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In a Landscape
Orchestra Of The Swan
Part of the Orchestra of the Swan 2022-2023 Season
Add to my Calendar 19-04-2023 19:00 19-04-2023 21:00 36 In a Landscape A journey through French and American musical landscapes from Debussy and Ravel, to Reich and Adams. Underpinned by two masterpieces of the harp repertoire, Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro and Debussy’s Danse sacrée et profane, In a Landscape reveals the sonic connections between the enigmatic prophecies of Erik Satie, the sensuous minimalism of Steve Reich, the retro-impressionism of William Grant Still and the ambient piano mobiles of John Cage, culminating in David Gordon’s Triptych, an exhilarating baroque/jazz hybrid of operatic tunes by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Stratford Playhouse, Stratford-upon-Avon DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Stratford Playhouse
14 Rother Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6LU
England
Programme
Claude Debussy – Danse sacree et danse profane
Maurice Ravel – Introduction et Allegro
John Cage – In a Landscape
Erik Satie – Gymnopedie no.1
William Grant Still – Summerland
Charles Trenet – La Mer
Steve Reich – Duet
Yann Tiersen – Comptine d’un autre été – L’après-Midi
John Adams – China Gates
Erik Satie – Gnossienne No. 1 (arr. David Le Page)
Performers
Daniel De-Fry – Harp
David Gordon – keyboard
David Le Page – Music Director
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Programme Note
A journey through French and American musical landscapes from Debussy and Ravel, to Reich and Adams. Underpinned by two masterpieces of the harp repertoire, Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro and Debussy’s Danse sacrée et profane, In a Landscape reveals the sonic connections between the enigmatic prophecies of Erik Satie, the sensuous minimalism of Steve Reich, the retro-impressionism of William Grant Still and the ambient piano mobiles of John Cage, culminating in David Gordon’s Triptych, an exhilarating baroque/jazz hybrid of operatic tunes by Jean-Philippe Rameau.
