Composer luncheons
› Sept. 29: Jonathan McNair, “An Earthen Man”› Oct. 20: Kendra D’Ercole, “Wie die Blatter Herbstes Herabfallen” (world premiere)› Feb. 16: Douglas Hedwig, String Quartet (world premiere)› March 2: James Stephenson, Concerto for Violin, “Tributes”› April 27: Ola Gjeilo, “Dreamweaver”
Baritone David Tahere will be featured Sunday, Oct. 2, as the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera opens its Chamber Series with a 3 p.m. concert in the Read House Silver Ballroom, 827 Broad St. “Musical Passport,” conducted by Kayoko Dan, will feature “Earthen Men” by Chattanooga composer Jonathan McNair as well as the music of Bartok (“Romanian Folk Dances”), Villa-Lobes (Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for String Orchestra), Ravel (“Pavane pour une Infante Defunte”) and Respighi (“Gli Uccelli”). Other Chamber Series concerts, all on Sundays at the Read House, are coming up Nov. 6, Jan. 15 and Feb. 19. Tickets are $28 for adults, $15 for students. To purchase, go to www.chattanoogasymphony.org; click on Events then Chamber Series. Or call 423-267-8583.What are you doing for lunch today?
At press time, there were still seats available for a Meet the Composer Luncheon with Jonathan McNair, whose “Earthen Man” will be featured in the Sunday, Oct. 2, Chamber Series concert by the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera.
During the CSO’s 2016-17 season, the orchestra will perform compositions from six living composers, and five will be guests for a Thursday luncheon. Still to come are Kendra D’Ercole on Oct. 20; Douglas Hedwig on Feb. 16, James Stephenson on March 2 and Ola Gjeilo on April 27. They’ll talk about their background, inspirations, compositions and what to listen for in each concert.
Luncheons take place at noon, starting today, Sept. 29, in the Bluff View Art District’s River Room inside Renaissance Commons, 411 E. Second St.