Firsts: Overlooked composer, a bridge-crossing conductor
It was a grand night to remember. An unprecedented new breeze blew into Davies Hall and inspired an audience moved to its feet, clapping with vigor. The salient firsts for the S.F. Symphony were the jovial conductor Michael Morgan on the podium and music by the greatly underrated composer Louise Dumont Farrenc. By the time it was over, folks virtually forgot just which brilliant Rossini overture had opened the program. The debut of Morgan resulted in far greater audience representation…