Terre Haute Symphony Performs Heroism & Hope November 2

On November 2, 2024, at 7:30pm, the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra will share an emotional performance with Heroism & Hope featuring conductor David Bowden. The program includes Shostakovich’s jubilant Festive Overture, Brahm’s beautiful Symphony No. 3, and Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No. 5.

Shostakovich’s Festive Overture is a vibrant, fast-paced piece for large orchestra that is known for its catchy melodies and orchestra virtuosity. The music of Brahms is David Bowden’s specialty, and this will be the last Brahms you will hear David conduct as Artistic Director. It is a work of emotional depth and overwhelming power. Written as Stalin’s Great Terror campaign made music a matter of life and death for Soviet composers, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is a searing search for hope and a courageous personal statement in a time of darkness and oppression. 

This concert is proudly sponsored by Union Health, the Terre Haute Symphony League, Fireplace World, Old National Bank, and Bill Mitchell and Denise Marie Sobieski in memory of James Sobieski. This concert is also made possible in part by Arts Illiana, the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Supper at the Symphony

Make it a date night with a concert and Supper at the Symphony! Come to the concert early and enjoy a delectable three-course meal served in the Heritage Ballroom of Tirey Hall, right down the hall from Tilson Auditorium. The cash bar opens at 5:00pm, and dinner is served promptly at 5:30pm. Dinner reservations are $30 per person. Patrons will enjoy a salad to start and choose one entrée of either Braised Beef in Siciliano Tomato Sauce Over Egg Noodles, Chicken Breast Florentine, or a Vegetable Wellington. Beef and Chicken entrees are served with Green Beans and Blistered Tomatoes. Chocolate Mousse will be served for dessert. Reservations can be made at www.thso.org or by calling the THSO office at (812) 242-8476. Reservations close at 12pm on Tuesday, October 29.

Concert Conversations

Join Artistic Director, Dr. David Bowden, as he talks about the repertoire performed on this concert during Concert Conversations in the Heritage Ballroom in Tirey Hall on the campus of Indiana State University before the concert at 6:45pm. FREE to all concert ticket holders!

Concert Tickets  

Patrons can purchase concert tickets by visiting www.thso.org or calling the Hulman Center at (812) 237-3737. Ticket prices for adults are $20, $50, and $65. Student and youth tickets are $6, $12, and $16. Prices do not include facility and venue fees.  

ISU Student Tickets

ISU students receive FREE tickets to THSO concerts! Students can show their student ID at the Tilson Auditorium ticket window starting at 6:30pm before a concert to receive a free ticket. Only 100 tickets are available for ISU students. Students can get their tickets in advance by visiting the Hulman Center box office.

Accessible Entrance & Parking

Patrons can sign up at thso.org or call (812) 242-8476 to reserve a parking space in the Visitor Lot located at 7th and Larry Bird to take advantage of the THSO’s Accessible Parking Service that includes golf cart transportation from the lot to the elevator entrance of Tilson Auditorium.

Patrons can also be dropped off behind Tirey Hall in the alley between Fairbanks and Tilson for direct access to the elevator or enter through the ground level at the front of Tilson Auditorium via the downstairs lobby. Signage will be posted at the venue with directions to the elevator.

Parking  

Patrons may park in the Indiana State University Parking garage located at 750 Cherry Street for free between 4 PM and 11 PM on the day of the concert. This parking garage is located across the street from Tilson Auditorium.