Saturday, March 29, 2025
7:30 PM
Garde Arts Center, New London

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Taking place on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, the ECSO’s March concert is named for the opening piece, Fanfare for Life, written in 1994 by Vietnam veteran and former Army Band member James “Kimo” Williams. With Gary Sinise, Williams founded the Lt. Dan Band to entertain the troops and raise funds for disabled vets. The program will continue with two haunting works from 70 years apart: These Worlds in Us of 2006 by Missy Mazzoli, Musical America’s 2022 Composer-of-the-Year, and Samuel Barber’s 1936 Adagio for Strings.

Appropriately, since the day before is World Piano Day— the 88^th day of the year, for the instrument’s 88 keys—the ECSO will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s excitingly modern Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major from 1921. The soloist is Adam Adov, a Boston Conservatory at Berklee student who won the ECSO’s 2024 Instrumental Competition. Concluding the concert will be Robert Schumann’s sprightly Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Minor, known as the “Spring Symphony,” written in 1841.     

You can subscribe today to lock in discounts, complimentary vouchers, and the same seats for each concert. The order form is available here, or you can call the ECSO office at 860-443-2876 to discuss seating options.

There will be a pre-concert chat at 6:30pm prior to the concert on March 29. This event is free and open to the public. It will be in the Oasis room located in the Garde Arts Center through the side “G” door entrance. No need to RSVP, just arrive and enjoy. There will be limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. While you don’t need a ticket to enjoy the lecture, you will need a ticket to get into the concert hall afterwards and ticket scanners will be standing by.

These chats are generously sponsored through a Connecticut Humanities Quick Grant.