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Symphonic Poem 'Scheherezade' Headlines PSO This Saturday

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Saturday's concert of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra showcases the symphonic poem based on 1001 Nights: Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherezade."  The program also features 2014 Young Artist Competition Winner Mary Grace Bender on cello. On Sounds Good, Kate Lochte speaks with Maestro RaffaelePonti about the program of American, English, Italian and Russian compositions.

The Carson Center concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available at paducahsymphony.org.

  • Kenneth Fuchs - Discover the Wild
  • Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto (4th Movement)
  • Gioacchino Rossini - Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade, Op.35

More about this weekend's program

WKMS features this concert in broadcast on Sunday, October 12 at 11 a.m. on both 91.3 and our Classical Trio of stations: 92.5 Paducah, 99.5 Murray and 105.1 Madisonville, as well as streaming online at wkms.org. 

More about Paducah Symphony Orchestra broadcasts on WKMS.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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