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All-Star Orchestra
A Symphonic Organ Spectacular
The ultimate romantic pairing: a full symphony orchestra with a magnificent organ. French composer Camille Saint-Saëns created his “Organ Symphony” in 1886, and it has thrilled audiences worldwide ever since! The program opens with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez’ Sinfonía india from 1931 featuring authentic melodies of indigenous peoples and native percussion instruments of Aztec heritage.
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Johannes Brahms' beautiful, deeply personal symphony.
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Richard Strauss’ opera Der Rosenkavalier and Adolphus Hailstork’s Sagrada.
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Ottorino Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome” and. Claude Debussy’s masterpiece La Mer.
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The universal language of music bringsthe world together.
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The great romantic work with a mysterious story
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Béla Bartók’s masterpiece stars all orchestra instruments
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Dynamic, romantic orchestra works by Paul Hindemith and Franz Liszt