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THE PLANETS: DIFFERENT WORLDS

MARSHALL : Don Juan, Op. 20
BATES : Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!
HOLST : featuring HSO soloists

Vaughan Williams once described Holst’s The Planets as "the perfect equilibrium" of the mystic and the melodic sides of the composer's nature. Inspired by the astrological character of each planet, this enduringly popular work also bears the richness and emotional warmth of humanity. Ingram Marshall’s Kingdom Come was written in the mid-1990s in memory of his brother-in-law, who was killed while working as a journalist in Bosnia. Taped components of the composition were collected years earlier, during services at a Croatian Catholic Church and a Serbian Orthodox Church. Bates’ Liquid Interface was inspired by his time living on Berlin’s enormous Lake Wannsee, and watching the metamorphosis of the water through the seasons. The result is a unique blend of acoustic orchestra with electronic sounds not to be missed.

Featuring

CAROLYN KUAN Conductor


*Masterworks concerts are presented on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and on Sundays at 3pm in Belding Theater.