This program celebrates humor, ingenuity,and the blending of styles across three distinct musical voices. HK Gruber's Manhattan Broadcasts sets the stage with its jazzy energy, and tongue-in-cheek playfulness, drawing on urban soundscapes. Haydn's Symphony No. 60, “Il Distratto”, follows with its brilliant theatricality, weaving a lighthearted narrative full of wit and surprising turns. The evening culminates with Richard Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme, a charming suite that fuses Baroque elegance with Strauss's characteristic warmth and humor, evoking the whimsical world of Molière's classic comedy. Together, these works promise an engaging and richly textured musical journey.