Waterbury Symphony Orchestra to Present 'Force of Nature'

Celebrate with Force of Nature: April 22, Sunday 3PM*

at NVCC Fine Arts Center, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708

*Pre-Concert Insights 2-2:30 by Robert Cinnante

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68, “Pastoral”
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring

The WSO concludes its 80th season on Earth Day with a celebration of nature, courtesy of two of the greatest composers the world has ever known. The WSO Music Director & Conductor is Leif Bjaland.

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The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky, with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich. When first performed, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a sensation and a near-riot in the audience. Although designed as a work for the stage, with specific passages accompanying characters and action, the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century.
Force of Nature, April 22, 3pm at Naugatuck Valley Community College Fine Arts Center.

Program:
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F. Major, Op. 68 (Pastoral)
I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante molto mosso III. Allegro IV. Allegro V. Allegretto
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Le Sacredu printemps)
Part I: The Adoration of the Earth Part II: The Sacrifice
Thank you to our Concert Sponsor; Hubbard-Hall Inc.