It is with great excitement and anticipation that we invite you to attend our inaugural Lexington Symphony Phoenix Project Jazz and Orchestra Concerts July 23 & 24 in Lexington’s historic Cary Hall! Whether you are a long-standing member of our community or a newcomer seeking new connections and inspiration, this gathering promises to be a memorable occasion filled with meaningful moments, dynamic entertainment, and the opportunity to engage with remarkable individuals. Mark your calendar, because you won’t want to miss what we have planned!

The history of immigration to the United States has been complex and, at times, brutal. Our country has welcomed immigrants and, at other times, excluded certain people as the new American culture has developed. Today, we often describe the United States as a melting pot, but that has been contentious. The United States is a unique experiment. What is different about our country as opposed to others with a multicultural population? With the international common language of music as a guide to our history, what can we discover about ourselves?

Sponsored by Kate & Gordon Baty and Martha Segal Ives | Three Places in New England 1st Movement (The ‘St. Gaudens’ in Boston Common, Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment) Nielsen | Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable” Holst | The Planets Experience works that exemplify the human spirit of the colonists during the Revolutionary War....

Over 40 years ago, park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey to Alaska’s Noatak River. Astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and its otherworldly light, he spent collective years of his life exploring Arctic North America. After three decades away, he returned with his son, and amid a now-flooded river bereft of the once-plentiful caribou, he was...