Ohio’s Lima Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andrew Crust.
In Wednesday’s (9/7) LimaOhio.com, Jacob Espinosa writes, “Another season is set to start for the Lima Symphony Orchestra and it will be yet another evening of new ideas. ‘Symphonic Landscapes’ will feature two guest artists for a multimedia show blending the orchestra with images of the Grand Canyon and the world of mushrooms … on Saturday, Oct. 11 … LSO Executive Director Elizabeth Brown-Ellis said, ‘Stephen Lias, who is also a composer, has created a visual projection that will accompany Ferde Grofé’s “Grand Canyon Suite,” which is going to be a really spectacular display to bring the music to life. Stephen is the artist-in-residence for many national parks….’ The show will also feature a commissioned piece by composer Chelsea Komschlies called ‘Mycelialore,’ which will pair the world of fungi with the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien.” Mycelialore was commissioned by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras in partnership with the American Composers Orchestra. “ ‘It’s such an honor and it’s really exciting for us to be able to bring these works of young, living composers to life,’ Brown-Ellis said. ‘It’s also so exciting for us to be part of a commission.’ ”
