Sun, Sep 17
|Fine Arts Center, NVCC
Starburst! WSO's Season Opening Concert, Sep 17th [Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & Montgomery]
Our season MasterWorks opener like no other! Celebrating the best of the best in new talent juxtaposed with two beloved centuries old masters and featuring 'cello phenom' rising star, Cuban American Thomas Mesa
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Time & Location
Sep 17, 3:00 PM – 4:40 PM
Fine Arts Center, NVCC, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT 06708, USA
About the event
OR, call our Box Office* Mon - Fri, 10 am to 4 pm at 203-346-2000
Much like Beethoven's meteroic 7th Symphony burst onto the scene in early 19th century Vienna, young black composer Jessie Montgomery created a sensation with Starburst for String Orchestra and Divided for Cello and  Orchestra, written for 'cello phenom' Cuban American Thomas Mesa. Â
Thomas Mesa will be joining us for this concert to perform Tchaikovsky's famous Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op.33 and Montgomery's Divided. Â Â
Montgomery Starburst
Montgomery  Divided,
Featuring Thomas Mesa, cello
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op.33
Featuring Thomas Mesa, cello
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Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
successful compositions including Starburst for Just as Beethoven’s meteoric 7th Symphony burst onto the scene in early 19th century Vienna, composer Jessie Montgomery recently created a sensation with several highly String Orchestra and Divided for ‘cello and orchestra, written for ‘cello phenom Thomas Mesa.
* Our Box Office Partner is The Palace Theater Box Office. Â To visit in person: Â 100 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT