Schumann's Third Symphony is filled with his joyful appreciation of the Rhine River and the inspiring cathedral on its banks in Cologne, Germany. A Sphinx Virtuosi commission, Delights and Dances by Michael Abels is an infectious and witty blend of jazz and blues. The world premiere of a BPO-commissioned Oboe Concerto by Randall Svane rounds out the program.

"A musical portrait of Stalin," has described Shostakovich's primarily oppressive and sinister Tenth Symphony, his first in five years after a Soviet denouncement of his music. Composer Daron Hagen touts the performance of electric guitarist D.J. Sparr on his Electric Guitar Concerto as a "joyous, celebratory romp." Desert Transport portrays experiencing the sound sensations of a helicopter in flight.

Your BPO presents an evocative musical narration of "From the Diary of Anne Frank," composed by former BPO Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Contrasting the program is Antonin Dvořák's well-known love letter to North America, "From the New World."