About
Anne-Marie McDermott, “a
pianist who balances qualities of excitement and spontaneity with clarity and
elegance” (“New York Times”), reunites with the SPCO for the first time
since their fruitful collaboration at the 2022 Bravo! Vail Music Festival in
Colorado. McDermott will lead the orchestra once again in a world premiere of
Chris Rogerson’s “Samaa’”, a new expansion of his work by the same name that
was previously recorded in Colorado. Two chamber works by French composers
showcase the piano in chamber ensembles — an impressionistic concerto with
strings by Ernest Chausson and a sextet with winds by Francis Poulenc that pendulates
between liveliness and elegy.