Ambition and Destiny

Name: Bilingualism & Heritage Language Maintenance A Community Class with Dr. Jeanne Heil
Start: 2026-06-08T13:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-08T14:00:00-04:00
Location: University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College

Journey through the entire Romantic era of classical music in the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) March concert, “Ambition and Destiny.” The concert begins with Carl Maria von Weber’s Oberon Overture representing the early period of romanticism, continues with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 from the classical middle period, and concludes with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, composed the latter years of romanticism as it was giving way to modernism. The concert’s title reflects the ambition of the composers’ experimentation with new forms as well as the theme of fate embodied in Tchaikovsky’s passionate symphony. The concert showcases two Colby College faculty members, Guest Conductor Jinwook Park, returning to the MSO’s podium for the first time in two years, and pianist Morgan Lee, who relocated to Maine after earning her Master’s Degree in 2022.

The concert takes place on Saturday, March 21, at 7pm at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Tickets are $27 in advance and $30 at the door, with free admission to anyone 25 and under. The MSO is pleased to be pioneering a new streaming option for this concert at the cost of $15 per household. Both in-person and streaming tickets can be reserved at midcoastsymphony.org or by calling the box office at (207) 481-0790