Pre-concert lecture with composer Kristin Kuster and Michael Haithcock at 7:15 in the Lower Lobby.

Michael Haithcock, conductor

From the exuberance of dance to the serenity of meditation, this evening of vivid cultural and historical contrast will impress and inspire. Dance music from Russian ballet and Chinese opera are set in opposition to the introspection of Kristin Kuster’s contemplative work. Michael Gandolfi’s music meditates on and dances to an anonymously composed Renaissance melody known as Spagnoletta. Ingolf Dahl’s composition, cast as a short symphony, marches, sings, and dances in what has become a masterwork of wind repertoire. The music of Turína illustrates each of these descriptive elements in a single work!

PROGRAM: Turina - La Processión del Rocio; Kuster - Interior; Gandolfi - Meditations and Flourishes on a Renaissance Theme; Yi - “Energetically” from Dragon Rhyme; Dahl - Sinfonietta; Tchaikovsky - “Dance of the Jesters” from The Snow Maiden.