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Memphis Symphony Orchestra 2024-25 Season

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra begins its 2024-25 season this weekend with "Rachmaninoff Rhapsody and Copland 3rd" on Saturday, September 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis and Sunday, September 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis.

Darel Snodgrass talks with Memphis Symphony Music Director Maestro Robert Moody about the upcoming performances.

Moody discusses the majestic Copland 3rd, which includes the "Fanfare for the Common Man," Sergei Rachmaninoff's sublimely romantic "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" featuring pianist Charlie Albright, and the two American fanfares opening the program, Joan Tower's "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman" and Adolphus Hailstork's "Fanfare on Amazing Grace."

The Saturday evening show will be broadcast live on WKNO 91.1 at 7:30 p.m., and the entire concert will be replayed on the radio on Friday, October 4, at noon.

RACHMANINOFF RHAPSODY AND COPLAND 3RD — Memphis Symphony Orchestra

From signing on to announce Morning Edition in 1987 to becoming Director of Radio in 2020, Darel Snodgrass' career at WKNO has grown alongside the station’s role as a trusted source for NPR news and Mid-South arts coverage. Today, he continues to guide WKNO Radio while expanding its reach through new forms of media.