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Dallas Winds Presents Carnival of the Animals


Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon has created a classic in her Percussion Concerto.  Hear it live, with percussion soloist Cameron Leach.  Then sit back and enjoy the Texas Premiere of the fanciful music and illustrated story, Flight of the Elephant.  Round out the evening with Saint-Saens perennial favorite, Carnival of the Animals. 

  • Concerto for Percussion - Jennifer Higdon
  • Cameron Leach, Percussion
  • Carnival of the Animals – Camille Saint-Saens
  • Curtain Raiser – Peter Boyer
  • Flight of the Elephant – Scott McAllister, a Texas Premiere Performance

At 6:30 pm join musicologist & Smithsonian lecturer Dr. Carol Reynolds for a pre-concert discussion “Windnotes with Professor Carol.”  Then at 7:15 pm hear a World Premiere brass & percussion fanfare in the Meyerson Lobby.

For dinner reservations at Opus, call 214-981-2943.

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Price
  • $34-$60
Box Office
  • 214-565-9463


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2301 Flora Street · Dallas, TX 75201


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