Rodney Dorsey, conductor; Langston Hemenway, graduate student conductor. The Concert Band’s final performance of the fall term features music of French composers and other works inspired by dance. The charming Suite Francaise by famed “Les Six” composer Darius Milhaud and a powerful fanfare by Paul Dukas are two works by noted French composers. Michigan graduate Kenneth Hesketh’s Diaghilev Dances is a tribute to Sergei Diaghilev, the cultural impresario with strong artistic ties to Stravinsky. The concert concludes with an exciting work by Tchaikovsky, Dance of the Jesters! PROGRAM: Dukas - Fanfare pour précéder “La Péri”; Saint-Saëns - Marche Militaire Française from Suite Algérienne, Op. 60, No. 4; Milhaud - Suite Francaise; Hesketh - Diaghilev Dances; Francaix - Huit Dances Exotiques; McTee - Ballet for Band; Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Jesters from the Snow Maiden
Cost
- Free - no tickets required