transition from a group of dedicated volunteer musicians to a virtuoso ensemble of the finest professional instrumentalists in the Metroplex. The growth to a prestigious, professional ensemble has created a solid orchestra, with members who have been meeting new challenges and successes with the GSO for more than a decade. https://garlandsymphony.org/.
About Stephen Beus: Born and raised on a farm in eastern Washington, Beus began lessons at age 5 and made his orchestral debut four years later. He went on to win numerous national and international competitions throughout his youth, capturing the attention of both audiences and critics. Commenting on Beus’ competition success, Fanfare magazine writes: “In some ways Beus doesn’t fit the mold of the typical competition winner. His playing is strikingly original, and, despite his youth, he has an interpretive voice all his own. Above all, his playing is so natural as to seem effortless and the sound he produces has extraordinary richness and depth, not quite like anyone else’s.”
Beus holds degrees from Whitman College, The Juilliard School and Stony Brook University, and his teachers have included Leonard Richter, Robert McDonald, Gilbert Kalish, Christina Dahl and Paulette Richards. He has recorded on the Endeavor Classics, Harmonia Mundi, and Centaur Records labels. Beus is a Steinway Artist and currently teaches at Brigham Young University. www.stephenbeuspiano.com.