Schedule Of Events

6:30 PM : An Evening of Ravel followed by Lawn Party

Festival Orchestra

Alasdair Neale, Conductor

Stephanie Childress, Conductor

5:45 PM : Pre-Concert Chat at Lawn Paver Bar

Maurice Ravel
Excerpts from Miroirs

Valses Nobles et sentimentales
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2

Here’s an all-Ravel program in honor of the great composer’s 150th birthday. The concert opens with two of Ravel’s Miroirs, pieces he dedicated to avant-garde artists who were also his friends. Next up: a set of seven waltzes and an epilogue under the title Valses nobles et sentimentales. Ravel acknowledged Schubert as his inspiration, but there’s no mistaking Ravel’s distinctive sound and elegant orchestration.  The evening concludes with Stephanie Childress conducting Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2. Stravinsky called it “not only Ravel’s best work, but also one of the most beautiful products of all French music.” Sit back, relax, and let the arrival of dawn wash over you.