Georgia Philharmonic: Scheherazade

Celebrate the women of classical music. Opening the concert is Louise Farrenc’s “Overture No. 2” followed by “Strum” by Jessie Montgomery, a living composer who merges composition with education and advocacy. These works build up to an exciting performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”. Based on the female character of the same name in the tale “1,001 Nights”, this piece tells the story of Scheherazade’s cunning ability to avoid death at the hands of the Sultan.