Ravel's Goose
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Maurice Ravel's beloved "Mother Goose Suite" ("Ma Mere l'Oye") is featured tonight in a unique arrangement for two harps, performed by Julia Shaw and Nora Bumanis. Inspired by the Mother Goose stories, this piece is one of Ravel's many charming pieces written for children.
Also tonight, we'll hear an eclectic mix of old and new music. Lustrous chamber works by English Renaissance composer John Jenkins segue into an excerpt from Steve Reich's "The Cave," a multimedia opera written in the early 1990s. In addition, tonight's music includes Richard Strauss' epic orchestral piece "Also Sprach Zarathustra," and concerti by Vivaldi and Mozart. Rounding out the evening, we'll hear some less familiar works by composers Vaino Raitio, Anouar Brahem and Charles Koechlin.
Also tonight, we'll hear an eclectic mix of old and new music. Lustrous chamber works by English Renaissance composer John Jenkins segue into an excerpt from Steve Reich's "The Cave," a multimedia opera written in the early 1990s. In addition, tonight's music includes Richard Strauss' epic orchestral piece "Also Sprach Zarathustra," and concerti by Vivaldi and Mozart. Rounding out the evening, we'll hear some less familiar works by composers Vaino Raitio, Anouar Brahem and Charles Koechlin.
