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America@250
Frontier, Freedom, and the Force
Saturday, October 17, 2026 // 7:30 PM
Yaniv Segal, Music Director Candidate
We open our season with America@250, a vibrant celebration of the many musical traditions that shape the American story. Conductor Yaniv Segal leads a program that travels from the lively folk-inspired sounds of the Appleseed Suite by O’Connor to the powerful jazz symphonic storytelling of Black, Brown, and Beige by Ellington. The orchestra revisits an early American symphonic tradition with Jubilee by Chadwick before launching into the thrilling orchestral spectacle of the Star Wars Suite. Spanning folk traditions, jazz, classical Americana, and cinematic adventure, this exciting program celebrates the creativity and spirit of American music as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Appleseed Suite is a video presented in collaboration with the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Parks District and Modo Media.
Featured Repertoire
John Stafford Smith
Mark O’Connor
Duke Ellington
George Chadwick
John Williams
Star Spangled Banner
The Life and Times of Johnny Appleseed (Johnny Appleseed Suite)
Black, Brown and Beige
Jubilee
Star Wars Suite
Yaniv Segal, Music Director Candidate
Yaniv Segal is a versatile conductor, composer, and artist who is “redefining classical music” (Esquire Magazine). In 2025, he was named Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Orchestra Indiana, while he also currently serves as Music Director of the Salina Symphony and Director of Orchestral Training at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. A former Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Naples Philharmonic, Segal has assisted at the New York Philharmonic and collaborated with performers ranging from Yitzhak Perlman to the Beach Boys. Guest appearances include the Minnesota Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and Beethoven Academy Orchestra. Since 2023, Segal has been co-developing American Patriots, a new theatrical song cycle examining patriotism and the current lived American experience from Indigenous, Black, white working class, and new American perspectives.
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