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Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra: Modern Art – A Reflection in Music
March 9 @ 2:30 pm
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Modern Art – A Reflection In Music
Treat yourself to a feast for the ears and eyes. Conductor Dr. Dirk Hillyer pairs Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faunand Satie’s Gymnopedies with masterpieces by Picasso, Braque and DuChamps. Emily Richardson, harp, solos in Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro; and Eduardo Gomez is flute soloist in Griffes Poem for Flute and Orchestra. Maestro Hillyer will share his knowledge of painting and music as he and the orchestra lead us on a journey through masterworks of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Musical Program
- Fêtes from Nocturnes No. 2 – Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
- Gymnopédies – Erik Satie (1866-1925), Claude Debussy, orchestration
- Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, 12. Galgenlied, 13. Enthauptung – Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)
- Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
- Suite pour Petit Orchestre, No. 1, 2. Napolitana, 3. Española – Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
- Introduction and Allegro – Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
- Emily Richardson, harp
- Intermission
- Pavane pour une infante défunte – Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
- Symphonie, Op. 21, II. Variationen – Anton Webern (1883-1945)
- Poem for Flute and Orchestra – Charles T. Griffes (1884-1920)
- Eduardo Gomez, flute
- La Valse – Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
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