Holst’s The Planets
January 22 – 24, 2026
EDWARD GARDNER conducts
DAVID CHILDS euphonium
DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS – ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK chorus director
WALTON Coronation Te Deum, arranged by Palmer
JAMES MACMILLAN Where the Lugar meets the Glaisnock (US Premiere)
HOLST The Planets
Edward Gardner returns to conduct Holst’s most famous score, with the astrological character of each of the celestial bodies. Walton’s regal hymn of praise was commissioned to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 and sung as she made her exit from Westminster Abbey. David Childs, euphonium sensation and brass faculty member of the University of North Texas, solos in the US premiere of a concerto by critically acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan, whose music is esteemed “for its rhythmic excitement and powerful emotional communication.” (Boosey & Hawkes)
PERFORMANCE PRELUDES
Join us for a special pre-concert talk! The talks will take place from Horchow Hall starting at 6:30pm each concert evening.

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