The Year 1905: Love and War
Sunday, May 16, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Rialto Theater
There are free student tickets available with student ID for students college-aged and younger at the door. If you are buying adult tickets in advance and would like to sit with your student, chose the General Admission option for this concert.
On January 22, 1905, Tsarist troops opened fire on peaceful protestors in St. Petersburg—a tragic turning point that helped spark the Russian Revolution. In this final concert of the season, The Tacoma Youth Symphony reflects on this powerful moment with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”, honors resilience with Kenneth Alford’s Colonel Bogey March, and finds hope in hardship through Bernstein’s Overture to “West Side Story.”
A concert of struggle, spirit, and the enduring power of love.
Program
Tacoma Youth Symphony
Dr. James Welsch, conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to “West Side Story”
Kenneth J. Alford: Colonel Boey March
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”