Premiere of ''Walkway Over the Hudson''

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Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra highlights its 10th anniversary season with the premiere of Walkway Over the Hudson, an original symphonic work commissioned by NDSO and written by Ben Kutner, a 24 year-old New York-based composer. Under the direction of Kathleen Beckmann, the orchestra will perform the complete work on Saturday, April 2 at 8:00 p.m. in The Culinary Institute of America's Marriott Pavilion in Hyde Park, NY. Plus, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, NDSO will present Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite. Both works are to be accompanied by images of the bridge and canyon projected on a screen behind the orchestra. Photos of the bridge have been selected from thousands taken over the span of 23 years by Poughkeepsie attorney Fred Schaeffer – a visionary and driving force behind the transformation of the bridge.