The WKU Symphony, conducted by Brian St. John and John South, hosts its first performance of the 115th season titled “Music from Inner and Outer Space” on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Music selections included Mozart’s Symphony Number 41 “Jupiter,” Holst’s “Mars and Jupiter” from The Planets and John Williams’s "Star Wars Medley." (Photos by Brett Phelps)
Gallery: A look into the WKU Symphony’s first performance
The WKU Symphony hosted their first performance of the 115th season titled “Music from Inner and Outer Space” on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Conducted by Brian St. John and John South, music selections for the performance included Mozart’s Symphony Number 41 “Jupiter,” Holst’s “Mars and Jupiter” from The Planets and John Williams’s “Star Wars Medley.” Take a look at what Talisman web visuals co-editor Brett Phelps captured from the night.
WKU’s Baker Professor of Music, Brian St. John, conducts the symphony during its first performance of the 115th season on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 at Van Meter Auditorium.Cellist George Payocong III performs with WKU’s Symphony on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.Members of the cello section of the WKU Symphony focus on their performance on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 at Van Meter Auditorium.Members of the WKU Symphony along with this flutist perform astronomy-themed music on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 at Van Meter Auditorium.
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Cellist Abigail Krent focuses on her performance with WKU’s Symphony on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 at Van Meter Auditorium.Chris Kim, who is the principal cellist for the WKU Symphony, concentrates on the conductor’s lead on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.This photograph captures the Violino I sheet music for the “Star Wars Medley” during the astronomy-themed performance on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.Graduate Assistant, John South, conducts the WKU Symphony performing John Williams’s “Star Wars Medley” on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 at Van Meter Auditorium. South was raised in Huntsville, Alabama near the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and has combined his passion for astronomy and music in the selections for the symphony’s first performance of the season.The WKU Symphony, conducted by Brian St. John and John South, hosts its first performance of the 115th season titled “Music from Inner and Outer Space” on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Music selections included Mozart’s Symphony Number 41 “Jupiter,” Holst’s “Mars and Jupiter” from The Planets, and John Williams’s “Star Wars Medley.”
