Experience a powerful journey through hope, fate, reflection, and triumph in this evocative program. The concert opens with Omar Thomas’s Of Our New Day Begun, a moving tribute to resilience and remembrance, inspired by the legacy of Black churches and the tragic shooting in Charleston, SC. Brahms’s Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) follows, contrasting the serenity of the divine with the turbulence of human struggle. Nancy Hill Cobb’s Shades and Illumination offers a vibrant exploration of color and contrast, setting the stage for Sibelius’s majestic Symphony No. 5. With its soaring, triumphant finale, Sibelius’s masterpiece brings the evening to a stirring and unforgettable close.