
PGSO’s Discovery Concert makes classical music engaging and accessible to all
PRINCE GEORGE – As part of its annual Discovery Concert series, the Prince George Symphony Orchestra (PGSO) explained and performed Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony. In the same way Dvořák discovered North America in the Symphony, PGSO Conductor Michael Hall helped the audience discover the magic behind the music by breaking down the piece and explaining the history behind it in the first half, before playing the piece in its entirety in the second half.
Going over details like the literary and cultural influences in certain sections, or how Dvořák would convey fluttering birds through musical cues like trills, Hall says the Discovery Concert is a fantastic way to deepen the audience’s understanding of classical music in an engaging but easy to understand way.