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contemporary visionaries like Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and Jessica Meyer, collaborating with guest artists that also point to our artform's bright future." "This season is our biggest and boldest yet, as we expand our mainstage programming from five to six concert programs and represent a wide perspective of what orchestral music can do," adds D. Riley Nicholson, SoNA executive director. "This addition to the season is a pops concert, fittingly titled 'Battle of the Bands'; we'll go head-to-head with the venerable Fayetteville Jazz Collective to form a hybrid orchestra jazz band that is greater than the sum of its parts." The new season begins on Oct. 29 with a concert fittingly titled Imagine Big, presenting Jessica Meyer's "Go Big or Go Home" paired with Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 featuring cellist Julian Schwarz and Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition." "Connecting all these works is a spirit of ambition, imagination and contagious energy that speaks to SoNA's vibrant future," Nicholson says. Then in December, audiences can celebrate the magic and beauty of the holidays with two performances of A Very SoNA Christmas on Dec. 10 featuring The SoNA Singers, followed by The Snowman: A Family Concert on Dec. 11 featuring a special screening of the hit film "The Snowman" complete with live orchestral soundtrack. On Jan. 7, 2023, SoNA starts the New Year with a "cathartic, emotional program that touches a core human experience – each piece evokes a love that exists across time, between a mother and her child." This concert presents William Grant Still's "Mother and Child," Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and Henryk Górecki's Symphony of Sorrows featuring soprano Miriam Khalil. On March 11, the season continues with New Canons, a concert that features in live performance new works that will be included on SoNA's upcoming album featuring music by composers Ray Lustig, Trevor New and Maestro Haas. Following intermission, the orchestra will perform the joyously beautiful Symphony No. 3 in F Major by Johannes Brahms, which Haas describes as "truly one of the most gorgeous pieces of music ever written." Then in April, SoNA presents two concerts: On April 8, the Battle of the Bands brings SoNA and the Fayetteville Jazz Collective together, alternating between pieces played by the jazz band, pieces played by the orchestra, and then pieces played together, for "an evening of genre-defying music that will be enjoyed by a wide variety of music lovers." The season wraps up on April 29 with Evoking Folklore, which begins with "Chokfi" (Rabbit) by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, followed by traditional Spanish stories with Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" featuring pianist Angela Cheng, and concluding with classic Americana evocations with Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3. www.visitcherokeenation.com A NATION OF INNOVATION Make your next family day trip anything but ordinary in Cherokee Nation. Jump into a world of hands-on, cutting-edge exhibits, fascinating stories, unique gifts and timeless art. Know the ancient origins and modern heritage of more than 400,000 citizens who honor a legacy of resilience and strength. Experience an authentic, richly detailed, boundless and enduring Cherokee story. One Nation. Ten Attractions. Endless Adventure. *Named 2020 Tribal Destination of the Year by the American Indian and Alaska Native Tourism Association CHEROKEE NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM, TAHLEQUAH, OK 4 WHAT'S UP! JULY 31-AUGUST 6, 2022 COVER STORY SoNA Continued From Page 3 FYI SoNA Season 2022-23 Oct. 29 — Imagine Big: Jessica Meyer's "Go Big or Go Home"; Dmitri Shostakov- ich's Cello Concerto No. 1; and Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibi- tion," 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center Dec. 10 — A Very SoNA Christmas, 2 & 7:30 p.m., WAC Dec. 11 — The Snowman: A Family Concert, 2 p.m., WAC Jan. 7 — Mother and Child: William Grant Still's "Mother and Child"; Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms; and Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, 7:30 p.m., WAC March 11 — New Canons: Paul Haas' In saecula saeculorum; Trevor New's Cohere I; Brahms' Symphony No. 3, 7:30 p.m., WAC April 8 — Battle of the Bands with the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, 7:30 p.m., WAC April 29 — Evoking Folklore: Jerod Impich- chaachaaha' Tate's "Chofki"; Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain"; and Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3 For ticket information, visit sonamusic. org.