# Event Details

- **Event Name**: LIFT
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:45 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: America has never had one sound.

It sings through anthem and blues, through jazz clubs and concert halls, through stride piano, spirituals, street songs, opera, celebration, and reinvention. LIFT opens Olympia Symphony’s 2026/27 season, Kaleidoscope, with a program where American sound rises from joy, memory, resilience, and hope.
Jessie Montgomery’s Banner asks what an anthem means in a country still becoming itself. Woven from The Star-Spangled Banner, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and other musical echoes, it turns a familiar symbol into something larger, more layered, and alive with many voices.

At the heart of the concert, guest artist Calder Failla joins the orchestra for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, where smoky jazz, sweeping melody, and symphonic ambition meet in one of the most recognizable openings in American music. Gershwin returns in Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row, bringing the opera’s Charleston sound world into rich orchestral color. Gershwin’s insistence on an all-Black cast for Porgy and Bess helped create major operatic opportunities for Black singers at a time when blackface still appeared on American stages.

Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony expands the blues into a vast orchestral journey, while James P. Johnson’s Victory Stride closes the circle with the pulse and brilliance of Harlem stride piano.
Inspired by artists who moved across genres to make room for their fullest voices, LIFT celebrates music that refuses to stay in one lane. This is not one version of America. It is a kaleidoscope of voices, each one lifting the next.

Program
Jessie MONTGOMERY: Banner
Wynton MARSALIS: Blues Symphony (excerpts)
George GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
George GERSHWIN: Catfish Row from Porgy and Bess
James P. JOHNSON: Victory Stride

Approximate run time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including intermission)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/olympia/lift/200030603841554
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, art, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Olympia
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
- **lat**: 47.04379
- **long**: -122.89989
- **full address**: The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501-1330, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is LIFT being held?
  - **A:** LIFT takes place on Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:45 pm at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501-1330, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing LIFT?
  - **A:** LIFT is organized by Olympia Symphony Orchestra.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Olympia Symphony Orchestra's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Olympia Symphony Orchestra a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Olympia Symphony Orchestra has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** LIFT is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Olympia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If LIFT sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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