DIETER AMMANN glut
GEORGE BENJAMIN Dream of the Song
KNUSSEN The Way to Castle Yonder
RAVEL Mother Goose (complete ballet)
The Cleveland Orchestra
George Benjamin, conductor
Tim Mead, countertenor
Women of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Themes of nostalgia, childhood, and the passage of time abound in this whimsical concert, which concludes with Ravel’s enchanting ballet score, transporting us to the forest where Tom Thumb's trail of crumbs falls victim to various songbirds, amidst a sweetly innocent love scene between Beauty and the Beast, and concludes with an ecstatic celebration of nature in "The Enchanted Garden."
This program’s Concert Preview lectures will be presented by James Wilding, Professor of Composition and Theory, University of Akron