A Night at the Ballet: Brian Raphael Nabors, Humperdinck, Griffes, Ravel, and Stravinsky
April 21–23, 2023
Dates
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Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:30 PM
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Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 7:30 PM
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Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 2:00 PM
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Location
Bass Performance Hall
Overview
In a unique artistic collaboration, the Texas Ballet Theater leaps onstage for a join program with the FWSO of sultry favorites including Stravinsky's evocative Suite from The Firebird, Griffes' tantalizing Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn and more. Balancing out the program is Of Earth & Sky: Tales from the Motherland, a world premiere work by Alabama native Brian Raphael Nabors, a rising star in the world of composition whose music has already been performed by some of this country's greatest orchestras.
Works
HUMPERDINCK: Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel
GRIFFES: The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn
RAVEL: Suite of Five Pieces from Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose)
BRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS: Of Earth & Sky: Tales from the Motherland (WORLD PREMIERE)
STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)
Featured Artists
Robert Spano, conductor
Texas Ballet Theater
Ben Stevenson, choreographer
Brian Raphael Nabors, visiting composer