The Know: From sentimental to sensational: These 7 classical music happenings that will shape summer 2021

The Know
Ray Mark Rinaldi

Classical music makes a nimble return to stages across the region this summer after a painful, pandemic-induced year off. In some ways, things will be different, with venue changes and programming sure to serve as reminders of what we’ve all been through over the past 15 months. But in other ways it will be same, with the high level of premieres and performers that have come to define the world-class classical scene we are fortunate to have here. If you are looking for memorable moments, here are a few likely candidates.

 “Seven O’Clock Shout,” the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bravo! Vail music festival, July 17.
Composer Valerie Coleman calls her “Seven O’Clock Shout” musical anthem “a declaration of our survival.” The piece was first performed in a city that knows something about declarations when The Philadelphia Orchestra premiered it last summer. Coleman wrote it as a tribute to front-line health and safety workers and it recalls the nightly cheers that erupted around the country to thank them for their labor during the pandemic.

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