New Jersey Symphony: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony With Xian Zhang

New Jersey Symphony: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang NJ Symphony Classical Xian Zhang conductor Steven Banks saxophone Felicia Moore soprano Kelley O'Connor mezzo-soprano Issachah Savage tenor Reginald Smith Jr. baritone Montclair State University Chorale | Heather J. Buchanan, director New Jersey Symphony - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Polonaise from Eugene Onegin - Billy Childs Saxophone Concerto "Diaspora" - Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9, "Choral" Beethoven's Ninth - with its cries for brotherhood and joy - came from a war-torn time 200 years ago, and this inspiring symphony has never been more relevant than today. This exciting program also introduces you to an astonishing new talent, saxophonist Steven Banks, as he lifts the Black experience from Africa to now in Billy Childs' saxophone concerto, Diaspora.