Mahler finished his conducting career in the United States, serving with Toscanini as conductor of the Metropolitan Opera and solely as music director of the New York Philharmonic. In addition to the Temple University Symphony and Combined Choirs, the performance will feature soprano Young Jin Suh, and mezzo-soprano Emilia Acon. Both are graduate students in Temple's opera and voice performance program. This year's Academy Concert performance is a tribute to Dr. Jeffrey Cornelius, who is stepping down after eight years as dean of Temple's Esther Boyer College of Music and Department of Dance, and is returning to the faculty as a full-time professor in the College's Department of Choral Music. He has been an inspiring teacher, a dedicated educator, and an exceptional leader not only to the College and University, but he has served the greater community through his participation on the board of directors of many of Philadelphia's most prestigious musical organizations.
Admission is free for students with a valid ID, but they are required to have a ticket.