April 11, 2025 | 8:00 pm
University Symphony Orchestra
Free - no tickets required
“Special Send-Off Concert: USO Tour to South Africa and Carnegie Hall” – Please join us to send-off the musicians of the University Symphony Orchestra for their historic tour to South Africa and Carnegie Hall. USO Music Director and GRAMMY nominee Kenneth Kiesler leads this special, curated program featuring 2025 GRAMMY winner, soprano Karen Slack, acclaimed South African soprano, SMTD alumna Goitsemang Lehobye, and renowned bass and SMTD faculty member Daniel Washington. Hill Auditorium will resound with an exciting mix of film and stage music by Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, and William Dawson’s thrilling and powerful masterpiece, the Negro Folk Symphony, along with moving and joyful spirituals and inspiring South African nation building songs. Sure to be a memorable final concert of the 2024-2025 USO season!