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Kicked Back Classics 2006
The Performing Arts Foundation of Powhatan presented to an almost "sold-out" house,
The Richmond Symphony's Kicked Back Classics series on Friday, September 22nd. The concert was
held at The Village Building on Route 13 (3910 Old Buckingham Rd.) in Powhatan and began at 7:30 p.m.
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The one hour performance by over 30 musicians, was led by the Richmond Symphony's Assistant Conductor,
Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, who joined the Symphony last fall. Hicks' vision for Kicked Back Classics when she
joined was "entry level classical concerts a way to encounter this music in an environment that is relaxed
for the audience." By all accounts from previous performance reviews, Hicks has achieved her goal. The
casual concert in September included selections ranging from Joplin's "The Entertainer", to Daugherty's
"Mxyzptlk from Metropolis Symphony", to Copeland's "Old America Songs".
Even without a baton in her hand, Hicks does not come to Richmond empty handed. She brings with her a wealth of talent and experience from working with the now defunct Florida Philharmonic to teaching and conducting at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and working with the Westminster Choir in Princeton, New Jersey.
Adding to Hicks' interestingly rich history is her background. Born in Tokyo thirty years ago and raised in Hawaii, she was a child prodigy concert pianist who turned to conducting after developing tendonitis at the age of sixteen. Hicks is married to Paul LaFollette, a French horn player in the Richmond Symphony.
Even without a baton in her hand, Hicks does not come to Richmond empty handed. She brings with her a wealth of talent and experience from working with the now defunct Florida Philharmonic to teaching and conducting at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and working with the Westminster Choir in Princeton, New Jersey.
Adding to Hicks' interestingly rich history is her background. Born in Tokyo thirty years ago and raised in Hawaii, she was a child prodigy concert pianist who turned to conducting after developing tendonitis at the age of sixteen. Hicks is married to Paul LaFollette, a French horn player in the Richmond Symphony.
This program was presented with the assistance of a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the
generosity of our event sponsors:
We would like to thank Joy's Floral and Gifts for providing the flower arrangements. We recognize our members and our community, without whom this past year would not have been possible.
Powhatan Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club of Powhatan
Ash Photography
Woman's Club of Powhatan
Ash Photography
We would like to thank Joy's Floral and Gifts for providing the flower arrangements. We recognize our members and our community, without whom this past year would not have been possible.