Percussion concerto starts LSO season off with a 'strike'

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published September 12, 2013 at 2:37 PM EDT

The Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s first MasterWorks concert is Friday night at Wharton Center. It features music of Dvorak and Enescu and a modern percussion concerto by Jennifer Higdon.

WKAR’s Melissa Benmark spoke with conductor Timothy Muffitt about the concert.

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