Opening Weekend: From Paris to Madrid

Feel the excitement of opening weekend with Germaine Tailleferre’s Petite Suite alongside Manuel de Falla’s vibrant Suite No. 1. Aaron Copland’s iconic Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, performed by celebrated WSO clarinetist Graham Lord, brings jazz-inflected rhythms to the stage.

Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor

Graham Lord, clarinet

PROGRAM

TAILLEFERRE: Petite Suite

AARON COPLAND: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra

MANUEL DE FALLA: Suite No.1, from El sombrero de tres picos (Three-Cornered Hat)

MANUEL DE FALLA: Three Dances (Suite No.2) from El sombrero de tres picos (Three-Cornered Hat)

SERIES SPONSOR: Bill and Rochelle Tepperman

CONCERT SPONSOR: Bill and Lynn Baker

This concert is 110 minutes, with intermission.

Doors open 1 hour before the concert start time.

Curtain Call Conversations take place after the concert.

Curtain Call Conversations:

Experience the music... stay for the conversation

Join the conductor and guest artists for exclusive conversations on stage about performance, creative process, where inspiration comes from, music composition, and more! Curtain Call Conversations take place between the conductor and guest artist on stage, directly after a concert. Patron participation is encouraged.

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