Logan City Symphony Orchestra -
Rapid, Raves and Rhythm

Program

Bedřich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) from Má vlast

Matthew Hindson: Speed

Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

About the program

This is the third of four concerts presented by the Logan City Symphony Orchestra that explore space, place and time. Here we celebrate the exhilarating power of movement and energy — tracing journeys across vast spaces, shifting places, and the unstoppable flow of time itself through music that surges, dances, and drives relentlessly forward.

The journey begins with Bedřich Smetana’s beloved Vltava (The Moldau) from Má vlast: a vivid tone poem that follows the river’s course through the Czech landscape — from gentle springs and moonlit waters to peasant dances, ancient castles, and roaring rapids — a timeless portrait of nature’s ceaseless motion through space and time.

Matthew Hindson’s electrifying Speed follows — a blazing orchestral ride that channels the raw, pulsating energy of techno and club rhythms into the symphony hall. With relentless driving beats and explosive dynamics, it delivers the adrenaline rush of modern velocity like nothing else in the repertoire.

These dynamic works build irresistible momentum toward the heart of the program: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major. Often hailed as the “apotheosis of the dance,” this masterpiece is pure kinetic joy — every movement alive with rhythm, pulse, and an unstoppable sense of motion. From the vivid Poco sostenuto introduction to the legendary Allegretto and the whirlwind finale, it is music you feel in your body as much as hear — as thrilling and vital today as it was at its triumphant 1813 premiere.

Whether you’re discovering these masterworks for the first time or returning to music that sets your pulse racing, join us as Logan’s own symphony orchestra brings the sheer exhilaration of movement vividly to life on stage.