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The Kennett Symphony Orchestra presents a graceful program inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Longwood Gardens. Faure’s elegant incidental music was originally written for the theater. Respighi was inspired by three Botticelli paintings. Caroline Shaw, a contemporary American composer, took her inspiration from a string quartet of Haydn. We complete the performance with Boccherini’s charming Cello Concerto, performed by Benett Tsai. Program
Gabriel Fauré - Masques et Bergamasques
Luigi Boccherini - Cello Concerto in B Flat Major - Benett Tsai - soloist
INTERMISSION
Caroline Shaw - Entr’acte
Ottorino Respighi - Three Botticelli Pictures
More about Kennett Symphony
Dr. D. Duer Reynolds, a prominent local physician, and Ray Lyman Ott, head of the Kennett Consolidated School music department, founded the Kennett Community Symphony Orchestra in 1940 as an all-volunteer orchestra. Today the Kennett Symphony is Chester County, Pennsylvania’s only professional symphony orchestra. An integral part of the artistic community for more than 75 years, the Kennett Symphony is renowned for their refined and impassioned performances.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19348
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