Unfinished Business

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM | The Buddy Holly Hall Crickets Theater

Presented by Gray Hare Analytics and the SS Foundation

Franz Schubert began writing his eighth symphony in 1822, but completed only two movements and part of a scherzo before moving on to other works in the final years of his life. Though unfinished, this symphony is celebrated as one of the earliest masterpieces of musical Romanticism, distinguished by its expressive lyricism and rich instrumental texture. Unfinished Business complements Schubert’s incomplete work with other outstanding melodic pieces, placing a special emphasis on the clarinet.

R. Strauss Suite Op. 4 for Winds

Copland Concerto for Clarinet

Schubert Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”

Offenbach Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

David Shea Clarinet

Eric Allen Conductor