Concert Two
A Walk in the Woods
Sunday July 11th, 3pm
Please note this concerts new DATE
C.A Love Hall
Geelong High School
Corner of Ryrie and Garden Streets, East Geelong
What's Interesting About This Concert
Many composers have been inspired by nature. In particular, with the rise of programmatic music in the nineteenth century, some were drawn to musically depict the natural world. For others, like Beethoven in his Pastoral Symphony, it was about the musical representation of feelings that arose from being outdoors. For other composers the natural world was not just a place of beauty but also a place of danger, evil, myth and legend. Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain is a depiction of evil spirits gone wild and eventually driven back by the first light of the sun at dawn. This is a concert that highlights the incredible creativity of composers and their reactions to the natural world. We hope you enjoy this spectacular and colourful music.
The Program
Strauss Tales from the Vienna Woods
Dvorak American Suite, 1st movement
Beethoven Symphony no. 6
1st movement
Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo
in Spring
Delibes Le Corsair - Valse du pas
des fleurs
Dvorak Slavonic Dances Op. 46
nos. 3 and 4
Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
Featured Artists
Music Director, Mark Shiell