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Christopher Wilkins put it just right, relaying to Elaine Guregian, the Beacon Journal arts and culture writer, that Severance Hall belongs among the iconic venues, the musical equivalent of Fenway Park and the Louvre. No surprise, then, the delight of the players in the Akron Symphony as the orchestra, now in its sixth decade, finally debuted at the Cleveland landmark.

The musicians shared with Guregian how they marveled at the acoustics, the radiance of the whole and the exquisite warmth of the detail. What a boost of confidence! It is richly deserved.

Wilkins wasn't there to conduct the performance. Still, the music director hatched with the extraordinary Benjamin Zander the plan for the orchestra to appear at Severance. Zander led the orchestra, putting up his own funds to make the moment happen. All of it amounted to far more than drawing a contrast with the sound permitted at E.J. Thomas Hall.

Not too long ago the Akron Symphony was struggling in many ways. Then, Wilkins arrived, in virtual tandem with Margo Snider, at least in the post of executive director. The symphony has been in marked and welcomed recovery ever since, an ascent evident in the Mahler Symphony No. 2 at E.J. Thomas and then Severance over the weekend, and earlier in the season at the Christmas concert in Green.

The Mahler performance echoed the quality of the performances, the Green show, the energetic presence in the community. Both are reminders of the essential role the Akron Symphony plays in the quality of our collective life.

Christopher Wilkins put it just right, relaying to Elaine Guregian, the Beacon Journal arts and culture writer, that Severance Hall belongs among the iconic venues, the musical equivalent of Fenway Park and the Louvre. No surprise, then, the delight of the players in the Akron Symphony as the orchestra, now in its sixth decade, finally debuted at the Cleveland landmark.

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