On Oct. 17, Idaho Falls Symphony performs Amy Beach’s monumental and exciting Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45. The soloist is Kara Huber (“Absolutely dazzling…in a word, flawless. Let’s repeat that: flawless.” New York Review).  Huber is a seasoned veteran of Beach’s Concerto, having championed the work widely. Shizuo Z. Kuwahara conducts the IFS.

      Concert sponsors include Mountain View Hospital & Teton Cancer Institute and ElevateHer Music, and the concert is designated a MVH Pink Ribbon Concert, bringing awareness to breast cancer screening and treatment.

     And we love pointing out the rich and emotional background of the Concerto, in which Beach draws from three of her own songs composed over a decade earlier.  The texts,  and links to recordings of the songs are provided here.