LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra marks its 80th anniversary with a special concert Thursday night. It\u2019s also a way to celebrate the many talented artists who make up the symphony. We spoke to viola player Timothy MacDuff, who is new the symphony this season. He has been impressed with the community support. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt may sound corny to say, but orchestra\u2019s are power of good in the world. They\u2019re community connectors. They give people something to unite behind. It\u2019s great that Lubbock has that right here in the city,\u201d MacDuff said.<\/p>\n
The symphony will be joined by the Lubbock Chorale for Thursday night\u2019s performance at the Buddy Holly Hall. <\/p>\n
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LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013 It started with one person\u2019s vision. Eight decades later, Lubbock is still showing up. On Thursday, Oct. 15, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra<\/a> will celebrate 80 years of orchestral music on the South Plains with a performance of Verdi\u2019s dramatic choral masterwork, Messa da Requiem<\/a>, at Buddy Holly Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWilliam Harrod had a vision for what Lubbock could be,\u201d said Heather Hocker<\/a>, chief executive officer of the LSO. \u201cEighty years later, we\u2019re still building on it. We began on the stage of Lubbock High School. We now perform in one of the finest concert halls in the country. That distance, from a high school auditorium to Buddy Holly Hall, reflects the ongoing story of a growing city.\u201d<\/p>\n LSO\u2019s performance begins at 7:30 p.m., with the Lubbock Chorale joining conductor David Cho<\/a> and the full orchestra for one of the most ambitious performances in the LSO\u2019s history. Verdi composed his Messa da Requiem in 1874. According to music historians, it has become the most performed choral work written since Mozart.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Verdi Requiem is one of those massive and intensely dramatic pieces that demands your full attention from the first note,\u201d said Cho, who is in his 15th season conducting the LSO. \u201cThe music is deeply human and is unlike anything else in the symphonic repertoire. To perform it in our 80th season, with the Lubbock Chorale, our beloved LSO musicians, and four world-class vocal soloists on the Buddy Holly Hall stage, is the greatest honor. These musicians and artists have earned this moment to shed light on one of the greatest masterworks ever penned.\u201d<\/p>\n