From staff reports:

All good things must come to an end, and that includes performances for the 66th season of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra.

Audiences are encouraged to join the ensemble on May 3 at the Pearson Auditorium for works by Weber, Strauss, Dvorak and of course, Beethoven. Concert pianist William Kinderman, a distinguished professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Herb Alpert School of Music, joins the symphony as guest artist for the Beethoven concerto.

Kinderman is a respected authority on the music and creative process of Beethoven. He has written or contributed to several books on the German composer, including The Creative Process in Music from Mozart to Kurtág (2012) and Beethoven: A Political Artist in Revolutionary Times (2020).

He was described as having an “intellectual energy” by Edward Rothstein in the New York Times and as “a herald of Beethoven research and interpretation…a sovereign artist” by German critic Gerd Kowa.

“The final performance of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra’s 24-25 season is sure to be an exciting one,” Kate Graham, RSO concert operations manager, says. “Maestro Farrer and piano soloist, William Kinderman, have collaborated in Roswell before – their friendship and musicianship will make this an enjoyable experience for everyone in attendance.”

The rest of the program features pieces by Central European composers: Weber, Strauss and Dvorak.

The full program includes:

Euryanthe Overture by Carl Maria von Weber

Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome by Richard Strauss

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 1 & 2 by Antonín Dvorak

Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor by Ludwig van Beethoven

Join the RSO on May 3, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pearson Auditorium. Tickets range in price from $20 to $40 and are available online at roswellsymphony.org. This concert is sponsored in part by the City of Roswell Lodgers Tax, Valley State Bank, Susan Murphy, KOB-R and New Mexico Arts.

WHO: Roswell Symphony Orchestra

WHAT: Kinderman Plays Beethoven

WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Pearson Auditorium, 101 W. College Blvd., Roswell, NM 88201

About Roswell Symphony Orchestra

The mission of the RSO is to provide the people of Roswell and Southeast New Mexico with the best of orchestral literature by providing an annual concert season and music education programs for children and young adults.