BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260920T020000Z DTEND:20260920T040000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Santa Monica Symphony presents: Voices of Strength DESCRIPTION:One cello takes on the orchestra. One symphony summons a nation. Shostakovich and Dvor k launch a season of unforgettable voices.\n\n\n\n\nThe Santa Monica Symphony's 2026-2027 season opens with two contrasting expressions of resistance. In Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1\, resistance is personal and immediate\, expressed through a solo voice that confronts and pushes against the orchestra with urgency and intensity. In Dvor k's Symphony No. 7\, resistance takes on a different character\, emerging through a broader symphonic voice shaped by struggle\, national identity\, and emotional resilience. Together\, these works reveal how the same idea can take radically different musical forms\, from the individual voice to the collective symphonic expression. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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One cello takes on the orchestra. One symphony summons a nation. Shostakovich and Dvorá\;k launch a season of unforgettable voices.

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The Santa Monica Symphony'\;s 2026-2027 season opens with two contrasting expressions of resistance. In Shostakovich&rsquo\;s Cello Concerto No. 1\, resistance is personal and immediate\, expressed through a solo voice that confronts and pushes against the orchestra with urgency and intensity. In Dvorá\;k&rsquo\;s Symphony No. 7\, resistance takes on a different character\, emerging through a broader symphonic voice shaped by struggle\, national identity\, and emotional resilience. Together\, these works reveal how the same idea can take radically different musical forms\, from the individual voice to the collective symphonic expression.

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\n LOCATION:JAMS Performing Arts Center 1630 Pearl St. Santa Monica\, CA 90405 UID:e.648.26820 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260818T214418Z URL:https://members.smchamber.com/events/details/santa-monica-symphony-presents-voices-of-strength-26820 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR